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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.

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!

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.

Font Collections / 6 Jul 2022

25+ Best Curvy Fonts in 2025 (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.

Final Cut Pro Templates / 5 Jul 2022

20+ Text & Typography Templates for Final Cut Pro (Animated Text)

Using typography in videos is more than just about animating text. It’s a process that requires creative thinking. If you don’t pick the right template, you could ruin the entire video.

For example, typography in explainer videos needs to be very clear and have animations that flow with the video to help educate the audience about a product or service. And it’s an entirely different process for designing typography for a movie credits scene, YouTube intro, or adding song lyrics to a music video.

What if you could find typography templates for all those different types of videos in one place? Well, that’s exactly what we did.

In this article, you’ll find brilliant text and typography templates for Final Cut Pro. Download, customize, and start making amazing videos.

Accessibility / 4 Jul 2022

10 Reasons Why Alt Text Matters

If you aren’t using meaningful alt text in website projects, you are committing a crime on the internet. This tiny element has a big function, and comes with a huge impact on usability, readability, and accessibility.

If you thought that alt text was only for the purposes of accessibility, think again. It can help Google better understand your content, provide important context for what your page is about, and help readers navigate.

Here’s a guide to creating alt text that will help create more impact and a better user experience on your website.

Font Collections / 30 Jun 2022

45+ Best Retro Text Effects & Styles

Are you looking for a way to design stunning retro text effects without having to spend hours in Photoshop? Then you’ll love our collection of retro text effect templates and styles that you can use to cut your design work in half.

Whether you’re working on a retro-style title for a website header, designing a badge for a T-shirt, logo for a brand, or crafting unique quote pictures for a social media campaign, this handpicked collection has a text effect for all kinds of design work.

No need to choose. You can actually download all these text effects for a single price. Simply subscribe to Envato Elements and start downloading everything on the platform. See if you can find some inspiration for your next design from this great collection of retro text effects!

We’ve also featured our tips for retro design, to help you get you started with any retro-style design project.

CV & Resume Templates / 30 Jun 2022

20+ Modern Google Docs Resume Templates 2025

Google Docs is arguably the best app you can use to make a great resume. Why? Because it’s Free!

Unlike Microsoft Word, you don’t have to buy an expensive subscription to use Google Docs. And you can use templates to quickly make resumes without effort. It’s just what you need when you have to put together a quick resume for that dream job opening that just appeared on your Twitter feed.

Whether you’re preparing a resume for your first job application or revamping an old resume, we’ve gathered some great Google Docs resume templates for you to choose from.

In this list, you’ll find many different styles of resume and CV templates for all kinds of professions. There are a few free templates in there as well. Go have a look.

PowerPoint Templates / 29 Jun 2022

35+ Best Medical PowerPoint Templates

We’ve prepared a handpicked collection of the best medical PowerPoint templates you can use to quickly make a professional medical-related presentation all by yourself.

It takes a lot of time and effort to prepare for an event presentation. You have to do the research, prepare the speech and lots more. On top of all that, you also have to design an engaging PowerPoint presentation as well.

Thanks to PowerPoint templates designed by professionals, you no longer have to use a mundane default template or spend hours designing the perfect slideshow. Here are a few of the best PowerPoint templates you can use for all kinds of medical themed presentations.

Whether you’re a doctor, dentist, nurse, researcher, or medical sales rep, these presentation templates will get you off to a great start. And our series of tips on what to look for in a medical PowerPoint Template should help as well!

Trends / 27 Jun 2022

Design Trend: Almost Too Many Layers

Have you noticed this trend in website design: layers on layers? I feel like I’ve been seeing more of it everywhere recently, and it’s a polarising one!

This is a design technique that can range from amazing in terms of visuals and usability to disastrous quickly. It’s clear that there’s a middle ground where it works, but it’s very easy to go too far!

Here, we’ll look at some ways to use it most effectively and a little more about what this design trend is about.

Procreate Brushes / 24 Jun 2022

5 Procreate Tips for Pro iPad Design

Procreate is the main reason artists fell in love with the iPad Pro. It’s the app that transformed the iPad into the portable drawing pad that every artist dreamed of.

Procreate is an app full of amazing features and possibilities. Today we share with you some of the best Procreate tips to help you make the most of this app.

Whether you’re just getting started with iPad Pro and Procreate or an expert looking for useful tips, this guide will surely help you create professional art using the popular iOS app.

Font Collections / 24 Jun 2022

How to Choose the Right Font for Readability

It’s an age-old question: What is the best font for a website design?

Depending on who you ask, you might get an answer that includes a specific typeface. (Designers will joke about using Helvetica for everything, but it’s doubtful as a best practice.)

The more likely question is this: What is the most readable font for a website design? And the answer is rooted in core design principles that can help you choose a beautiful, and highly readable, typeface.

Here’s how you choose the right font for readability (with examples of great font choices for inspiration).