The Ampersand is loved by all types of creatives! Its shape has evolved into a variety of styles since it was conceived as a ligature of the letters ‘e’ and ‘t’ from the Latin ‘et’ for ‘and’. You can find a range of ampersand designs across different fonts and typefaces, from cursive script variants to […] The post Art of the Ampersand: 35 Creative Examples of The '&' Character appeared first on Spoon Graphics.

As a graphic and web designer, we’re faced with plenty of tasks and challenges every day. This includes the design of logos, as well as a harmonious combination of colors and gradients. Whether these tasks should be handed over to an online tool is subject to discussion. With ShapeFactory, you at least have the option...

Generic web layouts have become somewhat of a misnomer in conversations circling around web design these days. We're bored and slightly annoyed by how predictable and uninspired most web experiences have become. Not without reason, though. Every single landing page seems to be a twin of pretty much every other web page. In the header, a compelling hero image with a short main heading is followed by a lengthier subheading.

This week's Designer News (No 476) includes Grid Reveal Effects with Anime.js, 4 Reasons Why You Should Design Without Color First, A Detailed Guide to CSS Animations and Transitions, Making Google Fonts Faster, The State of CSS Survey, How to Create Custom WordPress Template Tags, Don't Get Clever with Login Forms and much more. The post Weekly News for Designers No 476 appeared first on Speckyboy Web Design Magazine.

Have you ever dreamt of exploring the deep sea and getting up close to its fascinating, weird creatures? Or maybe you've dreamt of boarding a spacecraft to experience the beauty of our planet from above? The desire to leave the beaten tracks and explore unfamiliar terrain is human nature. To celebrate mankind's urge to explore, the creative folks at Vexels created a set of 30 adventurous icons that take you on a journey from the ground of the sea right up to outer space. The set offers all the building blocks you'll need to create your own little universe and become an explorer yourself.The post Free Icon Set: Elements From Space To Earth appeared first on Smashing Magazine.

Last week, we ran our very first SmashingConf Live! event, the first in a series of online events taking us through to the end of 2020. We had an amazing two days and we hope that all of our speakers and attendees did too. In this post, I'll round up some of the key moments and feedback we've had. A Team Spread Around The World Here at Smashing, we take remote, distributed working to the extreme, and are very used to dealing with all of our different timezones.

Social media is used for professional purposes these days; they use social platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, or Instagram. But not a single platform works like Linkedin. LinkedIn is the most popular and professional platform that enables business vendors to connect and socialize with similar-minded people. Many people have career aspects. As social media...

Animation has carved out a niche for itself in the web design sphere. We see it everywhere. Not only does it enrich hero areas but also other sections, inner pages,... The post The Tiny Short Animation Trend in Web Design appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

The most successful design projects often start with a successful business foundation. Whether you work on an agency team with other creatives or are a freelancer trying to sell your own products and services a solid web design proposal can help you win clients and set expectations for work. Here's everything you need to know […]

(This is a sponsored article.) Designers have a strange relationship with trends. On the one hand, when designers follow a crowd, they might feel that they aren't able to express enough creativity. On the other hand, trends can tell designers a lot about user preferences — what people love, what they hate — and ultimately help designers to create products with better adoption rates. People are visual creatures, and visual design has a significant impact on the way we understand products.