There’s a common saying in the fiction writing world: kill your darlings. No, this isn’t some morbid encouragement to do bodily harm to your loved ones. Killing your darlings means... The post Doing Away With Bad Design Ideas, and Moving on to the Good Ones appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

Whether you're working on a sign design for a coffee shop or a luxury boutique, choosing the right font for your sign will go a long way to make your signage look more professional and unique. When designing different types of signs, you are often forced to work with specific standards and font layouts. But, […]

If you've ever needed a logo in a pinch, you know how stressful that can be! For a quick design, a logo template can be just the tool to help you develop a logo fast and even show potential ideas off before a design gets too far along. If you've never used a logo template […]

Aloha to the last part of the series. I hope you are ready with the development environment. You know, secret Santa told me that you are very excited to jump in and build the app. In this article we will take a look at HTML5's cool features such as getUserMedia(), canvas and converting canvas paint...

How you present a finished t-shirt design can be a key consideration. And our pick of the best t-shirt mockup templates can be incredibly helpful in creating a stunning end result to impress your client. Certain types of designs, like t-shirts, require a slight sparkle of presentation to showcase how the end result would appear […]

There are some design ideas and concepts that never get old, no matter how many times you see them. Today, we’re exploring these timeless design ideas that you can incorporate into your own work. These classic concepts are often deeply rooted in design theory. They might be trending styles that cycle in and out over […]

There's a lot of information out there — that's a fact. In these monthly editions, Smashing's senior editor Iris brings it all in one place because we know how hard it can be to stay on top of things. So with no further ado, here's what was, what is, and what will be!

The multiple COVID-19 vaccines that have come out are nothing short of scientific miracles. The speed and efficacy of these life-saving, pandemic-squashing shots are a testament to human achievement. That... The post What COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduling Can Teach Designers appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

This week's Designer News - No 519 - includes a UX Christmas Advent Calendar, a History of CSS Through Fifteen Years of 24 ways, Leonardo Color Generator, Octopus.do Sitemap Tool, Scroll, Refraction and Shader Effects in Three.js and React, Visualizing Every Pantone Color of the Year and much more! The post Weekly News for Designers No 519 appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

Without the right poster mockup to showcase your work professionally, your poster design doesn’t have the chance to stand out from the crowd. It’s often easy to overlook the way you present and showcase your poster designs! That’s why it’s worth investing in a set of useful poster mockup templates, to showcase your work in […]