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UX Design / 23 Dec 2022

Microinteractions Are Growing Up: How to Design Them in 2024

Microinteractions aren’t a new concept in UX design, but they keep getting more impressive. We’ve been talking about microinteractions here at Design Shack for a while because they are so vital to the overall success of web projects.

Microinteractions are those tiny details that turn an ordinary user experience into something more memorable and engaging. The little things that surprise and delight, adding a layer of enjoyable UX to your app or website.

Here’s a look at how designers are using microinteractions in 2021 with examples of how this design technique has grown up.

Logo Templates / 23 Dec 2022

40+ Best Free Logo Makers + Design Templates 2024

Are you working on a simple logo for a creative or a personal project? Then our collection of free logo makers and logo templates will help you design a better-looking logo without having to break the bank.

Sure, using premium logo templates can help make your design look more professional. But, if you’re working on a small project of your own, there are many great free resources you can use to craft a stylish logo on your own while saving money.

In this post, we’re featuring some of the best online logo maker tools you can use to make logos as well as free logo templates for easily making a logo using Photoshop or Illustrator. Have a look.

Lightroom Presets / 21 Dec 2022

60+ Best Landscape Lightroom Presets 2024

Unlike taking portrait photos, capturing beautiful scenes in travel and landscape photos is quite difficult because you have to work with the natural lighting conditions. With the power of a landscape Lightroom preset, you can add incredible depth and personality to your landscape photos with just a few clicks!

Whether you’re a professional photographer using a DSLR or a traveler snapping photos with a smartphone, Lightroom is a must-have app that will help improve your landscape photos. One of the many benefits of using Lightroom is the ability to use presets. With a simple Lightroom preset, you can instantly optimize your photos, adjust colors, lighting, and more with just one-click.

In this collection, we handpicked some of the best landscape Lightroom presets you can use to enhance your outdoor photos without having to spend hours adjusting and optimizing settings in Photoshop.

We’re also featuring a set of tips for editing landscape photos, with helpful ideas and advice.

Instagram Templates / 19 Dec 2022

10 Key Instagram Trends for Designers to Watch in 2024

From hard-core ‘grammers to those that post the occasional pic, Instagram is the social media platform that’s practically made for designers because it is so visual.

So, you’ll probably want to be on-trend when it comes to posting. Here are nine ways to create images that look modern with a few examples and Instagram templates to help you get started.

From #nofilter, to framing, overlay elements, carousels, and more, we’re exploring all the trends you need to know.

Font Collections / 17 Dec 2022

20+ Baseball Fonts (Script & Cursive Jersey + Logo Fonts) 2024

Want to hit a home run with your next sports-themed design? Then be sure to try some of these baseball fonts.

Baseball fans are some of the most dedicated followers of the sport. That’s why they always want to show off their loyalty to their favorite teams no matter where they go. It’s part of the reason why baseball merchandise always sells out like hot cake. If you’re working on such a design, this fonts collection will come in handy.

In this collection, we are featuring the best baseball fonts you can use to make all kinds of sports-themed designs, including baseball jerseys, baseball caps, sports team logo designs, product labels, and everything in between.

We included both premium and free baseball fonts in the collection. Be sure to give them all a try.

Business Templates / 16 Dec 2022

20+ Digital Marketing, Social & SEO Proposal Templates 2024

A visual design that attracts attention, the ability to keep the client hooked through to the end, and a clutter-free layout are the key elements of a successful proposal brochure.

Great proposal brochures also feature stunning covers, easy-to-read paragraph formatting, and lots of images to win over the clients and investors with your proposal.

We’ve found some of the best proposal templates that check all those boxes. In this collection, we bring you all kinds of digital marketing proposals, social media proposals, and SEO proposal templates with amazing designs.

Grab a template and get a head start on your marketing proposal design.

Business / 16 Dec 2022

17 Tips for Speeding Up Your Website in 2024

It’s not a trick question: is your website fast enough? Page load times can impact everything from how long users stay on your site (or if they see the content), to search rank and overall conversions.

Speed matters on two fronts – for desktop and mobile devices – with mobile speed mattering more than ever. Not only does your website have to load fast; it needs to load fast everywhere.

So how do you do it? Start by running a Google PageSpeed test to see where your site ranks (you’ll get a few suggestions for speeding up your site there as well). Then, start making these tweaks to make your website lightning fast this year.

Microsoft Word Templates / 15 Dec 2022

25+ Best Invoice Templates for Word (Free & Pro) 2024

Most businesses, entrepreneurs, and freelancers don’t pay much attention to the design of their invoices. For them, even an automatically generated invoice is enough as long as it gets the job done.

But the important thing to keep in mind is that even your invoice is part of your brand. So using a professionally-designed invoice that fits your brand identity is crucial to delivering a memorable experience to clients.

The good news is that you don’t have to look too far to find a great-looking invoice for your business. With the help of MS Word invoice templates, you can easily create an on-brand invoice without having to spend hours designing one from scratch.

In this collection, we bring you lots of choices for finding the best Word invoice template to get started. They are fully customizable, printable, and come in various styles of designs.

Grab a template and start making some money!

Font Collections / 14 Dec 2022

30+ Best Rustic Fonts 2024 (Free & Premium)

When it comes to creating designs that represent simplicity, nature, and the rugged raw feel, nothing beats the rustic design style. It’s a design trend that never goes out of style.

While rustic design style is most popular in home interior design, it’s also commonly used in graphic design as well, especially in logo, signage, label, and wedding designs.

The font you use for typography is usually the key element of a rustic design. In this post, we look at some of the most beautiful and stylish rustic fonts you can use with your professional design projects.

We handpicked many different types of rustic fonts you can use for everything from logo design to wedding invitations, T-shirts, signage, and more. You’ll also find a few free rustic fonts in the mix as well. Have a look.

Christmas Templates / 13 Dec 2022

The 2023 Christmas & Holiday Gift List for Designers

The countdown is on and retailers are telling shoppers to get their gift orders in early. So now is the time to get your holiday shopping taken care of.

We’ve collected a list of super cool gift ideas for designers, to help you be the perfect secret (or not-so-secret) Santa this holiday season. We all know that designers can be tough to shop for, so our gift list should be a life-saver!

Find something unique and different for the person close to you, with these wonderful gift ideas.

Inspiration / 12 Dec 2022

20+ New Year’s Resolutions for Designers in 2024

Happy New Year! Today, we’ve got a nifty guide to resolutions that are specifically for designers. What changes do you hope to make in 2023?

Did you know that people have been making resolutions to improve themselves and their lives since the time of ancient Babylonians? I’ll admit to making a few of these myself… now if I could only manage to keep them all year!

Good luck with your resolutions and have a wonderful New Year.

Business Card Templates / 11 Dec 2022

42+ Best Fonts for Business Cards 2024

Typography plays a major role in business card design. It’s not easy to find a font that matches your client’s brand and business. With this collection of the best fonts for business cards, we’re suggesting dozens of fonts and typefaces that are a great fit for your next business card design.

A business card is more than just a tool for networking. It also helps to represent your brand, and show off professionalism or personality.

That’s why it’s crucial to use the perfect font when designing a business card.

In this post, we’re featuring some of the best fonts for business cards you can use to create just the right style and tone for your design.

We’re also sharing a set of tips for choosing the right business card font to point you in the right direction.