This beautiful logo was made by Anna Kövecses. She is a graphic designer from Budapest who specializes in logos, stationary, website and printed material. She created this awesome logo for Ecovise. Ecovise is a home sustainability assessment business. This local start-up encourages people to adopt empowering attitudes towards sustainable living. I think that this is a great result: the mark looks great, and the type is even better. Continue reading
It’s hard for products to stand out from the competition. Especially when you walk into a supermarket: you’ll see dozens of competing products on the same shelf. One of the easiest ways to grab the customer’s attention is via an eye-catching package design. But who creates these packages? In the first part of this series, you’ll learn more about some of the best package design studios in the world. Continue reading
Can’t decide whether to use an abstract wallpaper for your desktop or a wallpaper of a beautiful landscape? Why not combine both? In this article you’ll find 15 great abstract nature wallpapers. These wallpapers will really spice up that boring desktop. Take a look at the related posts for more beautiful wallpapers. Continue reading
There’s nothing more exciting and interesting than personal branding. Designers are usually pretty high demanding when it comes to their personal branding. But with the right amount of attention it can result in something really beautiful. This is also the case for Michael Spitz. He is an American designer, currently operating via Rijeka, Croatia who is specialized in branding, illustrations and information design. Michael created this beautiful logo for himself using the first letter of his forename. I really love the colours and the attention to detail. Continue reading
Markku Lahdesmaki is a photographer from Finland. His love for photography started when his uncle gave him a simple camera with a black and white film. He moved from taking snapshots of his family and shooting objects in a museum to having a small studio in his home town. After that he left to study and work abroad. For the past fifteen years, Markku has been living in Los Angeles with his wife and two boys. Continue reading
After a week of hard work and stress, it’s time to relax. There’s no better way to relax than the beauty of a great logo. This beauty was created by Anthony Lane, a 25 year old designer out of Minneapolis, MN. He created this logo for web designer called Aldo Zarza. Aldo is web-designer who wants a minimalistic presence and wants to be perceived as a minimalist, edgy, modern web designer. I think he’ll be very happy with the result. Continue reading
Social bookmarking is probably one of the most important aspects of your marketing plan. Social bookmarking allows your visitors to share your articles with friends, families and colleagues. They help to share your posts with thousands of people. It has never been easier to integrate these options into your Wordpress site. There are dozens of plugins that generate social bookmarking buttons. In this article you’ll find my 10 favourite social bookmarking plugins for Wordpress. Installing these will only take you about 5 minutes. Continue reading
Some of the best advice in the world is spread via quotes. For example: when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. There’s a lot of wisdom in this simple sentence. A lot of designers use these kind of quotes as a source of inspiration. These quotes become even better when you illustrate them in the form of typography. Here are 20 inspirational typographic quotes for your inspiration! Continue reading
The week’s logo of the week is available for purchase on Brandstack. It was designed by Bojan Stefanovic, a 35 year old graphic designer from Serbia. If that name doesn’t ring a bell, you might know him as ‘Logoholik’. He has over ten years of experience in graphic design and print industry. Bojan created this beautiful logo as a combination of wunderkid and aikido. Continue reading
Self promotion is one of the most important daily tasks of creatives. If no-one knows about your existence, how can they hire you? A lot of people think that online self promotion is time-consuming and complicated. But Alex Mathers shows us that this isn’t the case. He explains the 10 steps to powerful online self promotion for creatives in his ebook that will be released on March 10th. Continue reading
Underwater-photography comes with its own challenges compared to classical photography. It’s a completely different environment with certain limitations that the photographer has to keep in mind. But when the photographer can get everything right he can create beautiful photos. This time I’ve collected some amazing coral photographs. These photos really show the diversity in forms, colors and textures of coral reefs. Continue reading
It’s weekend! After an entire week of hard work it’s time to kick back and enjoy this beautiful logo of the week. This beauty was made by Josiah Jost, better known as Siah Design. He created this logo for Undersea Productions, an undersea imaging company from Australia. The company approached Josiah for a re-branding: the goal was to create a clean, creative and memorable logo. Continue reading
There are dozens of websites that offer quality wallpapers. But what if you just can’t seem to find the perfect wallpaper? In this case you can try to create your own wallpaper. These tutorials will help you if you’re looking for great abstract wallpapers. In a few simple steps you can create the wallpaper of your dreams! Continue reading
The make or buy dilemma is the choice of creating something yourself or buying it from someone else. In business terms this buying behaviour is also referred to as outsourcing. I’m sure that you’ve had to make this choice at least once during your career and if you haven’t I’m sure you will someday. This article discusses some of the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing certain aspects of your design work. Don’t forget to post a comment with your thoughts regarding this subject. Continue reading
I decided it was time to step away from the classic corporate logo designs. After all, a logo should be something unique. That’s exactly what Mike ‘Logomotive’ Erickson thought. He designed this beautiful detailed logo for Deep Six Brewing Co, a company that sells home brewing kits. By the way: did you notice the d6 in the eyes of the skull? Continue reading
[Guest article by Joanna] Many WordPress hosting companies offer one-click installation of WordPress. Even if the site of a particular WordPress hosting company doesn’t explicitly state that they offer one-click installation, this doesn’t mean they don’t – just call and ask. Sometimes even the best WordPress hosts, which are a top choice in any aspect, don’t think that one-click install is something so important that it needs to be mentioned explicitly on their site but they actually offer one-click WordPress installation.
This is why if you have already picked a host but don’t see that they offer one-click WordPress installation, you’d better call them and check before you decide they are no good and move to the next web host. Continue reading
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. Greek mythology has exerted an extensive influence on the culture, the arts, and the literature of Western civilization and remains part of Western heritage and language. The Greek mythology is actually pretty interesting and it can be a great source of inspiration. That’s why I’ve compiled this list of beautiful illustrations of Greek gods, goddesses and other mythical creatures. Continue reading
It’s weekend and that means there’s a new logo of the week. This time, the honour goes to the PokerHills Tournament logo. This beauty was made by Alen ‘Type08′ Pavlovic. Alen is a designer who specializes in complete branding and logo design. He created this logo for a poker tournament. It’s still a work in progress, but it looks pretty good so far. Continue reading
A few months ago I already posted 15 essential sans serif fonts. Today I decided to show you some of the best free serif fonts. These fonts are all free for commercial use and they’re a must-have for every designer. If you decide to use these fonts in one of your creations, please post them in our Flickr group and share them with the rest of us! Continue reading
In this article you’ll find seven tips and tricks that can help you to become a better designer. These tips are meant to increase your creativity and your efficiency. But it doesn’t stop here. I’m sure you have some tips yourself that you can share with the rest of us. Continue reading
Love is in the air! Today is a celebration of love and affection. It’s traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other with gifts. My gift to you is this article in which you’ll find beautiful photography that can act as valentine’s day inspiration. Enjoy! Continue reading
Sometimes it really, really easy to choose a logo of the week. A few days ago I came across this great logo. It was made by Nido, a designer from Birmingham, UK with over 11 years of experience. This experience shows in his latest creation: just take a look at the detail in this logo and the beautiful font. This is definitely one of my favourite logos of 2010. Continue reading
When you open photoshop for the first time, you might get overwhelmed by the sheer number of buttons and tools. That’s at least how I felt when I first opened this program. But with a little bit of training, you’ll soon feel much more comfortable using it. This post gathers 15 tutorials for photoshop beginners. You should read these tutorials if you wan to learn more about the basic tools and functions that photoshop has to offer. Continue reading
Unfortunately, there isn’t a logo of the week today. But I’ll try to make it up to you with something even better: a short film. This short film is a must-see for every logo design addict out there because it’s absolutely packed with corporate logos. Let’s see how many brands you can spot in this beautifully animated film. Continue reading
[Guest article by Tom Walker] Here we bring you a run down of some of the most amazing office desk setups anywhere in the world. Rather than focus our attention on multi-screen monsters (although there are a couple in there – it’s hard to resist!), we’ve chosen to feature offices which are uncluttered, stylish, sleek and conducive to an organized and stress-free working life. Ogle them, feel jealous and be inspired. They say you can learn a lot about the quality of a professional from his desk – make sure yours is saying the right things about you! Continue reading
Inspiration can be found everywhere. People can draw inspiration from almost everything in this world: music, flowers, the sea, movies, animals… Sometimes, even something as simple as a stair can become a great source of inspiration. That’s why I’ve collected some of the most beautiful spiral stairs in this article. We should thank these photographers for capturing these great examples of inspirational architecture. Continue reading
It’s time to spice up your desktop. If you’re looking for clean, high-quality wallpapers than you should definitely take a look at this post. In this article you’ll find 15 beautiful apple wallpapers so you can give your desktop or laptop a fresh new look. And don’t be afraid to use these wallpapers on windows: they’ll look equally good. Continue reading
There are literally millions of logos in this world, which makes it even harder for companies to stand out from the rest. Some designers try to tackle this problem by using the negative space in their logos. They are able to link this negative space to the brand so it becomes an important aspect of the corporate identity. In this case, the negative space of the logo forms some kind of ‘hidden message’. In this article you’ll find 25 beautiful examples of the creative use of negative space in logo design. Continue reading
This logo is another example of great use of negative space. The designer of this beautiful logo, Blue Cuevas, used the negative space to create the image of a horse and a flamingo. Blue Cuevas is a graphic designer specializing in logo and brand designs but he also does projects that require other graphic requirements. He is currently freelancing under his blues cue designs persona. Continue reading
Belgium might be a small country, but it’s filled with talented people. A few months ago I already showed you some of the beautiful creations of exceptionally talented photographer and film director Frank Uyttenhove. Today I’d like you to meet Koen Demuynck, another design guru with an amazing eye for detail. Continue reading
