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Balanced with the expected “Goth” influence there is a renewed sense of optimism inspired by organic colors and textures found in the sciences such as biology and geology.

This multicolored wallpaper with abstract crystalline shapes uses the colors from the cover of the WordPress Themes Cookbook.

Many companies and small businesses are taking a closer look at ways to save money in all areas.  Design projects, whether they are web banner ads or a print ad, all take time, money, and people to create.  Companies that can smartly make the most of design will stand out from competitors who cut design [...]

Most people have a subconscious, emotional response to color. In the United States, a green rectangle will immediately cause most people to think of money. It can quickly become very complicated to talk about color, but just to begin with, here are several guidelines to follow:

I’m starting a new series of Quick Design Tips articles to help small business owners and beginning designers create quality design work quickly. This week we’ll be looking at Proximity and how it affects the look and flow of your creative projects. Proximity means “How close things are together”. It implies the relationship of objects [...]

It’s easy to find design templates online.  There is more to design than colors and content placement though.  Have you ever downloaded an “easy” brochure or flyer template and didn’t know where to start?  Was something wrong with the look of the piece but you weren’t sure what? Making a simple flyer or brochure should [...]

There is a big trend lately to create fonts or text treatments from found objects. Condiments, water, fire, glue, cables, paperclips – nothing is safe.

Ways to go the extra mile to create smooth half tone effects in Illustrator

Gradients have been overused for a while but are they evil or just prone to being misused? I think its the later – just like all other graphic treatments gradients go in and out of style.  Currently subtle gradients and over the top multi-color tange gradients are in style.  When used with glow effects and [...]