40 Free Resources Every Designer Should Know
Ever wondered where designers get their resources to help them succeed with a project? Here is a list of great resources including sites, PSD. files, actions, UI elements, mock ups et cetera and best of all, they are totally free and available for you to download. Just click on the title or image and it will bring you to the resource. Bookmark this post so that you can always look back at this great list that can help you succeed. Icons for your website, an iPhone mock up or PSD’s for your landing page, Fribbble is the place to be. Many of us struggle when posting a project at Behance. Another great site to get free PSD files, blurred background or UI elements. Struggling to get the perfect colour combination? A great site where you can download free stock images. In need of some high quality patterns? Lets you design a website, for free, without code. Guides can be a pain in the ass when it comes down to web design, here is a simple solution for you! Love this site!
9 Design tips to give your book a professional finish
87 Flares Twitter 64 Tweet Facebook 15 Google+ 5 Pin It Share 3 3 87 Flares × Cathy Hunt, of iPad Art Room, is here to provide some effective design principles for making ebooks with Book Creator. A passionate advocate for the arts in education, Cathy Hunt is always keen to share her knowledge and experiences from her own classroom and beyond. She is the teacher behind iPadartroom.com, a site full of resources for educators looking to leverage mobile devices for creativity. In her spare time(!) Many people know how to write a great story. In a media-rich world, visual literacy is increasingly important. By thinking about a few key principles of design as you construct your work, you can develop the tools you need to create beautiful books. A teacher’s perspective… As educators, we’ve all seen those books that feature rainbow backgrounds, neon fonts and images angled across the page! Cathy Hunt’s iPad Art book (made with iBooks Author) has a consistent visual theme throughout. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
There Are Hidden Messages in These 40 Famous Logos: How Many Can You Find?
Via Hubspot This post originally appeared on The Agency Post. To read more content like this, subscribe to The Agency Post. You’ve seen the logo thousands of times. But do you know what’s hidden within those iconic logos you think you are so familiar with? The infographic below shows 40 brand logos and the little-known messages their creators cleverly hid within the image. Like what you see?
1001freedownloads: The Best Free Resources From Around The Internet
Toolkits Designers are always looking for free resources from both a time-saving point of view and an artistic point of view, so today we are reviewing a site that rounds up the best free resources that the web has to offer and puts them in one place for your convenience. 1001freedownloads in itself will save you time, then the resources they promote will save you even more time – and that is not to be sneezed at! With a range of categories such as Vectors, Photos, Icons, Brushes and Clipart, you can find a lot of the stuff you want and need right there. 1001freedownloads also produce exclusive content which can only be found on its site. 1001freedownloads Here is a short quote from the 1001freedownloads About page: 'Our site makes it easy and fun to seach and find the graphics you need in a quick and easy to use platform. Here is a quick look at some of the freebies they currently have to offer: Geometric Illustration A nice background with a purple geometric illustration. Font: Sounds Good
Toolset, Skillset, Mindset
Over the last few years I have developed three different lenses through which to see any creative inquiry process. When we are facilitating or planning with clients, schools and teachers we explicitly talk about our Toolset, Skillset and our Mindset. The design thinking process has distinct phases and although we may well be seeking to developing an overarching capacity it has always been helpful to be a little more specific about what this actually means. Sometimes it can seem a little fluffy around the edges. When we link Toolset, Skillset and Mindset to a particular phase of design thinking inquiry it becomes much clearer what is expected. This intentionality is wired into each of the different lenses helping to clarify to those involved what tools are involved, what skills are likely to be required and what mindset is needed. Below is a good set of definitions which helped me better understand their relevance to my work with design thinking and creative inquiry:
23 Inspiring Mac Related Websites
A while back we showcased lists of Inspiring iPhone App Sites, iPad App Sites and other Mac Related sites. Since almost every Mac related app seems to really embrace the “Mac syle of design” and deliver beautiful websites, we decided to gather a new list to show here. From inspiring textures, backgrounds, patterns, typography, image galleries and minimalistic layouts, there are a lot of nice designs here to keep you inspired. Cheddar Cheddar keeps your world organized. Spell Tower A game of words. Paper Paper is where ideas begin. layer cake Bye bye, “Save for Web/Devices”. droplr Droplr is the easiest and best way to share files, large and small, over the internet. Wunderkit Another project shouldn’t require another place to organize it, it’s about time you had a home for everything. The Cocktail App With this app you will look on cocktails from a completely new angle. Showcase Your own portfolio on the go! Gradient Gradient streamlines the creation of CSS3 Gradients. Sipp Iris Flight Card popset
