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10 Pro Tips for Using Figma in Your Workflow

Figma Templates / 25 Aug 2022

10 Pro Tips for Using Figma in Your Workflow

If you are using Figma for website or app design, logos, or other digital projects, it’s likely you are always looking for ways to get faster and more efficient.

Because this tool is so robust and allows for collaboration, sharing, and reuse of components and parts, it can really help boost your workflows.

Here are 10 pro tips for using Figma to create faster and smarter design workflows.

Affinity Publisher vs InDesign: Pros, Cons & Advice

Affinity Publisher Templates / 25 Aug 2022

Affinity Publisher vs InDesign: Pros, Cons & Advice

Affinity Publisher is arguably the best Adobe InDesign alternative available today. But how good is this desktop publishing software? Can you replace InDesign with Affinity Publisher for professional work?

Today, we take a closer look at both Affinity Publisher and Adobe InDesign to find answers to these questions. We’ll compare the best features and benefits of using these popular apps to figure out which platform is suitable for your needs.

The similarities between the two publishing software are uncanny. They basically offer the same set of features and tools but with just a few differences. Although, these differences affect your overall experience in a big way. That’s what we’re going to focus on in this comparison.

Without further ado, let’s dive in.

10+ Best Figma Fonts for UI Projects (And How to Add Them)

Figma Templates / 23 Aug 2022

10+ Best Figma Fonts for UI Projects (And How to Add Them)

Typography is one of the most important aspects of UI design. Although most of the time, users never really notice it since designers do a great job of finding the perfect font to offer the best user experience.

But, only the designers know how much work they had to put in or how many iterations of the design they had to create to find that perfect font for a UI project.

Typography is extremely important, not just for apps like Twitter and Facebook, but for every user interface. Because text takes the center stage of every design. Without the right font, your entire UI design will be in jeopardy.

We want to help you find the best font for your designs with this Figma fonts list. These fonts have cleaner and simpler designs to enhance readability and overall offer a more improved user experience.

Risograph Style Backgrounds: An Organic Design Trend

Background Textures / 22 Aug 2022

Risograph Style Backgrounds: An Organic Design Trend

High-color, print-style backgrounds are making an impact in what is known as the “Risograph style”. Packed with charming imperfections, bold colour overlays, and hints of duotone style, it’s a winning style to experiment with.

Typically associated with printing, this design technique is making its way into digital projects as well, most commonly as a background element.

Here, we’ll look at the Risograph style for backgrounds, how to use this design trend to your advantage, and a selection of templates that can help you get started quickly.

Kinetic Typography: An Eye Catching Font Trend

Trends / 18 Aug 2022

Kinetic Typography: An Eye Catching Font Trend

When you combine typography and animation, you get kinetic type. This website design trend is showing up practically everywhere as designers add motion to text elements to create more engaging headlines and art elements.

It’s an engaging way to take typography to the next level, bringing it alive on-screen.

Here, we’ll take a look at the kinetic typography design trend, what it is, and how to make it work for you. Plus, examples and a few downloadable to help you get started.

CorelDRAW vs. Illustrator: Pros & Cons Compared

Software / 18 Aug 2022

CorelDRAW vs. Illustrator: Pros & Cons Compared

When it comes to vector graphics editing software there have always been two players competing for the best vector editing app throne, CorelDRAW and Adobe Illustrator.

Both these apps offer incredible features and tools you need to design all kinds of vector graphics. But which app is the best?

Today, we wanted to find answers to this question by comparing the best features of these apps. If you’re also confused about which app to use for your design work, we’ll help you figure it out.

This is not going to be an ordinary feature comparison. Instead of comparing the user interfaces and the quality of features, we look at what kind of work you can do with both apps. Hopefully, it will help you find the right app for the type of work you do.

10+ Best Affinity Photo Tutorials for Beginners & Professionals

Software / 16 Aug 2022

10+ Best Affinity Photo Tutorials for Beginners & Professionals

Affinity Photo is arguably the best Photoshop alternative available right now. And if you’re still thinking about switching to this graphic editing software, now is the perfect time to do it.

To help you with the transition, we handpicked some of the best Affinity Photo tutorials and guides to take you from beginner to expert user in no time.

Affinity Photo has tools and features that are almost identical to Photoshop. And the software is super cheap. This makes it very easy to start using the software, especially if you’re coming from the Adobe platform.

With these tutorials, the process will be seamless. You’ll never have to go back to Photoshop ever again.

20+ Best Brand Kit Examples & Templates in 2024

Inspiration / 13 Aug 2022

20+ Best Brand Kit Examples & Templates in 2024

A brand kit is one of the most important elements of creating a successful brand identity. It plays a key role in how you create a consistent brand look across all your business and marketing efforts.

Every business and brand should have a brand kit, no matter how big or small. It will help you save a lot of time, money, and headaches when promoting your business.

Let’s figure out what a brand kit really is and how to create one. We also have a few great examples and templates for you as well.

Let’s dive in!

20+ Best Clean Fonts With Modern Designs (Free & Pro)

Font Collections / 12 Aug 2022

20+ Best Clean Fonts With Modern Designs (Free & Pro)

A clean and simple design can say a lot about the authority and confidence behind a brand or business. And it’s especially true for designing logos.

The world’s biggest brands like Apple, Samsung, Nike, and many others follow this same strategy to maintain their bold design approach by using minimalist designs for marketing campaigns.

One of the elements that are common across all their minimal designs is a clean font. Today, we will help you find that perfect clean font for logos, labels, packaging, and all kinds of your modern design projects.

There are several different styles of clean fonts in this collection. Whether you’re working on a professional logo design for a corporate brand or a casual custom T-shirt design, you will find plenty of fonts to choose from on our list. Have a look.

Color Overload: 10 Tips for Creating Color-Packed Designs

Trends / 11 Aug 2022

Color Overload: 10 Tips for Creating Color-Packed Designs

A high-color design can be a difficult thing to create without the final design feeling overwhelming. But designers are taking this chance and experimenting with a bit of color overload to create stunning projects that don’t overwhelm users.

Here, we’ll look at 10 different examples with 10 tips to help you navigate this color trend as you complete a website or other design project.

Leave the muted color palette behind, and dive into a world of vivid color!

20+ Cute PowerPoint Templates (Free & Pro)

PowerPoint Templates / 11 Aug 2022

20+ Cute PowerPoint Templates (Free & Pro)

Looking for adorable and cute PowerPoint templates to make more creative and lovable presentations? Then this collection of PowerPoint templates is made just for you.

When it comes to presenting adorable pet-themed products, cute kids brands, or even teaching children, a beautifully designed and colorful slideshow goes a long way to capture the attention of your audience.

These cute PowerPoint templates are made with that same goal in mind.

For this collection, we gathered some of the most adorable PPT templates. But be warned, they will instantly make you fall in love with the templates.

How to Make a Booklet in Word (With an Easy Template)

Business Templates / 10 Aug 2022

How to Make a Booklet in Word (With an Easy Template)

Learning how to make a booklet in Word is a valuable design skill. Even if you are used to working in something like InDesign, it’s likely a client or colleague may ask for a Microsoft Word-based booklet. It’s easy with a quick template that you can download, replace content, and use.

Here, we’ll take you through everything you need to know to create a booklet from a professional template for Word, from thinking about content to preparing the file for printing.

We’re going to use a template from Envato Elements (where there are loads of great options!), but you could use any booklet template for Word that you’ve tracked down online.