If you’re a fan of using vector artwork in your designs, but not a fan of traditionally priced (ie. expensive) stock image subscriptions – here’s some pretty awesome news: VectorState.com is a new ‘image club’. In a nutshell it has the dream selection of world class vector artwork, without the hassle of “per image” costs, […]

If you are a graphic designer, you probably don’t think to much about size when you need to compress images. In doing this, you are right. For printing, the most important thing should be the quality of the image. For web designers, it’s another story. Despite fast internet speeds, small size internet pages are crucial […]

Creating a visual identity for an institution like the Bolshoi opera is a real challenge for any graphic designer. You need to mix tradition with the elegance of ballet or opera, while still giving it a modern touch. Tyson Cantrell did an amazing job with that, with a mix of Art Nouveau font with elegant line […]

Graphic designers love to judge books by their covers. At restaurants and bars, they can’t stop being critical when entering the place or taking the menu in their hands. Most restaurants have poorly designed menus, making the food a little less tasty for our fellow designers. Hopefuly, some designers work hard on helping the other […]

Every week, we’ll give you an overview of the best deals for designers, make sure you don’t miss any by subscribing to our deals feed. You can also follow the recently launched website Type Deals if you are looking for free fonts or font deals. Burford + Burford Rustic Family Pack With the Burford Font Family […]

Packaging has the power to attract customer towards the product. There are several mindboggling packaging designs and below we have listed few of them. Let’s have a look at them! 1. Protective egg packaging You can find this earth friendly protective egg packaging here. 2. YKM Shopping bag A fitness-inspired shopping bag which is available […]

Editorial design is my favorite part of a graphic designer’s job, unfortunatly, it isn’t the easiest one to get job in. Here is some inspiration for some well-designed editorial layouts. 1. Calendar Girl This is an editorial spreads for the Winter / Spring 2012 cover story of Washingtonian’s Bride & Groom issue. You can view it […]

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Designing banknotes is not your ordinary design job. If you ever get to work on a currency redesign, which I highly doubt, you will get a list of requirements that will probably make you regret getting to work on it at the first place. There are special security requirements, advanced printing techniques to understand, and […]

When in design school, I remember one teacher explaining us that trying to imitate the style of famous designers or artists as an exercise was one of the best ways to progress. In fact, when doint this, you have to try to put yourself in the person’s shoes and learn how to thing like that […]

To start this new week on the right foot, what could be better than some gorgeous print inspiration. Remember graphic designers, this is what good design looks like and what is expected from you. 1. A Celebration of August This poster for an even at the London Design Festival perfectly uses typographic details at a […]

Lots of companies these days start off their businesses without a real defining visual brand or any real corporate identity to speak of. This is fine for the most part as the last thing you want to be doing when trying to get a business off the ground is worrying about branding and shelling out […]

Every week, we’ll give you an overview of the best deals for designers, make sure you don’t miss any by subscribing to our deals feed. You can also follow the recently launched website Type Deals if you are looking for free fonts or font deals. Adagio Serif The Adagio Serif Family was designed to put together […]

If you want to learn anything beyond what school or college teaches you, then internet will be your best companion. You can learn anything from DIY’s to technical courses from any field in just a few clicks of the mouse. While talking about online courses, web designers have a very good opportunity to explore and […]

A unique business card is always appreciable and stands in the eyes of everyone. For your inspiration, here we have a collection of 15 truly impressive and unique business cards that look as good as Custom Canvas Photo Prints for Wall Art. Have a look at them below! 1. Beata Faron Have a look at […]