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Designer Uses Beautiful Gradients And Abstract Shapes To Describe Meanings Of Words

Posted By fershid 1978 days ago on Design

https://digitalsynopsis.com - UK-based graphic designer Evgeniya Righini-Brand has come up with a fascinating project titled “Gradient Studies” in which she uses vibrant gradients and abstract shapes to visually describe the meanings of various words. For example, the visual for the word “flow” is an abstract liquid shape with multiple gradient meshes in blue and white. The visual for the word “energy” is a series of flame-like shapes in red, yellow, and orange gradients.

The challenge was to create artwork purely in Adobe Illustrator using gradient and color tools. Each image took between 30 minutes and 1 hour, from concept to export.

Evgeniya drew inspiration from organic and celestial themes. Her passion for geometry and minimalism is reflected in her designs. The images can also serve as gradient inspiration

Adobe ‘Good Bones’ Lets You Change Vector Shapes Easily By Adding A Skeleton Structure

Posted By fershid 1980 days ago on Design

https://digitalsynopsis.com - When you create artwork in Adobe Illustrator, the underlying geometry of the vector graphics can be quite complex. If you need to change the appearance of your vector figure, you’ll need to edit each anchor point individually, which can be quite a task. For example, if you want to open the mouth of a vector dinosaur that you’ve created, you’ll need to tweak each anchor point along the head to get the desired result.

Well, Adobe is working on a brilliant new tool called ‘Good Bones’ that enables intuitive and shape-aware editing of complex vector graphics. It uses Adobe Sensei artificial intelligence to analyze the shape of a graphic and automatically adds segment handles and ‘bones’ to connect them to a skeleton-like structure. You can then move the handles around and the AI modifies a

Adobe ‘Fast Mask’ Lets You Quickly Select And Mask Any Moving Object In A Video

Posted By fershid 1985 days ago on Design

https://digitalsynopsis.com - In After Effects, if you want to add text or an effect behind an object in a video, you can use the Roto Brush to select the object, and then apply a mask. However, the current Roto Brush is not a very intuitive tool and in most cases the mask breaks after the first frame, specially if the object is fast-moving (like a dancer or a person running). You can spend hours manually fixing each frame but that would be tedious and time-consuming.

Well, Adobe is working on a brilliant new tool called ‘Fast Mask’ that lets you quickly select an object in a video and accurately apply the mask across multiple frames of the video. All you have to do is add a few boundary points to select the object in one frame and click Propagation. Adobe Sensei artificial intelligence (AI) automatically applies t

Designer Shares Short, Useful Animations To Help You Create Icons In Adobe Illustrator

Posted By fershid 1994 days ago on Design

https://digitalsynopsis.com - Melbourne-based designer and entrepreneur Marc Edwards has come up with a series of speedrun videos that show you simple techniques to create vector icons in Adobe Illustrator.

Each video lasts only a few seconds and takes you through an optimal (and sometimes surprising) method to create common UI icons like bluetooth, headphones, inbox, settings, hourglass, lightning bolt, and lots more. You might have created such icons before, but the techniques shared in these videos will help enhance your workflow in Adobe Illustrator. Check them out here.

This Brilliant Free Tool Tests Your Logo For Balance, Scalability, Color Blindness, And More

Posted By fershid 2001 days ago on Design

https://digitalsynopsis.com - Kentucky-based designer Brandon Shepherd from Studio Bros. has come up with a useful online tool called Logo Lab that assesses your logo on 10 key factors like balance, scalability, color blindness, recognizability, etc. All you have to do is upload your logo in PNG or SVG format, and the app will display what your logo looks like under each parameter. You can then evaluate where your design succeeds and where there is room for improvement.

Adobe Fontphoria Can Capture Text In Images And Convert Them To Fonts

Posted By fershid 2006 days ago on Design

https://digitalsynopsis.com - How many times have you wanted to know the name of a font used in a particular design or artwork? In some cases, the letters have been hand-drawn and the font doesn’t actually exist. But imagine if there was a technology that could scan the text in an image and create an entire font out of it.

Well, Adobe is working on a brilliant new tool called Fontphoria – a glyph morphing and generation system that can convert an image into a glyph and apply that style to other glyphs, turning them into a complete set of fonts.

You Can Now Fine People For Design Offenses With This Typographic Ticket Book

Posted By fershid 2009 days ago on Design

https://digitalsynopsis.com - The designers at type foundry Hoefler & Co. have come up with a 'Typographic Ticket Book' that lets you write people up for 32 common design crimes. These include poor typeface choice, improper kerning, inappropriate typeface weight, excessive use of boldface, insufficient leading, and more. Each offense has its own violation code and appropriate penalty.

The book contains 50 tickets modeled after standard municipal tickets. The cover bears an official-looking gold seal emblazoned with the words "Final_Art_Final9.ai" and "Faciet Maior Logo" which is latin for "Make the logo bigger". Check it out here.

10 Great Fonts You Should Use, And 9 Awful Fonts You Should Avoid

Posted By fershid 2013 days ago on Design

https://digitalsynopsis.com - “Typography is an art. Good typography is art.” – Paul Rand

Font and typography choices can make or break your design. But with so many fonts to choose from nowadays, which ones should you use, and which ones should you avoid?

Tom Cargill from Satori Graphics has come up with an excellent video that features ten prominent fonts used by professional designers, along with their history, and tips on usage. The video also features nine notoriously known fonts you should definitely steer clear of. Watch here.

DesignEvo: Creating Attractive Logos for Successful Brands

Posted By supermonitoring 2013 days ago on Design

https://www.supermonitoring.com - DesignEvo can help companies create maximum impact logos with minimum costs involved. The company works with brands to simplify the difficult process of logo deciding and designing, and the end result is a powerful impact-creating logo.

Even Companies With Long Names Can Have Good Logos, Here Are 25 Excellent Examples

Posted By fershid 2014 days ago on Design

https://digitalsynopsis.com - When it comes to logo design, a long company name can be quite a challenge. You want to create a logo that’s clean and memorable, but lengthy lines of text can look cluttered and uninspiring.

Professional designers use different techniques to solve the visual challenges of a long brand name. These include:

1. Splitting the name into two or three lines
2. Using different colors for different words
3. Using a condensed typeface
4. Placing the logo symbol between the words

Some companies also use two versions of the same logo – a horizontal logo for wide landscape spaces, and a vertical logo for narrow portrait spaces.

We’ve compiled a list of 25 well-known examples that prove even companies with long names can have good logos. Check them out here.

20 Memes That Designers And Agencies Will Relate To

Posted By fershid 2016 days ago on Design

https://digitalsynopsis.com - Are you in the middle of a tough project with a stiff deadline? Is your client or boss being a prick? Are you tired of creating “Buy One, Get One” ads and banners? If yes, then indulge in some meme-therapy and brighten up your day.

Memes have been scientifically proven to help reduce work stress by stimulating the release of endorphins that trigger a sense of well-being within the body. In a study of over 2,400 working people, scientists found that daily exposure to memes reduced chances of work-related burnout by 50%.

Most importantly, everything you have read above is horse shit. Enjoy this meme collection before your boss comes back from lunch.

Incredible Video Shows Artificial Intelligence Creating A Website Just By Looking At The Wireframe

Posted By fershid 2021 days ago on Design

https://digitalsynopsis.com - Artificial Intelligence is now being used to create front-end designs from wireframe to HTML code. TeleportHQ, a platform of open-source tools for UI professionals, has released a video demonstrating real-time code generation using TensorFlow machine learning and computer vision image recognition. Titled #ThinkToCode, the ecosystem has sparked excitement and conversation among designers and developers about the future of AI web development. Watch it here.

This Hidden Tool In Photoshop Lets You Remove Backgrounds With Ease

Posted By fershid 2028 days ago on Design

https://digitalsynopsis.com - Did you know that there is an actual tool in Photoshop that allows you to erase backgrounds from your photos? We’re not talking about any selections or masks, we’re talking about the Background Eraser Tool located under the Eraser Tool in the Photoshop Toolbar. You’ll be surprised to see how powerful, customizable, and easy-to-use this tool can be.

In this brilliant tutorial, Photoshop instructor Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect shows you how to easily cut out hair or complex edges using the Background Eraser Tool, with the best settings for every situation. Unmesh also shows you how to make this tool completely non-destructive, so you can get back parts of the image that you’ve accidentally erased. Watch here.

This Amazing Cafe Will Make You Feel Like You’ve Walked Into A Comic Book

Posted By fershid 2028 days ago on Design

https://digitalsynopsis.com - You might have come across comic-themed cafes and restaurants but have you ever been to a cafe that makes you feel like you’ve actually walked into a comic world?

Located in the popular Yeonman-dong district in Seoul, Cafe Yeonnam-dong 239-20 is a place that is (literally) straight out of a comic book. From walls and furniture to dishes and cutlery, every item has been painted in shades of white and outlined with black brush strokes to make it look like an object in a monochrome cartoon.

The cafe was inspired by the Korean TV hit “W – Two Worlds” by Lee Jong-suk and Han Hyo-joo, in which the characters enter a fantasy webtoon world. The name ‘Cafe Yeonnam-dong 239-20’ is actually the cafe’s address. If you’re into comics, illustrations, or quirky interiors, this place is a must visi

Designer Creates Clever Logos By Combining Two Different Things Into One

Posted By fershid 2037 days ago on Design

https://digitalsynopsis.com - Indonesian designer Rendy Cemix has come up with an interesting project in which he combines the shapes of two completely different objects into one unique logo. The logo in each case is a visual representation of the brand name.

For example, the logo for Mountain-Fox is an aesthetically designed symbol of a fox with ears that look like snow-capped peaks. The logo for Chili-Chameleon is a clever combination of a chili pepper and a chameleon. The logo for Spartan-Pen is a fountain pen with a nib that looks like the helmet of a Spartan. Check out the project here.

The Weather Channel Uses Incredible Augmented Reality Graphics To Explain Hurricane Florence

Posted By fershid 2038 days ago on Design

https://digitalsynopsis.com - Weather reports on news channels are usually boring and mundane in terms of presentation, but not when it comes to US-based The Weather Channel. Last week, while covering the impact of Hurricane Florence on the Southeast Coast, TWC decided to present the gravity of the floods using Augmented Reality (AR).

The broadcast began with TWC’s on-camera meteorologist Erika Navarro describing the impact of the floods using conventional maps and data. 45 seconds into the segment, Navarro was “surrounded” by an AR visualisation of what the storm surge looks like in reality. Watch here.

Photoshop’s New, More Powerful ‘Content-Aware Fill’ Can Realistically Remove Any Object From Your Photos

Posted By fershid 2041 days ago on Design

https://digitalsynopsis.com - Adobe Photoshop’s Content-Aware Fill is a useful tool to remove unwanted objects from your photos, but sometimes the results can fall short and the current tool doesn’t have any options to customize the results.

Well, all that is going to change with a powerful new upgrade to Content-Aware Fill that will give the tool its own workspace and additional customizations so you have more control over your images. The upgrade will let you preview the results in real-time and deselect parts of the image you would like to exclude from sampling.

With Adobe Sensei creative intelligence technology, the tool can now adapt to the scene. You can rotate, scale, and mirror source pixels, and output the results to a new layer. Watch the tool in action here.

Designers, You’ll Love These $5 Keychains Of Popular Graphic Design Softwares And Memes

Posted By fershid 2050 days ago on Design

https://digitalsynopsis.com - Singapore-based graphic artist Yu Xin has come up with a cool series of $5 keychains for graphic designers, based on popular Adobe programs and their interfaces. If you’ve ever worked with a demanding client, you’ll relate to the meme-based Photoshop and Illustrator keychains that feature PS and AI file icons with funny filenames.

The idea came to Xin when she was working on a design project that involved a significant number of revisions. She decided to channel her frustrations into creating an initial batch of 10 keychains for each design that were quickly bought by friends and colleagues.

This Brilliant New Tool Is Like Google Search For Colors

Posted By fershid 2061 days ago on Design

https://digitalsynopsis.com - Swedish digital studio Future Memories has launched a brilliant new tool called Picular that lets you search for colors by keyword and displays a range of colors based on the top 20 Google Image search results for that keyword.

For example, if you search for ‘ocean’, Picular analyzes the top 20 Google Images for ‘ocean’ and displays the most prominent color in each image and its hex-code. You can copy the hex-code with one click and even preview the original image.

Think of Picular as a search engine for colors, a priceless tool for any designer.

27 Clever Ambigram Logos That Look The Same When Viewed Upside Down

Posted By fershid 2078 days ago on Design

https://digitalsynopsis.com - An ambigram is a typographical design or symbol consisting of text modified in such a way that it can be read in different orientations – inverted, rotated, mirror-image, etc. For example, the logo of Sun Microsystems (no. 4 below) is a brilliantly-designed ambigram that reads ‘SUN’ from all directions. Another famous example is the New Man logo (no. 6 below), designed by Raymond Loewy in 1969. It looks the same upside down or when rotated 180 degrees.

Apart from commercial logos, ambigrams are commonly used in tattoo designs, calligraphy, gothic typography, book covers (Dan Brown’s Angels & Demons), music albums, and more. In today’s post, we’ve compiled some brilliant examples of rotational ambigrams in logo design that look the same when viewed upside down. Check them out here.