Design Articles, Inspiration & Resources

Business Templates / 6 Jun 2023

20+ Best White Paper Templates for Word & InDesign

When making white papers to target modern audiences, a good-looking design is a must-have feature. Our collection of white paper templates will help you find the perfect design for your white paper.

White papers have been around for many years. Even in today’s digital era, white papers are still one of the best ways of promoting brands and businesses. The ability to provide value to your target audience while also making your business relevant is what makes white papers more effective.

Of course, the design of the document is also important to attract your audience. We handpicked a collection of amazing white paper templates to help you find a great layout for your brochure.

Whether you’re working on a print document or a digital PDF, these templates are perfect for all kinds of brands, agencies, and businesses. Have a look.

InDesign Templates / 6 Jun 2023

45+ Best Invoice Templates for InDesign & Illustrator (Free + Premium)

A great-looking invoice template is a must-have for both freelancers and small businesses. It comes in handy especially when you have to process invoices to dozens of clients every month.

If you don’t have an invoice template yet or looking to upgrade your invoice with a new design, now is the perfect time to grab one.

In this post, we bring you some of the best invoice templates you can easily edit and customize using InDesign and Illustrator. With these templates, you’ll never have to worry about sending ugly invoices or pay monthly fees for online invoicing tools ever again.

You’ll also find invoice templates with various styles of designs below. We handpicked them to suit different types of businesses, entrepreneurs, and freelancers who provide services. There are some great free invoice templates too. Start downloading.

Figma Templates / 5 Jun 2023

How to Animate in Figma

Animation can bring your designs to life, adding an extra layer of interactivity and engagement to your projects.

Figma, a powerful design tool, offers various features to help you create animations easily and efficiently.

In this article, we will discuss the fundamentals of animation in Figma and walk you through the process of creating animations using Figma’s powerful features.

Keynote Templates / 5 Jun 2023

60+ Keynote Business Slide Templates 2023

What’s the most important part of a business presentation? The way you dress? Your speech? Or is it your body language? It’s actually none of the above!

Your presentation slides are the most important part of a business presentation. Why? Because your clients will be staring at the slides at all times and you’ll be using those slides to visualize your speech. That’s why you should pay close attention when designing the slides for your presentations.

To help you get started with your Keynote slide designs, we handpicked the best Keynote slides templates you can use for your business and corporate presentation needs. Design your presentation right, follow our tips on how to give a Keynote presentation with impact, and you’ll capture and keep the attention of everyone in the room!

Brochure Templates / 5 Jun 2023

35+ Best Brochure Mockup Templates (Free & Premium)

Most clients don’t see designs the way you do. Since they’re not designers it’s hard for them to imagine what a brochure design will look like as a printed document. However, a great-looking mockup will go a long way to help them get there.

With mockups, you can show clients what your design may look like as the end result. This will not only help you to get your designs approved faster but it will help show your professionalism as well.

If you’re working on a brochure design for a client, we handpicked a few great brochure mockups you can use to present your designs in a more attractive way.

In this collection, you’ll find both free brochure mockups and premium ones for multi-page, bifold, and tri-fold brochures with various styles of designs. Take a look.

Trends / 5 Jun 2023

Design Trend: AI-“Models” in Images or Hero Areas

Can you spot AI-inspired imagery when you see it?

There’s a trend in website design projects with hero images that feature models who maybe aren’t quite human. But then again, maybe they are.

The line between reality and artificially created images is beginning to get blurred all the time. In many projects, there is a look and feel that’s supposed to contain an element of AI.

Here’s a look at that website design trend.

Figma Templates / 2 Jun 2023

How to Prototype in Figma

Prototyping is a crucial step in the design process, allowing designers to create interactive mockups of their products, test functionality, and gather feedback before moving on to development.

Figma is a powerful design tool that offers robust prototyping capabilities, making it an excellent choice for designers looking to create and share prototypes with ease.

In this article, we will provide an overview of prototyping, explain why Figma is an ideal tool for prototyping, and walk you through the process of creating prototypes in Figma.

CV & Resume Templates / 2 Jun 2023

20+ Best Photoshop Resume & CV Templates (PSD Resume Templates)

A resume with a unique design and a detailed layout is a must-have for making a great first impression on your potential employers.

Today we have a collection of the perfect Photoshop resume templates for you to download and customize to create killer resumes to land a guaranteed job interview.

The modern layouts, quality typography, and stunning designs of these templates will surely make your CV and resumes look much more attractive than every other job application.

A great thing about making a resume in Photoshop is there are plenty of ways you can customize the design. And with these templates, that task becomes much easier.

You can also download all these templates for a single price by subscribing to Envato Elements. Of course, we included a few free items as well. Have a look.

Mockup Templates / 1 Jun 2023

70+ Stunning Food, Drink & Packaging Design Mockups 2023

Part of your job as a designer is to make sure you present your final design to your clients in a way that they expect (and that makes your hard work shine!). Clearly, they will want to see how your design looks and feels on their actual product — that’s where product mockups can be incredibly helpful.

This week we’re taking a look at food, drink, and packaging design mockups. We’ve tracked down some beautiful examples on Envato Elements so, if you’re currently designing a label or package design for a client, some of these might be the perfect way to present your design when it’s done. Enjoy!

Figma Templates / 31 May 2023

How to Crop in Figma

Cropping is a fundamental design technique used to remove unwanted portions of an image, focus on specific areas, or adjust the aspect ratio.

In this article, we will guide you through the process of cropping images in Figma and discuss additional tips to help you make the most of this essential tool.

It’s a slightly tricky technique to master in Figma, as you’ll need to be using masks, rather than traditional cropping tools. But we’ve got some helpful tips to get you started!

Software / 31 May 2023

10 Best Adobe Animate Alternatives in 2023

Remember Macromedia Flash? Back in the day, it was one of the most popular apps used for not just 2D animation but also to make browser-based games.

Adobe acquired Macromedia in 2005 and rebranded Flash software as part of its Creative Cloud suite. And in 2015, Adobe changed it again by renaming it Adobe Animate.

It is still the go-to software for creating animated and interactive designs for everything from online ads to games, cartoons, vector animations, and more. But is it really worth the $20.99 per month subscription?

If you’re looking for an app to design an animation for a website or to craft a simple animated cartoon, there are far better and more affordable Adobe Animate alternatives you could use without having to pay for an expensive subscription.

Today, we’re taking a look at some of the best Adobe Animate free and premium alternatives you can access to create all sorts of 2D animated content. Most of them are completely free. Have a look.

Photoshop Actions / 31 May 2023

25+ Best Wedding Photoshop Actions & Effects

Adding stylish effects to wedding photos (such as retro, rustic, and moody filters) is a popular trend these days. One of the easiest ways to add this type of effect to your photos is with these—our picks of the best wedding Photoshop actions!

Whether you’re trying to improve your own wedding photos before uploading them to social media and your wedding website or you’re a freelance designer/photographer working on a whole bunch of wedding photo albums, these Photoshop actions will definitely come in handy.

In this post, we’re featuring a collection of the best wedding Photoshop actions you can use to instantly optimize your photos to make them look extra special (and a summary of the most popular wedding photo effect styles).

Business Templates / 30 May 2023

20+ Editable Certificate & Award Templates for Word + Google Docs

In this post, we bring you a handpicked collection of award certificate templates that allows you to design professional-looking certificates to symbolize all sorts of achievements.

With these templates, you can craft modern and visually appealing certificates without hiring designers or crafting them from scratch. All you have to do is, edit the templates to replace the titles and text with your own.

For this certificate templates list, we focus on templates that you can customize using Microsoft Word, which are also coincidentally compatible with Google Docs.

Dive in and explore all the templates below.

Font Collections / 30 May 2023

80+ Best Condensed & Narrow Fonts of 2023

Contrary to popular belief, condensed and narrow fonts don’t make your text cramped or crowded. You just have to know the appropriate time and place to use the font. Condensed fonts are widely used these days for headlines and portraying bold messages, and when deployed in the right place, they can give stunning impact!

It takes a lot of testing and experimenting to find the perfect font for a design, but our tips for choosing and working with condensed and narrow fonts will help get you off to a great start!