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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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
Have you ever thought of designing an online course or presentation to share with others? What made you stop?
If it was not having the knowledge or tools to design an engaging and informational course or presentation, iSpring is the solution. The suite of tools is as simple as using PowerPoint, and you have everything you need to create a course or presentation at your fingertips.
Here, we’re going to look at iSpring and what you can do with it so you can determine if it is right for your projects.
Everyone has to make a flyer at some point. It’s easy in Microsoft Word with a quick template that you can download, replace content, and use. You’re probably already familiar with MS Word, so why not use that as a jumping off point for a simple flyer project?
Here, we’ll take you through everything you need to know to create a flyer from a professional template, 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 flyer template for Word that you’ve tracked down online.
numlookupapi is a tool that can help you automate the phone number validation process for your website or app. It can validate any phone number, returning carrier and location information, and is already trusted and used by more than 15,000 companies worldwide.
It’s an easy-to-use and free basic worldwide phone number lookup API, with pricing tiers for high-volume users. Whether you’re exploring a small use-case for a personal project, or a huge enterprise project that requires thousands of requests an hour, there’s an option for you.
Here’s a look at numlookupapi and how it could work for you.
If you are showing information in chronological information, you might need to know how to make a timeline in PowerPoint to communicate most effectively.
A timeline is primarily used to show information that follows a chronology for a list of events. These milestones can be visualized better in a timeline format, and chronologies can be forward or reversed.
There are a couple of ways to accomplish this. We’ll walk through the uses for PowerPoint timelines, the types of timelines you might use, and how to make them. Let’s get started!
Note: All of the timeline examples here are from Envato Elements and are available to download and use.
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.
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!
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.