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45+ Best Blackletter Fonts

Font Collections / 25 Jul 2022

45+ Best Blackletter Fonts

Blackletter is a popular typeface that’s commonly used in vintage and grunge style designs. It’s now also being used in all sorts of modern designs from website design to logo designs, tattoos, and more.

As you probably know, Blackletter is a script that dates back to early 12th century. It was commonly used in Western Europe, especially in Germany. This typeface has a strong effect that adds a certain elegance and class to both digital and print designs.

Even some of the most popular publications, such as the New York Times, still use Blackletter logo designs.

We’ve tracked down a set of Blackletter fonts that will help you add that same upper-class look to your various design projects. Plus, we’re featuring a few quick tips on designing with blackletter and gothic fonts to help share some useful advice for your project.

20+ Wedding PowerPoint Presentation Ideas & Templates

PowerPoint Templates / 23 Jul 2022

20+ Wedding PowerPoint Presentation Ideas & Templates

Whether you’re planning your own dream wedding, organizing the wedding of another couple, or putting together a presentation to share your romantic story with family and friends and reminisce for years to come, a slideshow can be a brilliant tool to help you bring your ideas together.

But of course, for such an important day, your template needs to be perfect – and that’s why we’ve hunted down the very best romantic wedding slideshow ideas and wedding PowerPoint templates for brides, couples, and professional wedding planners to use!

From delicate florals and pastel tones to earthy color schemes and minimalistic layouts, there’s a style to suit every kind of wedding, and we’ve included options from both free and premium sources. Without further ado, let’s take a look at our selection of wedding PowerPoint templates!

9 Best Ways to Grow a Small Business

Business / 21 Jul 2022

9 Best Ways to Grow a Small Business

Take your small business to the next level and start growing now.

There are plenty of things you can do to develop your small business, and here we’ll look at some of the digital growth tools you have to help propel your business forward.

From mobile apps to branding and blogs, some of these tips can give you inspiration to explore areas for growth that you might not previously have considered.

20+ Best Brand & Corporate Identity Package Templates

Business Templates / 19 Jul 2022

20+ Best Brand & Corporate Identity Package Templates

Creating an identity for your company is a challenging process. Figuring out how to represent your business to the world, build authority, and make it more memorable takes a lot of planning. But it all starts with a great-looking branding design.

When designing a brand identity, you should always start with the basics. Figure out the logo design and then the business card, letterhead, envelope, etc. From there, you can move on to tackle the bigger challenges.

Using a pre-made brand kit template is the perfect way to get a head start in this process. It allows you to skip the basics and jump straight into the marketing process. That’s what this entire collection of branding templates is for.

Here, you’ll find professional brand identity templates you can use for your corporate identity designs. With these templates, you can easily find inspiration for your branding design. Have a look.

70+ Gorgeous Wedding Invitation Templates

Wedding Design / 18 Jul 2022

70+ Gorgeous Wedding Invitation Templates

Beautiful wedding invitations can make a huge difference when it comes to your special day. Whether your wedding style is vintage, floral, modern, minimal, or hand made, one of these invitation templates will be perfect!

These invitation templates contain all the essentials including ‘Save the Date’, ‘RSVP’ and ‘Thank You’ notes in addition to a regular wedding invite.

All the templates are easily editable with Photoshop, and come in a print-ready format so you can instantly edit the text and send them out to your friends and family.

We’ve also collected a list of wedding invitation design tips to give you some helpful pointers for your project.

35+ Best Newborn Lightroom Presets for Baby Photography

Lightroom Presets / 16 Jul 2022

35+ Best Newborn Lightroom Presets for Baby Photography

Every parent wants to take beautiful photos of their newborn baby to create precious memories. Wouldn’t it be great if you could make those photos look professional with just one-click? That’s exactly what you can do with these newborn and baby Lightroom presets

Photos you take with your digital camera or your iPhone don’t always look all that professional. But there’s no need to hire a professional photographer to capture beautiful photos of your newborn baby. Using this collection of Lightroom presets, you can instantly make your photos look more adorable than ever with a few simple clicks.

In this collection, we’re sharing a set of Lightroom presets specially designed for improving baby photos. With the help of these presets, you’ll be able to capture every adorable moment of your newborn just like a professional photographer.

We’ve also featured a set of tips for editing baby photos, to give you some useful pointers and advice.

25+ Best Tattoo Fonts for Men & Women

Font Collections / 14 Jul 2022

25+ Best Tattoo Fonts for Men & Women

Most people think that all tattoos look the same. But there are actually more than a dozen styles of tattoos out there, each with its own meaning, telling a different story.

The same applies to designing tattoos for men and women. There are many different styles but in general, men prefer tattoos with more masculine looks while women often choose tattoo designs with chic and feminine styles.

So it’s very important to choose the right tattoo font that fits your design to create the perfect tattoo-themed look for men and women. We made this list to help you get that job done.

Here you’ll find plenty of great tattoo fonts for men and women with both masculine and feminine designs. You can use them with all kinds of tattoo-inspired design projects. We divided them into two sections with both premium and free tattoo fonts with various styles. Have a look.

5 Reasons to Use a VPN as a Web Designer

Software / 13 Jul 2022

5 Reasons to Use a VPN as a Web Designer

With rising concerns about online user tracking and privacy, the use of VPNs is a popular topic of discussion these days. Today we explore why VPNs are important for web designers. How can you use a VPN as a web designer to your advantage and protection? Let’s find out.

VPNs are not just about accessing restricted Netflix TV shows or hiding your IP address. There are many benefits to using them, especially for web designers and web developers for doing work without having to worry about leaks and client term violations.

If you’re not sure whether to use a VPN or looking for the best VPN download, you’ll find answers in this guide. We will explore some of the best ways VPNs help web designers. And we’ll also give you a few suggestions on how to choose the right VPN.

5 Tips to Avoid Deceptive Patterns in Website Design

UX Design / 11 Jul 2022

5 Tips to Avoid Deceptive Patterns in Website Design

There’s nothing worse than something that auto-renews unexpectedly. Or finding yourself stuck in a website pattern that just doesn’t do what you want to expect.

These are deceptive patterns – user experience tricks and methods that force users into something unintended. It can include visual elements, interactivity, audio, motion, hidden sales, and more. And although commonly used, they are a bad idea.

Here’s how to avoid using deceptive patterns in website design, and some tips on better approaches to take!

Design Trend: Design With Whimsy

Trends / 7 Jul 2022

Design Trend: Design With Whimsy

Light, happy, and whimsical design elements are just the trend we need in the world right now.

These projects bring a more joyous touch to all types of projects in various industries with common themes that are just a little more quirky than you might expect.

They don’t have to feel childish or tacky – they can bring a personality to your projects that’s often all too lacking in modern design.

Here’s a look at this website design trend with a little inspiration for incorporating it into your projects.

Cursive vs. Script Typography: Which Is Better?

Font Collections / 7 Jul 2022

Cursive vs. Script Typography: Which Is Better?

Typography is an art form with a rich history. If you ask any experienced designer, they’ll agree with you immediately that typography is much more than just font pairing and choosing good-looking typefaces.

Much like picking the right colors and arranging content in a layout, typography also plays an important role and has strong psychological effects on every design. The debate between cursive and script fonts is quite the same.

On the surface, they may look very similar but cursive and script are two different fonts used in different types of designs. While some designers prefer script fonts over cursive and vice versa, it’s not just a matter of preference. It’s mainly about which font is appropriate for the overall design.

Let’s explore this topic and end this cursive vs. script debate once and for all by figuring out which type of font is better.

25+ Best Curvy Fonts in 2024 (Free & Pro)

Font Collections / 6 Jul 2022

25+ Best Curvy Fonts in 2024 (Free & Pro)

Curvy fonts (or script fonts) are always known to add a certain elegance to designs. Especially when it comes to wedding invitations, greeting cards, and feminine logos, a curvy font is a must-have element to complete the design.

Lately, designers have been using script and curvy fonts in many creative ways. Like crafting titles for website headers and even product label designs. As it helps to add a sophisticated look that can’t be achieved with most other types of fonts.

Today, we’re showcasing some of the most beautiful curvy fonts we’ve found. These fonts have stylish curves, swashes, and letters with bends and twists to give your text an extra special look.

We gathered premium fonts from Envato Elements and included a few free curvy fonts for you to download. Check them all out below.