Painting is one masterly form of art that technology has helped elevate. Not only are effects more easily and better achieved, but design software has also made this art form even more accessible to a designer with a computer, an eye for detail and a genuine desire to learn. If you’re one of those designers who aspire to create digitally painted artwork like these, we think you’d learn more than a thing or two in this collection of tutorials. Read through them, study the variety of techniques they employ, and come out an accomplished digital painter in your own right!
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Finding that perfect font can be a real nightmare! Especially, if you’re on a budget and can’t pay for expensive premium fonts. At You The Designer, we want to enable designers to create art and not spend hours searching for resources online. That’s why we put together 30 Awesome & Free Web 2.0 Fonts to help you out.
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An artist’s portfolio is more than a collection of his or her artwork; it is an expression of their style and identity. In the past. portfolios were carefully printed and carried to interviews. However, in today’s online world, a website is a more common way to display an artist’s portfolio. Take a look at these 33 Beautiful Portfolio Designs and get you fired up to start your own portfolio website.
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Looking to create some spring designs with floral patterns? We got you covered with the Ultimate Collection of Free Adobe Photoshop Floral Brushes. Download a few or all of the free brush sets and create something amazing. Don’t forget to bookmark this post and share it with your friends.
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In today’s inspiration post, we bring you a collection of 40 Examples of Minimalist Web Designs. Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design wherein the work is stripped down to its most fundamental features. With this idea in mind, you will be able to create a web design that is simple yet elegant and most importantly, user-friendly. Not only that, this type of design may save you time in coming up with complicated features and artwork as well as images for your website. Notice the attention to detail in proportions, mathematically calculated typographic spacing and size, and conservation of colors. Enjoy!
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The footer in a web design appears at the bottom of a page and is often ignored since the content is the main focus. However, designers should not ignore this part of a website since the total presentation of a web design creates a long lasting impression to the visitor. In several sites that I have visited, designers have found techniques that distinguish their website from all the rest with inspiring footer designs.
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When launching a new site, it is important to build up buzz before actually revealing your masterpiece to the public. That way you can have an eagerly waiting audience to hit the ground running! This next post will not only help you start a promising site, but will guide and inspire you to create your own sensational “coming soon” page to build up buzz. First impressions mean a lot, so make the most out of every opportunity.
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Let’s be honest; as designers, we almost definitely will judge books by their covers. When they’re all we have to go on when we’re deciding what to buy at the bookstore, who can blame us – or any book shopper, for that matter?
This post is a celebration of the idea that yes, book covers do matter a great deal. If you’ve read any of these books and have thoughts on how they fit with their covers, we’d love to hear them in the comments!
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Typography is the art and technique of arranging type, type design, and modifying type glyphs. It is often performed by typesetters, typographers, graphic designers, art directors, comic book artists and graffiti artists. Type glyphs are created and modified using a variety of illustration techniques. More designers are creating typographic designs to explore the medium of fonts.
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Maya is a high-end 3D application that enables the user to create highly realistic images using the various tools provided by the software. The software allows you to create images in 3D format. Several designers in the web are into using this software to design the ultimate image. Throughout the web, several tutorials on using this software have been released by professionals whose main aim is to educate beginners and experienced users alike.
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Text Art is a graphic design technique that uses a group of words or text to form an artistic masterpiece. Text in various sizes and shapes are artistically merged together to create one astounding image. Enjoy this Showcase of Creative and Inspiring Text Art. Also, this may serve as an inspiration to those who plans on venturing to a different design technique.. So be inspired and have fun browsing through this post! Enjoy!
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