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InDesign Templates / 20 Mar 2023

How to Turn Off Hyphens in InDesign

Adobe InDesign is a powerful tool for creating professional publications and layouts. One of the features InDesign offers is automatic hyphenation, which helps to improve text flow and readability by breaking words at the end of lines.

However, there are instances where you might prefer not to use hyphens in your document. In this article, we will discuss how to turn off hyphens in InDesign, giving you full control over your text formatting.

With just a few clicks, you can disable hyphenation in InDesign for either one area, or the entire document.

Font Collections / 20 Mar 2023

How to Choose the Perfect Font for Titles & Headlines

The right font choice for titles and headlines can significantly impact the visual appeal and effectiveness of your design work.

A well-chosen title font can capture your audience’s attention, establish hierarchy, and convey the intended message with clarity.

In this article, we will explore what a headline or title font is, tips for choosing a good headline or title font, examples of famous headlines and the fonts used in them, and advice on creating design work where the headline stands out and captures attention.

Accessibility / 20 Mar 2023

10 Rules for Designing for Inclusivity & Equality

Designing for inclusivity and equality is a core principle of many designers. You want to create something that puts people first and is intended to be for everyone.

With that guidance in mind, Inclusive Design Principles is a codified set of seven rules for inclusive design. Here, we’re going to look at those principles, plus three more, to help you design for inclusivity and equality.

Designing for inclusivity and equality takes forethought and conscious practice. Seeing things that aren’t part of your everyday circles can be hard. So learning more about how to approach this whole space is a great place to start.

CSS / 17 Mar 2023

An Introduction to Animation in Web Design

Animation is not just for cartoons anymore. From full-screen moving images to small hover effects, touches of animation are popping up everywhere. Animation is trendy, fun, and user-friendly.

And the obstacles to using animation have started to fall. With most users on high-speed connections and the ease of creating anything from simple movements or a silly gif to several minutes of action, animations have become practical and useful web design tools.

Let’s dive in!

Business / 16 Mar 2023

How to Design More Sustainable Packaging

Have you noticed that more of your packages may be arriving in eco-friendly envelopes rather than boxes? Or that some packages explain that they are compostable or contain less waste than in the past?

There’s a large movement to create, design, and use more sustainable packaging for everything from shipping to consumer goods. If you haven’t been asked to design one of the products yet, it is likely that you might get one soon.

But how do you do it? What are the best practices for designing more sustainable packaging? Let’s explore this design technique.

InDesign Templates / 16 Mar 2023

How to Add Fonts to InDesign

Adobe InDesign is a powerful tool for creating professional-quality layouts and designs for print and digital publications. One of the essential aspects of any design project is typography. Using custom fonts in your InDesign projects can add personality, style, and impact to your work.

In this article, we will guide you through the process of adding fonts to InDesign, enabling you to expand your typographic repertoire and elevate your designs.

Mockup Templates / 16 Mar 2023

60+ iPad Mockup PSD & PNG Templates

Using an iPad mockup template is a great way to display your latest and greatest responsive website design or app interface. We’ve collected our favorite free iPad mockups, and a few premium options, to get you started.

We’ve scoured the web to find over a hundred different tablet and iPad mockups, in all shapes and sizes, that can make your app or website interface stand out.

They vary between photograph-based PSD iPad mockups, PNG templates, or vectors that can scale to any size.

Some are free, some cost a few dollars, but all of them are rather lovely!

Brochure Templates / 14 Mar 2023

15+ Tips & Ideas for Tri-Fold Brochure Design

If you’re working on a tri-fold brochure design, we have some cool design ideas to help you find inspiration for your project.

Tri-fold brochures are the ideal choice for spreading information as well as promotions. Whether you’re making a brochure for an event, promoting a product, or even selling a property, tri-folds are the most effective medium for educating your target audience.

But, how do you choose the right design for your brochure? That’s where we come in. There are many different trends and design styles you can follow when crafting a beautiful tri-fold brochure. In this post, we look at the best of those ideas.

Let’s start with some cool and trendy tri-fold brochure design ideas. And then we’ll share a few tips on designing more effective brochures.

Pro Tip: The examples we use in this post are actually tri-fold brochure templates. You can download them to design your own brochures.

Graphics / 14 Mar 2023

How + Why to Use a Website Wireframe Template

Wireframing is one of those design processes that happens organically and intentionally. How many times have you sketched an idea during a meeting? How many times have you created a presentable wireframe for a client meeting?

Both types of wireframes are equally important parts of the design and iteration process.

The latter takes a little more effort to create, and that’s where a wireframe template comes in. Here’s everything you need to know about using them effectively, and how they can help to save you time, improve the quality of your wireframes, and help you get your ideas down in a physical format.

Graphics / 14 Mar 2023

15+ Awesome Places to Download Free Vector Art

Despite what many would think, the term web designer does not always imply an artist. There are many very capable web developers and designers that are lucky to pull off a quality stick figure on most days. For those that are able to create complicated artwork, there are plenty of times when you’re up against a deadline need something generic.

For either of these situations, you can’t beat free vectors. Though the quality varies dramatically depending on the source, there’s no shortage of great work out there that you can download and use in your projects immediately. Below we’ll take a look at a collection of websites offering free vectors of various types.

Graphics / 13 Mar 2023

Pixel Art & Pixel Fonts: How to Work With This Timeless Design Trend

You may have noticed a lot of pixelation on the web lately. And it is by design.

Pixel art and pixel fonts – a design element that’s not necessarily new – are making a trending comeback. Pixel art and fonts often refer to some of the same elements – designs sometimes contain pixel type or design elements with non-pixel elements. The overall look has a “beginning of the web” feel.

Here’s a look at this website, font, and graphic design trend and how to use it in your projects.

Font Collections / 8 Mar 2023

20+ Best Fonts for Advertising (+ Tips for Conveying Your Message)

Fonts have a very interesting role in advertising. Did you know the font you use for adverts can make the brand or product look cheap or expensive?

According to research done by AIGA, some fonts can make your message appear cheaper. After surveying a group of people, the results showed that people perceive fonts with bold and rounded lettering to appear cheaper. And the same group has suggested that serif typography appears more expensive.

Now, this may put more pressure on you to find the right fonts for advertising projects. But no need to worry, we did some digging and found a collection of good fonts for advertising designs.

There’s a mix of fonts in this list for all types of advertising and promotional materials. Have a look.