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First of all, Happy Valentine’s Day. Have you ever wondered about how people create those connections? In my business, I measure and improve social competence. So it is a very appropriate …

How do you design for China? Designing across cultures

As a brand consultancy designing in the age of globalization, we constantly have to balance the requirements of creating global brands with the needs of diverse Asian markets, and in particular the most important of them all: China. “You don’t understand, my market is different”, is the perennial bleat of the local market brand manager. “This will never work in China” is almost as common. So how do you design for China? What aesthetic codes do you need to adopt, or at least…

3 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About Color Management

There is no escaping it. Whether you are a print designer or design strictly for the web and digital media—and you want predictable, repeatable, and consistent color results—color management mattersBut implementing a color-managed workflow can seem like a daunting task. With its technical terms, complex concepts, and interplay of input and output settings, color management can be very confusing and often intimidatingLet’s remove the…

5 Web Apps for Finding The Perfect Color

Color, one of the seven elements of art, is one of the most important aspects of any design. And since color has such a massive impact on your viewers, it’s important to know your theory. Warm colors give off a fiery message, while cool colors have a calming affect. Analogous color schemes, often found in nature, …

A call to action is essential in digital signage

Including a call to action is the most important part of digital signage content design. And it's not just design, it's strategy.

Joseph Nicklo › 6 Short Books for Graphic Designers

While browsing various design communities, whether it be the Graphic Design subreddit, a forum or s ...

Where to Find Self-Care and Healthy Food Around East Falls

Justine Bacon, owner of East Falls' new studio Yoga Brain, shares her favorite spots.

Graphic Design Quotes: 99 Quotes To Inspire Designers

Most of us sometimes fall prey to procrastination. These graphic design quotes will hopefully lift your mood and encourage you to do what you do best.

Choosing Which Graphic Design Program to Use

Helping CreativePros learn the tools, techniques, and methods for creating, engaging, and publishing

The first design portfolio that’s ever made me laugh

Graphic Design is Good for Your Health

Find out how these two graphic design projects could be used as a solution to aggression in A&E and anxiety in cancer patients.

Explaining graphic design to four-year-olds

50 minutes to explain graphic design to a reception class at a primary school. How do I do that?

10 Graphic Design Projects You Can Easily Create Yourself

Marketing & PR pros are surely skilled and creative enough to design by themselves. Just if they use some right tools and techniques to assist them.

Trace the history of graphic design with this fabulous print

Decorate your wall with this eye-catching guide to the major graphic design movements of the last 200 years.

3 Graphic Design Apps You Need to Stop Using Right Now

Using graphic design apps to create visual content for your business? Read the terms of use! Some prohibit business use. Check out these alternatives!

Color Relationships for Designers

An important thing to remember whenever working within the structure of a predefined palette is that there is no empirical rule that forbids you from adjusting one or more of the palette’s hues to suit your personal preferences—even if this means pushing the limits of the palette’s definition.

The Graphic Design Visionary Who Changed the Face of British Stamps

Graphic Design Visionaries is a new book by Caroline Roberts that highlights 75 creatives whose forward-thinking, original ideas have shaped the visual ...