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Trends / 24 Dec 2024

Looking Back to Look Forward: Lessons From Design in 2024

Today, we take a glimpse at some of the biggest 2024 design trends to learn from what worked best as well as the failures to plan ahead for the new year.

2024 was big year for every industry in design. With the buzz and fear around AI beginning to settle down, in 2024 we saw many new advancements and improvements in both the web and graphic design worlds.

There is a lot to unpack so let’s dive right into these design reflections.

Inspiration / 21 Dec 2024

30+ Best Free Photoshop Plugins 2025

Photoshop Plugins are one of the hidden features of the photo editor that many designers fail to notice. We created this list of the best free Photoshop plugins to show you how plugins can help improve your workflow.

When it comes to graphic design, the way you organize your Photoshop app interface and plan the workflow plays a key role in efficiency and productivity. That’s why every designer should experiment with Photoshop plugins as they can permanently improve your workflow.

With a single plugin, you can create gradients instantly. Or sharpen an image with just a few clicks. Or even find high-quality stock photos without ever having to switch to Chrome.

Explore our collection of free Photoshop plugins and you’ll find a whole new world of useful tools.

Affinity Designer Templates / 19 Dec 2024

80+ Best Affinity Designer Templates & Assets 2025 (Free & Premium)

Affinity Designer is one of the most comprehensive graphics editing software available today. And it’s the best Adobe Illustrator alternative you could find. Today, we’re bringing you a handpicked collection of those amazing Affinity Designer templates and Affinity Designer assets.

The software is affordable, supports a wide variety of file types, and very beginner-friendly. The community for Affinity Designer is growing. Many marketplaces are now listing templates, textures, icon packs, and other resources specifically made for Affinity Designer.

We’re featuring a mixed collection of Affinity Designer templates and assets that includes all kinds of resources. And we only include the assets that come in .AFDESIGN file format, the default file format for Affinity Designer.

It’s worth noting that Adobe Illustrator files are also fully compatible with Affinity Designer. In addition to .afdesign files, you can download and use AI files and templates without any issues.

Graphics / 18 Dec 2024

Blending Photography With Graphics: A Designer’s Guide to Mixed Media

Mixed media design is one of the most popular trends in graphic design that combines reality with creativity to birth visuals that not only stand out but also tell captivating stories.

There are many forms of mixed media that allow you to create visuals in different styles. Today, we are talking about creating hybrid visuals by blending photography in design.

If you ever felt inspired to try mixed media after seeing a cool poster or album cover art, then having an understanding of the basics is crucial to achieving the best results. So let’s dive in and figure out how, why, and when you should use mixed media art in graphic design.

Procreate Brushes / 18 Dec 2024

60+ Best Procreate Brushes 2025 (Free & Pro)

If you’re a digital artist searching for the perfect Procreate brush to craft stunning illustrations or to design unique website header images, we’ve got a great collection of professional Procreate brushes just for you.

Procreate is amongst the most popular drawing apps available for iPad Pro. It’s actually more than just a simple drawing app. With the Apple Pencil stylus and the right set of brushes, this app can help you craft amazing digital drawings and paintings.

The app comes with over 130 basic brushes. But, many people don’t realize that they can expand this collection with custom brushes that have been carefully created by professionals. We’ve handpicked some of the best custom brushes you can use with your Procreate app.

Inspiration / 17 Dec 2024

65+ Best Food & Drink Menu Templates 2025

Using a pre-made menu template can be a great starting point for your restaurant or cafe. This is our collection of the best food and drink menu templates out there, to give you some delicious inspiration!

If you’re a restaurant owner or a designer working for the food industry, it can be helpful to start with a template (rather than beginning from scratch). These menu templates are easy to customize and can be a lifesaver in situations where you have to meet a tight deadline.

Most of these cover a full three-course menu, along with separate wine and coffee templates. All starting from just a couple of dollars!

We’ve also curated a list of menu design tips, to help you out with your menu project.

Poster Design / 16 Dec 2024

100+ Best Poster Mockup Templates 2025

Without the right poster mockup to showcase your work professionally, your poster design doesn’t have the chance to stand out from the crowd. It’s often easy to overlook the way you present and showcase your poster designs! That’s why it’s worth investing in a set of useful poster mockup templates, to showcase your work in a beautiful setting.

If you’re working on a poster design right now, you’re in luck. Because we’ve picked out a collection of the absolute best poster mockups from all over the web, which you can use for presenting your work.

Whatever your poster style, theme, or size, we’ll have something in this collection for you.

We’re also featuring tips for modern poster design to help you with your poster design project!

Font Collections / 15 Dec 2024

90+ Best Slab Serif Fonts of 2025

Slab serif fonts can be used for a variety of purposes, ranging from general body text to headlines, to display copy. It’s a typography variant that has been used widely for digital as well as print purposes, and devices such as Amazon Kindle even use a slab serif as their default font.

In order to celebrate this amazing subtype, we have gathered 50+ amazing slab serif fonts that you can use for your next design project.

They’re bold, beautiful, and carry plenty of impact. All of the font packs included consist of different variants and weights that give you plenty of scope to experiment in your designs. Let’s take a look!

Font Collections / 10 Dec 2024

90+ Best Big, Poster Fonts of 2025

When it comes to designing posters and banners, there’s one thing that matters the most: the font. A poster without a great, attention-grabbing title is simply not an effective poster.

A great poster font has the power to turn even the most straightforward layout into a compelling design. As Irene Etzkorn once said, “There is no such thing as a boring project. There are only boring executions.”

If you’re still searching for that perfect poster font, you’re in luck. We found a set of fantastic poster fonts that’ll be perfect for any poster design. They’re big, bold, and creative enough to turn heads!

We’re also sharing a set of tips for choosing a poster font to help guide you in the right direction.

Font Collections / 9 Dec 2024

20+ Best Places to Find Free Fonts

Typography plays a big role in all types of designs, from product packaging to mobile apps and more. Today we’re taking a look at the best places to find free fonts, and take your design work to a new level.

But why is typography so important? Remember what happened at the Oscars 2017, when they gave the Best Picture award to the wrong film? Typography is to blame for that huge mess. As the creative strategist Benjamin Bannister points out, a simple change in the font and the design could have helped avoid such an embarrassing incident.

This is why it’s important to have more options when designing a new project. Don’t settle for those overused default fonts. Be brave enough to try something new.

There are many places you can download a great looking font free of charge. We narrowed down the list to the top 20 websites for finding free fonts. Have a look.

Layouts / 3 Dec 2024

Hierarchy Hacks: Guiding the Viewer’s Eye With Purpose

Hierarchy is an important part of many aspects of our lives and the same can be said about hierarchy in design.

Visual hierarchy plays an important role in creating designs that are not just beautiful but also functional. Without the right balance of size, color, and spacing, a design will become cluttered, confusing, and chaotic.

Today we take a deep dive into the topic of hierarchy in design to learn the importance and usefulness of visual hierarchy. We also share a few tips on how to use hierarchy to make designs that communicate effectively with the users.

Let’s get started.

DaVinci Resolve Templates / 2 Dec 2024

45+ Best DaVinci Resolve Slideshow Templates 2025

Today, we have a collection of DaVinci Resolve slideshow templates that are perfect for making all kinds of professional videos.

Slideshows are a big part of almost every video project. Whether it’s to include a wedding photo slideshow or make a business promo video, slideshows fit in well with many different types of videos.

Normally, it takes quite some time to make a great slideshow scene in a video editor with cool effects, animations, and transitions. But creating such amazing photo and video slideshows in DaVinci Resolve will only take a few clicks when you have the right template.

Check out our DaVinci Resolve slideshow templates collection below and download a few templates to use in your video editing projects.