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Font Collections / 15 Sep 2021

20+ Best Fonts for Procreate & How to Add Them

One of the best things about Procreate is how flexible the app can be depending on your needs. If you’re a beginner, Procreate is a great place to start practicing your craft. But the app also has advanced features for experienced artists as well. Like the ability to install and use custom fonts.

Using custom fonts in artworks is a great way to add more creativity. For example, if you’re not good at calligraphy or hand-lettering, you can just use a hand-lettering font to add beautiful titles and subtitles to your Procreate designs.

In this post, we showcase some of the best fonts for Procreate with hand-crafted designs. You can download these and use them however you like. And we’ll also show you how to install fonts in Procreate.

Let’s get started.

After Effects Templates / 15 Sep 2021

40+ Best After Effects Intro Templates 2021

Even expert designers and video editors need a helping hand sometimes. In this collection, we’re featuring some of the best After Effects intro templates for quickly making modern and effective intro scenes, logo reveals, and openers for all kinds of videos.

These templates can also be easily customized to your preference by changing colors, fonts, and images to make them fit perfectly in your videos.

Whether you’re looking for an intro scene for a YouTube video, a corporate video, branding video, or even a wedding video album, below you’ll find templates to fit all your needs.

Plus, we’re sharing our tips for making a compelling intro video to help get you off to a great start. Let’s dive in!

Inspiration / 14 Sep 2021

10 Best Graphic Design Portfolio Examples + Templates

Every designer has a portfolio that acts as their online resume. It’s what you use to win clients, show off your skills, and differentiate yourself from the other designers.

Graphic design portfolio websites usually look similar. There are elements and sections that are fairly common among them. But, there are a few who go above and beyond to make their portfolios look incredible. And wow their potential clients. This post is all about those designer portfolios.

In this list, you’ll find some of the best graphic design portfolio examples for your inspiration. As an added bonus, we also listed some graphic design portfolio templates that you can use to quickly setup a portfolio website of your own.

Flyer Templates / 14 Sep 2021

20+ Best for Sale Flyer Templates 2021 (Free & Premium)

It takes a lot of work to design the perfect flyer. So if you’re rushing to print a flyer for your yard sale or property sale, the quickest way to design an effective flyer is to use a template.

In this post, we showcase some of the best for sale flyer templates you can use to print out a quick sale flyer without having to spend hours designing them. Just download a template, edit it in Photoshop, and print it out. It’s that simple!

Flyers are still one of the most effective mediums of marketing, especially when you’re targeting a local audience. But no one tells you about all the work that goes into designing a great flyer.

Thankfully, you can save all that trouble by using a pre-made flyer template. Have a look. There are both premium and free flyer templates in the collection.

After Effects Templates / 13 Sep 2021

30+ Best Logo Reveal Templates for After Effects 2021

The logo reveal scene, or the logo stinger, is arguably the most important part of any video. Whether it’s a YouTube video, a social media promo, or a corporate video, the way you reveal your branding help leave a lasting impression on your audience.

It usually takes a lot of experience and effort to design a creative logo stinger in After Effects. But, thanks to logo reveal templates, you can now add a unique logo stinger to your own videos almost instantly.

We found some amazing After Effects logo reveal templates to show you how easy it is to design a logo stinger without an effort. There are both free and premium templates in the collection.

Go have a look and start downloading.

Software / 10 Sep 2021

Best Free T-Shirt Design Software in 2021

When it comes to designing a shirt, you have two primary options – design it yourself using graphic design tools such as Adobe Illustrator or use software made for the job. The good news is that there are plenty of free t-shirt design software options to consider!

There are a growing number of platforms that specialize in t-shirt design and can help you create something that people will want to wear. Some of these tools integrate with a t-shirt sales portal as well, making the process even easier.

Here, we’re going to look at some of the best free t-shirt design software options available and how you can make these tools work for you.

Mockup Templates / 10 Sep 2021

30+ Best iPad Pro Mockups 2021 (Free & Premium)

There’s no better device than the iPad Pro to showcase your design with a touch of professionalism. This collection includes our picks of the absolute best free and premium iPad Pro mockups, all in one place.

Ever since its release, many creatives and professionals have fallen in love with the iPad Pro. A larger screen, Apple Pencil support, and powerful hardware make it stand out as a tablet capable of facilitating real work. As a result, digital artists and designers started using this device for everything from drawing, logo design, 3D modeling, architecture design, and more.

Mockup Templates / 9 Sep 2021

25+ Postcard Mockup Templates (Free & Pro)

Regardless of whether you’re designing a postcard for travel and tourism or business and marketing, there’s no denying that everyone loves receiving one of those small colored cards in the mail – as long as it looks good, of course! But how to make sure your design will look as good in someone’s mailbox as it does on your computer screen?

Mockups are the answer, and we’ve done the research for you and rounded up the very best postcard mockup templates from a range of graphic design sources.

We’ve included both free and premium options with a range of different styles and designs, to make sure there’s something for everyone – and they’re all ready to download instantly.

Mockup Templates / 9 Sep 2021

25+ Desktop Computer Mockup Templates

Looking for a high-quality desktop computer mockup to showcase your design? Look no further. In this post, we’re featuring the best desktop mockup templates for both Mac and Windows desktop devices.

Microsoft’s new Surface Studio workstations are widely popular among creative professionals. This makes the device a great choice for showcasing your creative designs to clients and in your portfolio.

We’ve found a few stylish Surface Studio mockups, as well as a variety of other Mac and Windows desktop computer mockups.

PowerPoint Templates / 9 Sep 2021

35+ Best Fonts for PowerPoint Presentations

Picking the right font for your presentation is probably the most important part of designing a PowerPoint slideshow. If your font isn’t readable, you’ll have a confused audience. We explored the web to find this collection of the best fonts for PowerPoint presentations to help you choose the best font for your slideshow design.

When designing a PowerPoint presentation it’s easier to just pick a font from the default fonts collections installed on your computer and just finish making the slides. But, a unique, custom font can help you create a winning presentation that shows off professionalism.

Choosing a unique font with the right weight and creative design will allow you to not only design a presentation that looks more original, but also to quickly attract the attention of your audience.

In this collection, we’re featuring some of the best fonts you can use to design professional slides for all kinds of PowerPoint presentations from business to startup pitch decks, school presentations, and much more.

We’re also featuring a few helpful tips for choosing a presentation font to help get you started.

Inspiration / 9 Sep 2021

20+ Event Participation & Training Certificate Templates 2021

Certificates are a great way of rewarding people for participating in events and training programs. It not only gives them a sense of accomplishment but also recognizes their efforts.

Whether it’s a corporate event, employee training program, or even an online course, it doesn’t take much to put together a great-looking certificate design to award to your participants.

All you need is a good certificate template and a printer. You can even create downloadable digital certificates. And we’ve found the perfect certificate designs for this task.

In this collection, we feature lots of professional certificate templates for event participation and training programs. There are a few free templates in there as well. Have a look and start downloading.

Font Collections / 8 Sep 2021

What Is a Font License? (And Do I Need One?)

Almost every design project you encounter will include type of some kind. And it’s very likely that that type will start as a font on a computer, unless you create it yourself. With using specific computer fonts, come some very specific rules regarding their use, which can vary by project.

So what is a font license? Do you need one? And where can you find the tools and resources you need to make sure you are using fonts properly?

Lucky for you, we have a primer. (And the images in this post include fonts that you can license to use in your projects.)

Email Templates / 8 Sep 2021

30+ Best MailChimp Email Newsletter Templates (Free + Premium) 2021

MailChimp is the most popular email marketing software available today. Thanks to its generous free plan, many businesses choose MailChimp to start their email list. But, are you using the best MailChimp template for your newsletter?

If you’re seeing a decline in email opens or click-through rates, the design of your newsletter might be to blame. A properly designed email newsletter can not only improve CTR and email opens but also help generate more sales as well.

In this post, we feature some of the best responsive email newsletter templates you can easily use with MailChimp to create more effective emails to promote your business and products. Plus, a few tips for choosing a MailChimp template to help point you in the right direction!

Business / 7 Sep 2021

Breaking Down the Costs of a New Website: Tips & Rules

It’s a common question: What does a new website cost?

It might be for a new brand or company that’s never had a website before or for an existing organization looking for a website design refresh. And the answer is a bit complicated.

It all depends on the path you want to take and your timeline for getting a new website online. Here, we’re going to break down the options available to you and the costs associated with a new website.

Plus, a few tips and rules to follow as you begin the process.