Creating an attractive portfolio is a must for graphic designers, so learn the 5 most common design portfolio mistakes and how to fix them in order to grab your potential clients’ attention! When you first start crafting your portfolio, many questions pop up in your head as you want to make it perfect. It’s understandable […]
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Professional Glitch Photoshop Plugin by Vexus
Glitch is a lightweight, Photoshop Plugin that allows you to distort selected parts of your image with a dystopian Glitch effect. With clever area selection tools like Auto select, Glitch leverages Photoshop’s assortment of selection tools to apply your Glitch effects where you want them most. Create vivid and dynamic Glitch effects within Photoshop using […]
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Adding duotone effects to your images is a simple way to enrich your images and is used in many popular design styles. FilterGrade offers great Photoshop and Lightroom preset to add Duotones to your images. Thanks to Vexus digital, they’ve designed and built an amazing way to keep control of all your duotones in one […]
Continue readingTop Tips to Create the Best Online Banner Design
Advertising is the fuel to any business, nowadays, nearly there’s not a single webpage or application that doesn’t show pop-up ads or short videos promoting a brand, a product, or a service, and this is called digital advertising, which is characterized by using digital media channels to communicate with the audience. Online banners are known […]
Continue readingCan You Create a Beautiful Printable Menu with No Design Skills?
Owning a restaurant is exciting and challenging. That’s especially true in these times where a global pandemic has turned just about every restaurant into a takeout establishment. Your restaurant menu and menu template may have been designed for diners sitting at tables, not people ordering online. While we’d like to say there will be a […]
Continue readingDesign Tricks for Creating More Clickable Email CTA Buttons
If you’re a regular reader of FilterGrade, you already know how email marketing can save your photography business. It allows you to build relationships with clients, promote your work, and communicate your visual art to a broader audience. And among the tips on how you can use email marketing effectively, there always comes the one […]
Continue readingFockups – Mockups That Show Designs in an Honest Way
Introducing Fockups – F*cked up mockups, created by Wytze Hoogslag. It’s time to display your design in an honest way. Mockups A mockup incorporates a design that is not (yet) produced into a situation that offers viewers a better context of the final product. For example: If a graphic designer wants to present a poster […]
Continue readingThe Best Fonts for Posters and Poster Design
There are many different fonts that can be used for posters. Some fonts are better than others for certain situations. Here are some of the best fonts for posters and why you should use them! Bebas Neue is a clean and modern font that is perfect for posters. It is easy to read and looks […]
Continue readingWhy Content Creators Should Test Their Designs
Creating content is one of the best ways to reach your audience and create the interactions that you want. But, to create good content you need to have an in-depth understanding of your viewers and users. Without a deep understanding of who the audience is and what content they are looking you might be publishing […]
Continue reading15 Minimalist Web Designs to Spark Inspiration
Minimalism is a design trend that comes and goes but is never truly out of style. Less is more is a good approach when it comes to drawing user attention to specific features on your website. If you find your site growing cluttered and without a particular purpose for each page, it might be time […]
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