Search Results For: textures

Graphics / 27 Nov 2024

Texture in Digital Design: Adding Tangible Appeal to the Virtual World

Textures are an incredibly useful tool that can completely transform the look and feel of a design.

With a single layer of texture or a few brush strokes, you can give a vintage look to a modern illustration or instantly add depth to a shallow design.

Even though it often goes unnoticed, textures play a pivotal role in almost all kinds of digital designs. Even some of the most popular logos, websites, and app interfaces use textures to create more interesting and memorable designs.

Today, we take a closer look at the many uses of texture in digital design and how you can use it to transform your projects with a sense of realism and character.

Mockup Templates / 25 Nov 2024

80+ Best Scene and Mockup Generators of 2025

It isn’t always easy to find the right mockup for your header or feature image. Using a mockup generator can help you tweak and customize a mockup to match your needs perfectly.

Mostly because high-quality stock photos and images are hard to find, and can come with hefty price tags. Even when you do find a great image, you later discover that someone else is using that exact same image on a different website. Which brings you back to square one. However, there’s a simpler solution to this problem: Scene generators!

Scene and mockup generators are bundles of elements and objects, which you can use to create your own unique header images, product mockup scenes, and custom graphics however you like. The best part is that you’ll be able to use these scene generators to create all the images you need for various projects.

Christmas Templates / 21 Nov 2024

30+ Christmas Photoshop Brushes, Actions & Text Effects

Christmas is a busy time of year for everyone, not least designers! To help ease your workload, we’ve handpicked a collection of Christmas-themed Photoshop brushes, actions, and text effects for creating all kinds of seasonal designs.

With these add-ons, you’ll be able to make your own unique Christmas cards, social media posts, website banners, posters, and other promotional materials without having to waste hours searching and browsing the web. Have a look and see if you can find a useful Photoshop brush, action, or text effect to use with your Christmas design projects.

Inspiration / 20 Nov 2024

55+ Best Free Adobe Illustrator Brushes 2025

If you’re looking for new and creative Illustrator brushes to expand your collection, you’ve come to the right place. In this post, we’re sharing a collection of handpicked and free Adobe Illustrator brushes in various categories.

Whether you’re an artist working on a new drawing or a designer enhancing a digital design, this list has all sorts of Illustrator brushes for everyone. Keep scrolling to explore the collection and be sure to download all the brushes. After all, they are free!

We’ve also created a quick guide on how to add brushes to Illustrator to help you out with installing these.

Christmas Templates / 9 Nov 2024

35+ Christmas Desktop Backgrounds & Wallpapers

Decorating for the holidays can include more than putting up a tree and adding tinsel. Decorating can extend to the digital space as well with great Christmas desktop backgrounds and wallpapers.

We’ve collected dozens of great Christmas desktop backgrounds, so you can change your screen every day during the holiday season if you like. While many of these desktop backgrounds and wallpapers are free, others can be found using stock image services or graphic design asset tools or marketplaces. Happy holidays!

Trends / 5 Nov 2024

25+ Web Design Trends to Watch in 2025

The average life of a website is three years. And design elements – such as color and typography – often get updated more frequently than that. That’s why it is so important to keep up with web design trends.

Doing this allows you to make small tweaks to your design today so that it won’t be out of date tomorrow.

This guide will help you create an on-point design plan all year long, incorporating some of the best trends for 2025.

Mockup Templates / 4 Nov 2024

100+ Stunning Food, Drink & Packaging Design Mockups 2025

Part of your job as a designer is to make sure you present your final design to your clients in a way that they expect (and that makes your hard work shine!). Clearly, they will want to see how your design looks and feels on their actual product — that’s where product mockups can be incredibly helpful.

This week we’re taking a look at food, drink, and packaging design mockups. We’ve tracked down some beautiful examples on Envato Elements so, if you’re currently designing a label or package design for a client, some of these might be the perfect way to present your design when it’s done. Enjoy!

Trends / 1 Nov 2024

Gothic Style Design: A Modern Font & Graphic Trend

One recent emerging trend is an increased use of gothic styles and themes. This trend captures everything from imagery and color schemes to fonts and overall styling.

It’s an almost natural progression and evolution from all of the dark mode designs we’ve seen in recent years to reversion to gothic style.

Here, we’ll look at gothic style design and how you can make this design trend – potentially – work for you. Whether that’s in a poster, flyer, typographic choice, or a website. Let’s dive in!

Font Collections / 30 Oct 2024

100+ Beautiful Script, Brush & Calligraphy Fonts 2025

Brush, script, and calligraphy fonts can add a touch of elegance to your design. They’re stylish, flowing, and full of character! We’ve picked some of the best examples of these typefaces to add to your collection.

Whether you’re looking for a precise and decorative script font or a bold brush typeface that needs to grab the reader’s attention, we’ll have something for you here.

Each of these fonts is beautifully crafted to add character to your next design project, perfect for logos, lettering, clothing design, posters, flyers, quotes, and so much more.

Procreate Brushes / 30 Oct 2024

20+ Best Calligraphy Brushes for Procreate, Photoshop & More

Today, we bring you a unique collection of calligraphy brushes for Procreate and Photoshop that are ideal for everything from wedding invitations and branding to social media graphics.

Whether you’re a professional calligrapher, a designer, or someone who simply loves creating beautiful lettering, these brushes offer the perfect blend of traditional calligraphy charm and modern digital convenience.

With the right brush, you can easily craft stunning hand-lettered artwork, logos, invitations, and more, all from your iPad or computer.

This collection features a variety of calligraphy brushes designed to mimic real brushstrokes, ink, and pen textures, giving you the freedom to explore different styles—from classic script to modern lettering.

Each brush set is tailored for a seamless digital experience, allowing for precise control and smooth flow that feels just like working with traditional tools. Have a look.

Brochure Templates / 28 Oct 2024

Brochure Design Ideas & Inspiration for 2025

Almost every designer has created a brochure at some point. And there’s a strong possibility you’ll be asked to design another! Whether it’s for a client or to promote your own business, there’s an art to designing a brochure.

And then there’s an added challenge: brochure design isn’t just for print anymore. Digital brochures are just as popular as hard-copy versions. It’s quite common for clients to request a printed brochure with a digital shareable file of the same design.

Don’t sweat this design challenge though. We’ve put together some classic and modern tips so you can create a brochure design that looks great, and is easy to read.

Mockup Templates / 21 Oct 2024

25+ Coffee & Paper Cup Mockups & Templates

Showcasing your coffee brand or cafe concept with style requires the right visuals, and that’s where coffee and paper cup mockups come in handy.

Whether you’re designing a new logo, creating packaging for a coffee brand, or crafting marketing materials for a cafe, mockups can help you present your ideas in a realistic and professional way. In this post, we’ve put together a collection of the best paper cup mockups that will elevate your design projects and make your presentations stand out.

These mockups offer a variety of styles, from minimalistic paper cup designs to elegant coffee cup templates, suitable for different branding themes and aesthetics. Whether you’re aiming for a cozy, rustic feel or a sleek, modern look, you’ll find mockups that perfectly match your vision. They’re also easy to customize, allowing you to quickly add your logo, artwork, or branding to create stunning visuals in no time. Go ahead and start downloading!