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Deconstructing a samba band. Casuarina 7 album identity by Diogo Montes. #casuarina #design

A showcase of people from all backgrounds in design, tech, illustration, lettering & art.

Fine Acts is a global platform for socially engaged creative solutions.

Hey guys! Welcome to episode 2 of redesigning logos. This week: COFFEE. If you have a logo you would like for me to redesign, shoot me a DM on instagram :) E...

Opinions on corporate and brand identity work

The secret to any good design lies in the way its visual elements are organized and positioned in relation to each other. This is exactly what layout design is all about. Layout gives meaning to your design and makes it ...

Inside, we've found 71 inspirational and unique designs that are sure to get you in the creative spirit when it comes to designing your own.

An in-depth look at the bones of concept development and different types of connections you can make for your audience.

OptimalWorkshop explains the benefits of using a mixture of qualitative and quantitative research to identify design problems and direction, and lists examples of each type of research using a real world design problem.

This book was written in 1969 for a lettering course at the Pratt Institute. This chapter is a treasure trove on spacing - between letters, between lines, and between words. Lots of great examples and ideas here to improve your legibility in Layout 1, and a good head start for some of the ideas we'll discuss next class with creative typography.

Google Fonts is a great place to get free fonts of all kinds. Just keep in mind that you'll need to evaluate each typeface for quality, readability, and how it matches the information you're trying to communicate. Does the typeface have several weights to help you control hierarchy? Are the shapes balanced and easy to read for body copy? Great typefaces are at the root of great design. Good typography will support your design without becoming noticeable, while bad typography and typeface choice will detract from it.

In this tool, you can search for colors or moods, and see how those are applied to design and photography. Try searching for two opposite moods, such as "calm" and "energetic". What patterns do you see in the color palettes for each mood? How does each mood's color differ?

Practical tips on creating color schemes, identifying the dominant color in your designs, and improving color contrast in typography.

This tool can help you pick color schemes based on the harmony rules we talked about today, and help you understand how the rules of color harmony work. Try moving one of the color circles on the color wheel up and down the white line to adjust its saturation - how much of the current color is being added to the mix. Then, drag the color clockwise around the circle. Notice how the other colors adjust in relation to your current color. This is the "shape" that color harmony rule takes on the color wheel. Try this with several color schemes, noting the differencYou may also want to try changing the color mode from RGB to HSV, which is more intuitive to work with.

Huge, searchable network of graphic design examples. Great if you're stuck or want to see what others have done.

Online magazine for rookie designers, students, interns and juniors with intimate interviews, free design student awards and free resources.

Modern examples and study of cultural and political ramifications of visual communication worldwide. Case studies of how Western design principles do and don’t apply in other cultures, and how to avoid major pitfalls in global design. Easy read, lots of great examples. Recommended for students who plan to go into visual communication professionally or who are interested in anti-racist design practice.

Behance Student Show is a portfolio of design student work. See what other students like you are doing and get inspired for this semester!