Next time you’re invited to one of those “Ugly Christmas Sweater” parties, wow the crowd with your knowledge of snowflakes, sweaters, and other Christmas icons. Enjoy the following yuletide facts, and have a very happy holiday.
Typography Tutorial: Leading, Kerning, Tracking
If you’ve seen some of Bigstock’s inspiring posters, you might be interested in learning some typography principles yourself. When designing layouts and setting type, it is important to understand the basics of working with text, line spacing, and letter spacing. This tutorial will cover leading, kerning, tracking, and when and how to apply them.
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3 IDEAS FOR DESIGNERS WITH BUDGET-CONSCIOUS CLIENTS
Written by Guest Contributor, Jessica Furst. If you’re reading this post, then I’m guessing you’re a bit like me. You’re a designer. You’re dedicated to making your clients happy. And, you’re completely aware that businesses are like budgets: they come in all sizes. Here are some budget-friendly ideas to help keep you and your clients smiling.
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6 STEPS TO FINDING THE RIGHT DESIGNER
Last week, we discussed some critical things to before hiring a designer. Now that you’re ready to move forward, let’s go over some ways to find the perfect designer for your project, and the things you should consider whilst doing it. (Sigh, I love the word whilst.)
4 THINGS TO DO BEFORE HIRING A WEB DESIGNER
Finding the Perfect Designer for Your Project
Finding the right web designer for your biz doesn’t have to be a headache. Follow these pointers, and you’ll be able to find the perfect person for your project, and start seeing the benefits of improving your online presence.
Before you get Started
There are a few things to do before you even start looking for your web designer, including:
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5 Tips For Blogging on Squarespace
In the world of website builders, Squarespace is one that is more suitable for blogging than others, and it can produce some really clean, nice-looking blogs. Their goal is to be ultra easy-to-use, but it has some new and novel features that not everyone is used to in the website building/blogging world. Here are a few insidery tips to help you navigate the innovative site.
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6 Things Every New Design Student Should Do This Fall
Congratulations! You got into design school. Or, at least you plan on getting into design school. Or, perhaps you just graduated and really want to hit the ground running in the real world. Either way, if you’re new to the design community, these nuggets of wisdom will hopefully you help you kickstart your academic or professional career, and do work you can be proud of.
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Photoshop Basics: How to Make a Really Funny Cat Meme
We like memes, obviously. If you do too, and you want to make an internet meme that wildly spreads across the web, makes you really popular with your friends, and launches you into a professional career as a famous memer, check out this tutorial! Not only will you learn some very basic uses of photoshop, but you’ll also learn how to make the best kind of meme: a cat meme.
What you’ll need to complete this tutorial:
- Adobe Photoshop
- A huge sense of humor along, with some helpful joke making tips like this.
- A Bigstock account
1. Download a hilarious cat image from Bigstock. For this tutorial, download this extremely funny image, titled “two friends kittens dancing and speaking”. Download the small size.
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CHOOSING THE RIGHT IMAGES FOR YOUR WEBSITE
Although enjoyable, selecting images for your website can be time consuming, so we’ve spoken to our professional web and graphic designers at PeoplePerHour to bring you some tips. These will enable you to sort the wheat from the chaff, ensuring you find the perfect picture sooner.
Quality Capable of Scrutiny
If you have a web designer, they’ll probably recommend the ideal size of image you are looking for, allowing you to streamline your search. Low quality images that are grainy, blurry, or stretched immediately make your website come across as amateur and cheap. It’s important to find the right size according to the web designer’s specifications, who will usually suggest no smaller than a length or breadth of 500 pixels in 300dpi, in order to resize or adjust it.
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Photos vs. Illustrations: When to Use Which Format
There is often an obvious difference between photos and illustrations. What may not be as obvious is knowing when it’s best to use a photograph versus an illustration in your respective project. The following will provide a solid foundation of the whens and whys of each visual format.
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