Exobrain. WeeNudge | Teach your clients about the mysteries of the web. Max Rudberg - ✎ If you see a UI walkthrough, they blew it. ✎ If you see a UI walkthrough, they blew it Clear, Rise and Solar are three examples of a trend of “gesture driven” apps with a flat UI. These are novelty apps for people lusting for the very latest in app design. Besides using a more flat UI style, which is a topic for a different discussion, all apps contain non-standard interactions. This means users don’t know how to use them beforehand, and all start with a multi-step UI walkthrough before you get to use the app. These apps have chosen to reduce details to achieve a minimal UI, but in the process the UI has also become harder to use. The problem is mainly the lack of visual cues; there is no way to tell that sliding the main screen to the left will toggle the alarm on in Rise, or pinching a list in Clear will minimize it and take you up a level in the hierarchy.
Arguably a less intrusive way compared to a walkthrough is to guide the user in the situation with UI hints. Update 2012-12-28: Phill Ryu, from Impending, said: Phill Ryu: A Vegas Girl at Heart: Freebie Friday: Retro Project Life Kit + Giveaway + Etsy Sale. All right folks, here it is... This image is just a sampling of what's contained in this freebie. Read on for the rest :) Lots of hard work went into this one, and I'm super proud of the results. This is a digital kit to use in your Project Life albums. This kit is packed with retro themed goodies, and here they all are. The download links are below each image. First up, title cards. Another batch of title cards - these ones have a spot for a favorite photo, and space for journaling. Next, the place where we record our memories, the journaling cards. I've got some fun filler cards for you guys too, that match the title and journaling cards. And how about these week number fillers?
There's a cool retro alphabet tile pack with this freebie. And check out these fun bottle cap stickers, inspired by real retro milk bottle caps: Of course, what would one of my freebies be without a set of Photoshop brushes? Whew! On to the Etsy shop items: I also made some Spirograph themed flair buttons: Collective Agency. Element75 - just me + my internet finds. Shop. Poster Cabaret. Manuela Montero. Selected paintings | Erika Yamashiro. Burst of beaden. Sagmeister & Walsh - Answers. Party. I’ve mentioned that I’m participating in my first bridal fair next week but I just realised I never gave it a proper introduction, so without further ado may I present The Eclective!
It’s a curated showcase of some of the state’s finest vendors, as well as a few big national names. Here are all the deets: The Queen’s Theatre Playhouse Lane, Adelaide Friday 9th September 6-9pm (VIP night) Saturday 10th September 10-5pm Sunday 11th September 10-4pm Tickets to the Friday VIP night are $40 are only available online. I hope to see you there! Akimbo, event, inspiration, party, wedding. Designmoo - A community for discovering and sharing free PSDs, vectors, textures, patterns, fonts, and more. Web Development by jorilallo. Design Tools by michaelchen. Shopify Cheat Sheet.
Kelli Anderson: PAPER RECORD PLAYER. Put Your Portfolio Online. Open letter to design educators and students: Hopefully this doesn't come across as too much of a rant. OK, OK, it is. But I only want to help. So pretend you're listening to Andy Rooney from 60 Minutes and hear me out. If you don't know who Mr. Rooney is, he's the curmudgeonly guy with wayward eyebrows and long ear hair that comes on in the last few minutes of the show.
Issues: <rooney>Did you ever notice that there's a strong focus on "the book" that's being taught at the college level for design portfolios. Suggestions for Students: Put your work online as you complete it. Portfolio Services: BehanceThe creators of the fabulous Action Method offer a great way to connect through their Creative Professional Network. Cargo CollectiveOffers more customization through light knowledge of HTML/CSS. KropA simple and elegant way to get your work online quickly. CoroflotNot quite as elegant as Krop but equally powerful. Creative HotlistOne of the originals. Extra Credit: Note So there you have it. Inject great depth into flat colours. Recently I’ve been asked to create some graphics for commissions where the client wanted the imagery to have more depth and an organic feel.
In this tutorial I’ll explain how you can import a flat set of vector shapes into Photoshop and bring them to life with a handful of shading techniques. Over the following steps I’ll reveal how the mere addition of texture and subtle shading can transform flat colours in your illustrations. These tips will help you take a simple, clean-looking vector from Illustrator and really bring it to life with a few filtered layers and some brush work in Photoshop.
The great thing about these techniques is that they are really easy to get the hang of and to incorporate into your workflow. Find 20 great logo design tips at our sister site, Creative Bloq. 01 Create a simple graphic like the one above in Illustrator – or feel free to follow this tutorial using your own images, if you’d prefer. 04 Next, create a new layer and call it ‘Black Hole’. Popshot magazine: poetry in motion | Blog | Computer Arts magazine. Back in issue 169 of Computer Arts we told you about a new independent magazine called Popshot. They were matching new poets with up-and-coming illustrators and producing something the literary world hadn't seen before. What started as an interesting creative project has become an inspiring publishing success story. With sales growing each issue, Popshot isn't only available online anymore, but is stocked at over 45 locations around Britain and exported to 18 countries.
Freshly redesigned, issue eight has just been released and it's dedicated to the theme of birth. "Popshot has been redesigned and relaunched with a new remit as 'The Illustrated Magazine of New Writing'," explains founder Jacob Denno. But don't worry, the illustration is still in there and in the new issue you'll find work by Chris Thornley, Rupert Smissen, Darren Hopes, Peter Strain and many more. The magazine has kept its uncoated paper, vegetable inks and perfect-bound spine. Feed - Research and Development.
Design, logo and Identity for Kunst i Oslo – a collaboration between the Red Cross and art institutions in Oslo that offers free admission to individuals who are in an integration phase. www.kunst-i-oslo.no May 2016 Zwinger und Ich – book design for Network for Nordic Contemporary Ceramics – Heidi Bjørgan, Christin Johansson, Gitte Jungersen, Mårten Medbo, Gustaf Nordenskiöld, Irene Nordli, Kjell Rylander, Caroline Slotte and Kristine Tillge Lund in conversation. Essays by Nina Malterud and Mikkel B Tin. ISBN 978-91-637-9718-7. March 2016 Book design for artist Lisa Torells’ editorial project Plats till Plats – 9 artists on site-specific work. New identity and site for Oslo Kunstforening (Oslo Fine Art Society). Identity and catalogue design for the MA Degree Show 2015, Tromsø Academy of Contemporary Art, Norway.www.kunstakademietitromso.noDecember 2015 One Way or Another. Book design for artist Morten Torgersrud project Lumps.
New logotype for Oslo Kunstforening (Oslo Fine Art Society). Mikey Burton / Designy Illustration. Catalogue — studio. Tim Boelaars.