Graphic Design

9 Best Adobe Illustrator Alternatives (Paid and Free)

9 Best Adobe Illustrator Alternatives (Paid and Free)

In the ever-evolving world of graphic design, finding reliable and powerful tools is crucial for artists who want to create striking visuals. Enter Adobe Illustrator, a popular, industry-leading vector editing software that has been the go-to choice for many professionals over the years. However, Adobe Illustrator’s hefty price tag and subscription requirement have driven designers…

2700+ Photoshop Custom Shapes to Speed Up Your Design
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2700+ Photoshop Custom Shapes to Speed Up Your Design

Creating clean, sharp artwork is within reach using a few mouse clicks to take a base design to an original. Custom shapes are items that work well within Adobe Photoshop to create graphical artwork. Not only are custom shapes preloaded into the program files, but you as the designer can create your own custom shapes…

700+ Photoshop Patterns to Create Seamless Patterns and Textures
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700+ Photoshop Patterns to Create Seamless Patterns and Textures

What is a Photoshop pattern exactly? It’s a .pat file format used in Photoshop to help create texture and a seamless, repeating pattern across an image. This unique function can be found by navigating to the top menu to Window > Pattern. This will open the Pattern panel for the designer to access a diverse…

Must-Have Rebranding Deliverables in 2022

Must-Have Rebranding Deliverables in 2022

Rebranding is no small task for any business to undertake. When you initiate a rebrand, you can change everything from the appearance of your company to its tone of voice and personality. Going into the process with the right set of “deliverables” you expect from your branding team is crucial. Knowing your rebranding deliverables means…

3 Tips to Help Scale Brand Assets Across Digital Channels

3 Tips to Help Scale Brand Assets Across Digital Channels

In the age of social media ubiquity, people are exposed to more businesses and brands on a daily basis than ever before. In fact, it’s estimated that the average person sees up to 10,000 ads every single day. With all of this exposure, it’s easy for your business to get lost in the noise. To…

How to Make a Logo: 4 Different Options

How to Make a Logo: 4 Different Options

The logo is a critical aspect of any company or brand’s visual identity. Your logo will appear on your website, business cards, brochures, social media profiles, merchandise, and more.  Creating a logo can be an intimidating process if you’ve never done it before, but thankfully there are several different options available. Whether you have thousands…

5 Interesting Ways People Are Using The .Design Domain
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5 Interesting Ways People Are Using The .Design Domain

This is a sponsored post on behalf of  Porkbun.com. If you’ve ever considered trying a website domain name that is not .com, you may have wondered if you would be taken seriously. After all, everyone knows .com and even using something like .co or .net was previously seen as confusing. Now, however, the options have…

How Many of These Fan Art Websites Do You Know?

How Many of These Fan Art Websites Do You Know?

What are the best fan art websites? DeviantArt Tumblr Pinterest Flickr Imgur Dorkly Geek & Sundry Nerdist Gizmodo Blizzard Entertainment Fanart Central Society6 Teefury Threadless Redbubble Why should I care about fan art? Most of us have one or two obsessions—entertainment that compels us to re-watch, re-read, and re-consider. For me, it’s shows like Stranger Things or books like Harry Potter. For…