10 Unique and Cool Calendars to Check Out
We are half-way through this year. It is time to think about designing a new calendar for 2010. This post features some very unique and creative printed calendars that you might be interested to check out. Most of these calendars are very unique–something that you might not expect in a calendar.These calendars are also fun to use and may require your involvement.
20 Sunny Summer Wallpapers to Warm You Up
I am one of those people who rarely change their desktop wallpaper. But I know some who keep changing their desktop background almost on a daily basis. Since spring is almost over, why not start changing your desktops with something sunny and bright to get that summer feeling. Here are 20 of the best summer wallpapers to keep you feeling sunny. Includes wallpapers about tropical beaches, sunsets, summer fields, flowers, etc
21 Unique Save-the-Date Cards and Wedding Invitations
It’s June! and June has always been the most popular month for weddings. Do you want to know why? Based on my quick research, June is named after the Roman Goddess of marriage named Juno. It is believed that if a couple decides to marry in June, Juno will bring prosperity and happiness to their home. Here are some unique ideas that could help you design wedding invitations or save-the-date cards
20 Beautiful Typographic Graphic Designs
Designers are making type sexy again. Painting with type is a growing trend nowadays especially with computers giving designers the tools to do amazing things with type. For advertisers, especially, words are extremely limiting when it comes to conveying ideas and concepts. That is why design has to go hand in hand with types to ensure that these words carry their intended meaning into the minds of the waiting public.
25 Clean Minimalist Wallpapers for Clean Desktop Background
Less is definitely more. In design, minimalism makes simple things simple while making the complex things possible. I am always amazed every time I encounter work by designers who can achieve beautiful results in their design using the minimalist approach. The key to minimalism is to always aim to bring the most important element to the forefront while minimizing distractions for the end-user or viewer. Here are 25 minimalist wallpapers for inspiration.
50 Creative Product Packaging Design Examples
Packaging design is one of the most important aspect of product marketing. When a consumer goes to a supermarket or a store, he does not see an innovative product. What he sees is the packaging. In fact, majority of buying decisions are made in front of the shelf. having an attractive and unique but at the same time practical packaging design is therefore a key competitive advantage for manufacturers and retailers.
20 Inspiring Magazine Layout Designs for Inspiration
This post showcases 20 creative and beautifully designed inside pages of magazines. There are some elements that we give importance to when designing the inside pages of a magazine such as the typeface used for headlines, sub-headlines and the body, the color palette or combination of colors used, the paragraph style, the folio, the styles applied to images.
Make Photo Black and White Like A Pro with these Tutorials
There was a time in the past when pictures were produced only in black and white. In the digital age, we want to bring convert our color pictures to black and white to give them a nostalgic vibe and an artistic feel. However, converting your photos to black and white by using the “grayscale” adjustment option in Photoshop will only make your photos dull and white. Do you wonder how professional photographers make their black and white photos so alive and captivating?
How Professionals Sharpen Images in Photoshop
There are a hundred ways to improve your photos. In addition to color correction, the other important aspect of photo retouching that you should be looking at is how to sharpen your images. Photoshop offers you extraordinary degree of control over the sharpness of your image.
24 Lovely Scenic Widescreen Nature Wallpapers
In my search for a nice wallpaper for my new 24-inch widescreen monitor, I landed in a number of sites that offer high quality widescreen wallpapers. There are actually plenty of wallpapers out there that you can use for your desktops. But choosing and deciding what’s best for you is difficult. At least for me.