Ready design: good or bad?
About three years ago, when the logo / website design was created only for the order, the usual brand manager could not have imagined that soon IncSping (now Brandstack), Inkd, 99designs, StockLogos and other ready-made design services would come to the market. These resources have completely changed the way companies design.
In the Internet you can find a large number of articles on ready-made design and crowdsourcing, as an additional service that exists in a number of projects (99designs, Inkd etc). Some designers and journalists argue that such services can not meet the needs of customers in high-quality design. Continue reading
Where and how to make a designer online
We are introducing to the guest post from blogger designer Onjee about where you can earn a designer on the Internet, what activities there are and how they differ.
At present, it is not so easy to find a suitable and well-paid job, even for a knowledgeable, knowledgeable person. The crisis and any other nonsense oppresses, some design unemployment is inherent in many cities far from the capital, which cannot be said about the Internet. After all, it is on the Internet, with certain good skills you can always earn wherever you live .. If you studied and know how to work in graphic editors (photoshop, illustrator, etc.), then you have every chance to gain a foothold in the web design market and earn good money. Continue reading
Using textures in web design
What is the easiest, correct, and sometimes the only possible way to create the illusion of the relief of an element (object) in web design (as well as in 2D in general, and of course 3D)? Correct – use texture! Being a “material” universal, textures are widely used in web design and are subject to endless experiments. Textures on the sites can be found as simple, which only emphasizes certain elements of the project, and much more complex implementation. Inspired by this publication, I propose to consider several options for using textures:
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Web design illustrations are the best examples of use.
If you carefully study any selection of website designs on a particular topic, you will see one trend – illustrations are now in vogue. They are so widespread that we just have to talk about this phenomenon in detail! For writing to become an inspiration was scooped from a note. I hope you will be interested to read.
The interface should not be useless and meaningless elements. Even a decorative element, if it is in its place, must perform a specific function. Generally speaking, the illustration can play the role of both a decorative element (the task of which is to decorate and diversify the design), and informative (presents some information in a convenient and easy to read form). Ideally, it performs both functions at once. Continue reading
Redesign: several indicators that its time has come
Redesign This single word can make any web designer and developer shudder. The impending danger in the form of constant revisions and improvements of the project, as well as shareholders with their indispensable “opinions”, immerse the site team into the abyss of despair (the more, the more redesign options are considered). But despite these realities, it is necessary to recognize: redesign is an integral part of the life cycle of any online resource. Continue reading
