Every year in the design community, new trends come out of the woodwork — some simply being reworks of old ideas while others are completely new. Among the design trends like infinite scrolling, minimally-designed landing pages, and large photographic backgrounds, there is the design…
Read More…
Recently, I shared a roundup of some truly creative contact pages to inspire you to take a look at your own or at least get you thinking if you’re in the midst of launching your own website. The pages featured everything from…
Read More…
Creating an effective “Coming Soon” page may seem like a nuisance at first, but in all honesty it doesn’t take that much to build and can provide surprising benefits. Most “Coming Soon” pages are designed with very little thought or effort, as…
Read More…
The Internet is full of so many resources nowadays that you can sometimes find yourself overwhelmed in your search for the perfect texture for your design project. From free to premium texture packs, the choices are endless, but they even a set…
Read More…
Web designers spend countless hours creating the ideal website to reflect their personality or their (client’s) business. Despite the energy, effort, and talent utilized, many of these sites champion a one-way flow of information and leave interactivity with their clients — achieved usually through…
Read More…
Typography presents an often-overlooked opportunity to convey more than the words themselves can express. Design choices like relative size, juxtaposition, alignment, and typeface can add enormous strength and efficacy to your message. Or, conversely, the wrong choices can create visual confusion and…
Read More…
As a designer, you spend countless hours behind your computer tackling client work and polishing the pixels of your own personal projects. Whether you realize it or not, long hours in front of your computer can be detrimental to your health if…
Read More…
We’ve already highlighted some ways that designers can learn from the movies they watch, but what about photographers? “Motion pictures” have obvious parallels to photography, and image professionals could learn a thing or two from what appears on the big screen. Careful…
Read More…
Sometimes, designers are asked to spend several hours perfecting prominent images, but a task this intensive (and ample time to truly perfect it) is a rarity. Most often, designers are asked to make quick, time-efficient improvements to imagery to meet deadlines and…
Read More…
In a previous article, I gave some tips for designers on how to make their clients happier. I want to continue along this line of thinking, but I want to focus on the reverse — how clients can make their designers happier. As they…
Read More…We are always looking to improve our site, if you have any ideas or feedback we would be glad to hear them! Leave a short message and we will do the best we can to accommodate it.
Or email us on support@designfestival.com
Design