Inspiration
Find inspiration from these examples for your next web page layout
Ever stare at a new web page and be completely lost? No idea how to start or layout your content? Well there is no need to go it alone! One of the greatest secrets of designers and website creators is that they are constantly being inspired by the work of others! You set out with…
Read MoreReCreate With Canva – Color Palette with Phone Frame
In this video we recreate a unique effect where the color palette within a phone frame are continued through the entire design. This technique can be used for not only for colors but any number of photos as well, giving some interesting design options. Want a Career in Design? Check out my book “An Ugly…
Read MoreUse These Easy Guidelines to Significantly Improve Your Website Design
Having a personal website can be incredibly useful for your career. It is a central place under your control where you can send potential employers and clients to see your work. It is free from the noise and clutter of social media, and hyper-focused on your goals. However, it can be easy for a website…
Read MoreHow to check if your design is good
Asking whether a design is “good” or not can sound subjective, but there is a lot that is quantifiable. You know your target, and you know what you want to say to them. There are online tools that will tell you if one font works with another. And even more tools to tell you colors…
Read MoreHow to be more creative – Expand with the 100 Idea challenge
As the name suggests, this hack to be more creative involves coming up with 100 ideas. Literally. 100 ideas to solve 1 single problem. Why so many? Well, it comes down to how we often approach coming up with solutions to a problem. The brain by nature can be a bit lazy. When…
Read MoreHow to be more creative – always keep your eyes open
I was reading a book to my child when the title struck me. Specifically, the nice font, the three words stacked on top of one another, the beautiful colors used. Immediately I began to think how perhaps this could be used as a title page for something else, or perhaps an ad. So using a…
Read MoreHow to be More Creative: The 3 Use Trick
Hold my coffee…or…grow a plant, bake a cake, make sand castles! This is a simple but powerful way to train your mind and become more creative. Through the day, whenever you see an object, think of 3 additional ways you could use it. It can be done casually as you’re going through you usual routine,…
Read MoreLayout Options for Your Next Presentation / Document / Post
Do you draw a blank when looking at a blank screen for a post, a presentation, or a document? When it comes time to lay out your content, is it hard to know what to do? True story, most designers often get this sense of dread as well! But, they have 2 tricks at their…
Read MoreInspiration for Design: How to design better work
A truth of design is that so much of it is the act of inspiration. The act of finding interesting or cool ideas from other designers and mixing that for your own work. Creative ideas so rarely pop into a designers head. Rather they’re inspired from what others are doing and connecting the dots. What’s…
Read MoreAnswer: How can I be more creative?
Yes, everyone is able to ignite creativity within themselves. It’s important to remember, though, that creativity is not limited to the arts (painting, drawing, sculpting, etc). You can see creativity in science, business, and management through finding new paths, strategies or theories. Creativity is not only defined by the stroke of a brush and you…
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