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Infografiken erstellen
Dass Infografiken ein geniales Content Marketing-Instrument mit kleinen Tücken sind und worauf beim Erstellen und Verbreiten von Infografiken zu achten ist, waren Themen der beiden vorigen Artikel dieser Serie. In dieser dritten Folge stellen wir Ihnen 14 Tools vor, die bei der Erstellung von Infografiken oder der Visualisierung von Daten hilfreich sind. Keine Frage, die beste ‘Tool-Kombination’ für Infografiken heißt immer: Professioneller Grafiker plus Illustrator oder Photoshop. Aber für dennoch-Do-it-yourself-ler gibt es Unterstützung im Netz. 1. Piktochart Piktochart liefert fertige Themes (= Templates, Vorlagen) für Infografiken. Infogr.am Start-up aus Lettland, das auf der hy! Easel.ly Wie die beiden zuvor genannten Online-Tools kann man mit Hilfe von Easel.ly ganze Infografiken erstellen. Venngage Venngage bietet ein weiteres Online-Tool, mit dem man Infografiken erstellen kann – zumindest in der gratis-Version sind die Möglichkeiten allerdings eingeschränkt. 2. Tableau Public 3. 4.
Website Mood Boards: A Successful Precursor to Visual Prototyping | 404 Creative
A few weeks ago, my company took a project to redesign a major charity’s website. After the initial documentation and planning stages was completed, we were ready to move into the visual design phase of the project. We decided to try a new approach, at least for website design, and show the client a series of mood boards to establish the overall atmosphere and emotional impact of the site before we plunged into the actual layout phase of the design. The idea was to show the client a variety of color schemes, patterns, photography, typography and illustrative elements to see what their responses were and to ultimately establish a visual tool set on which we would eventually develop our visual prototypes. We decided that it was important to establish a “mood board template” to standardize the way we presented the information to the client. A mood board helps establish the branding, design components, typography, imagery, and color palettes that will be incorporated in the design. 1. 2.
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Must-Do's When Ending A Freelance Design Project
It sounds so simple, right? You do a good job on a freelance design project, the client loves it and pays you on time, you both walk away feeling good about the exchange. But if you simply disappear off your clients’ radar once the work is done, you’re missing massive opportunities for more work, as well as testimonials and referrals to help your business. There are three important things that most designers never do when ending a freelance project, and today we’re going to go over what they are and why you should always do them no matter what. 1. The most important thing you should do when ending your project is to make sure that your client is 100% set to move forward without you. Image Source: Symbol of Stress via Shutterstock. Despite what you might think, it’s actually a waste of your time to have an old client call you for help with minor stuff that you could have easily provided for them in an email or spreadsheet. 2. 3. Image Source: First-Class Service via Shutterstock.
A great example of moodboards in action
Design: The estimated time to read this article is 2 minutes At Headscape we have been using moodboards for some time as part of our design process. We believe that working with moodboards is considerably more effective than producing multiple design concepts. They have the advantage of being quick and easy to produce. However, as I said in my post ‘How Moodboards Can Save Time, Money And Your Sanity! Moodboards in action Recently I came across this concept video for Microsoft’s upcoming iPad competitor. Of course we don’t all have fancy (and as yet non-existent) tablets to create this kind of thing on. Hopefully this video inspires you to create freer, less structured moodboards that don’t take hours to craft.
Information Architects â Writer for iPad
by Oliver Reichenstein “Writer has out-innovated Apple. Writer is actively designed to help you write” — Fast Company First things first — a walkthrough/tutorial for iA Writer for iPad. Best viewed full-screen on the iPad (in portrait orientation): Reactions to iA Writer Stephen Fry “Astonishingly simple. A. Erik Spiekermann “The best app on my iPad” Gizmodo “The Perfect iPad Writing App” WIRED “Brings that hyperfocussed aesthetic to word-processing.” Liz Danzico “If you like writing, see the excellent Writer from @iA… (If you don’t like writing, this may change your mind.)” Khoi Vinh “An intriguing app” Simon Collison “As good as everyone is saying” Vitor Lourenço “It’s truly awesome” Mark Boulton “A beautifully crafted application for the iPad. Beautiful Pixels “I knew Writer was going to be perfection in every way” Aza Raskin “Excellent work. Antonio Carusone “…one of my favorite apps on my iPad.” Hoefler+Frere-Jones “It’s nice.” You can get Writer at the App store. Philosophy 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3.
From PSD to HTML the easy way – Using Ultimate CSS Framework | Ultimate Designer Toolkit
From PSD to HTML the easy way – Using Ultimate CSS Framework Already a member? This tutorial will teach you how to transform your PSD files to HTML with a very easy method using Ultimate CSS Framework. This framework will help you first to create your designs using the psd file. Things you need: Download Ultimate CSS Framework Optional – Vector icons Please note: we have created over 60,000 premium design items which you will be able to download instantly and use in your own or client designs. View layout option: Before you start this tutorial it is better to look on the layout option. View Layout Option After you have the framework .zip file, extract it to your hard drive. The first step is to open the PSD file included in the “PSD Template” folder. In case your layout will not look the same try to make the folder with the blue blueprints visible. One of the most important part is to enable the Guides.( optional you can enable also the Grid ) Now comes the funny part. I will add some icons.
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11 Fantastic Resource Sites for Web Designers
It is quite obvious that at some point of time we require some help and look out for quality information. Thankfully Web World has provided much help as we can now come across a wide variety of information with a few mouse clicks. But when we visit different sites and get the required information, we forget the designers behind those sites who also require the same help to sort their queries or may like to have information pertaining to their field. Therefore, in this article we are going to present a collection of some useful resource sites for our designer friends which they can refer and in fact must refer. Most of us also have our own, lesser known resource sites that we go to. So please, share yours in the comments and help grow the community. Thanks! Mashable It is one site that every designer will get glued to as it offers a plethora of information related to web industry whether it is current news, new technology, social media, analysis, reviews and what not. A List Apart Design Newz
