I recently designed a document layout for a client that included a lengthy checklist form requiring users to respond with either 'yes' or 'no'. Upon completion, the users ... continue

To place text on a path in Adobe Illustrator, you select the Type On A Path tool which is located under the Type tool. Once you have the ... continue

I've been designing the layout for a few documents related to the courses and classes one of my long term clients offers. Initially, these documents were intended to be ... continue

Back in September I worked on creating a threefold A6 invitation card. I initially designed the entire invitation in Adobe Illustrator, but often, I find it beneficial to ... continue

Resizing pages while maintaining perfect proportional scaling for the full content in Adobe InDesign might seem mysterious at first. However, there's a useful technique that can solve ... continue

The Free Transform tool enables you to rotate, scale, shear, and distort objects. It is an essential tool for me when working on illustrations that require some depth ... continue

Two very powerful Adobe Illustrator features I use very often are the Transform Effects and Transform Each. There is a lot you can do with these and choosing this route ... continue

For those like me who also have a soft spot for anything typography related, I have good news: it's time again to explore another incredible typeface bundle! I've ... continue

Time for some serious Friday link action. It's been a while since I last did one of these. As always I gathered a few interesting Illustrator tutorials and ... continue

A tool I often use in different ways is the Eyedropper tool. Here's a few of the quick ways on how I use this tool: ... continue

Shortcuts are always a handy thing I use them a lot. Some are very easy to remember and are like baked into my daily habits. Here are just a ... continue

It's that time again to do a big dive into this latest curated font collection. These are the items that make it possible to have your type designs ... continue

Good things always come in two. That's why you also get a big graphic design resource list with plenty diverse content. If branding is your cup of tea ... continue

Yup, there is another bundle to let your imagination run wild. Further inspection shows that goes from the retro and gothic to the elegant and playful. The Crafty ... continue

Let's explore the bundle a little more closely. It's a unique and expressive mix of hand-selected fonts that goes from organic and elegant to rule breaking and architectural ... continue

It more than often happens that after I've created a Pattern Swatch and applied it to an object, that the pattern is either too big or too small ... continue

Astronomical Spring is already here so get yourself warmed up again for yet another great looking hand-picked collection of fonts. When scrolling down the page you'll discover a ... continue

There are many ways in how you can apply a stroke in Adobe Illustrator. The options are really very extended. Strokes are used when you want to apply a brush ... continue

If the previous font bundle was an adventurous journey I would describe the last bundle deal of this year cultural. Spark your creativity with this hand-selected collection of ... continue

The Layers panel is essential for keeping your artwork organized, as it contains all the layers of your project and offers versatile functionality. It’s a must-have when working ... continue

Get adventurous, that's the motto of the latest font bundle deal. I was surprised that the last bundle I recommended was from June. High time for a new ... continue

Many of the projects that I work on there's an important role for the subject of this article. In today's world they are everywhere. The stars of this ... continue

Let's do this! Just like the web design link picks I have one ready for the graphic design followers as well. My guess is that you'll like the ... continue

Apart from the Linear and Radial gradient types, Adobe Illustrator offers also the Freeform Gradient type. This type of gradient provides a more photorealistic way of color blending. It offers a capability to create ... continue

Seems fitting after my previous article that deals with Photoshop Layers & Shortcuts that we move on to a big list of useful handy shortcuts when working with type. Some ... continue

When you are so used to an application you sometimes don't think about its tricks and shortcuts anymore because they have become natural. You take everything for granted ... continue

If you have been craving for some new fonts, good news because I'm here to tell you about the latest arrival. It's a hand picked selection that consists ... continue

There was this list floating around this week over at Twitter that contained the names of the first 5000 people that have joined the community for creatives. This ... continue

At the end of February when I posted about the previous bundle of quality fonts, I once again got a few mails of people who missed it. I ... continue

Yup, it's that time again to fully appreciate all the wonderful resources that have been put online in the graphic design world. We start with one of my ... continue

You can never know enough shortcuts, or quick and easy ways how to do things. Every week I share a couple in my weekly newsletter that goes out on Friday ... continue

We are in the last week of February and I only wanted to let all of you know that there is a new exciting font bundle that just ... continue

One of the things I do a lot in Adobe Illustrator is combining objects using the Pathfinder options. Different shapes are selected and then I choose one of ... continue

Happy New Year to all of you. This first post of 2021 is bringing some wonderful graphic design resources that will inspire you hopefully as much as they did with ... continue

Always be aware when a nice opportunity arises. I'm just like you trying to save thousands of dollars on some huge font families with high-quality typefaces. This bundle ... continue

Yesterday marked a new historic step for those of us who follow the 'fruit company'. The MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro 13" with the new Apple silicon are ... continue

Pleased to say that the following will appeal to font lovers and typography enthusiasts. Read on if you are up to extend your font library without giving your ... continue

Some free learning is always a nice bonus isn't it? That's what they are doing to mark their 7th birthday. They have a lineup of 25 live design ... continue

Symbols is something I don't actually use much in Adobe Illustrator, but it can be pretty handy if you know you'll be re-using elements in your artwork. I've been ... continue

Get ready because there are some pretty good resources coming your way. I'll start with five unusual nuggets of Apple logo information from Rob Janoff. If you need ... continue

Let's talk fonts again. There's this new bundle called The Type Designer’s Luxury Font Library that got my attention. I'm always looking to change things up a little ... continue

Time for another round of useful resources that are geared toward graphic design. In this edition we have a look a record label logos for inspiration. If you ... continue

Setting up a design system is not a small job. There are so many things to consider. You might also just wonder if you, or the company you ... continue

One way of changing colors throughout your artwork in Adobe Illustrator is by adjusting the color of your Global Swatches. If you're using Global Swatches as color fills (or ... continue

There's this free Photoshop Live Event this week where you can learn from home or wherever you are. The kick-off was today. In total there will be ... continue

If you are a bit like me then you are subscribed to a few type foundry newsletters and are always on the lookout to expand your font library ... continue

Selecting is what we do so much while we design. We select an anchor point, a path, an object, a group, all elements... When you hit the Select All shortcut, do you ... continue

While we are all staying at home most shopping we do is done online. This seems like an ideal time to learn how to create a cart icon ... continue

Covid-19 lockdown week 6 here. This virus is affecting the economy in ways that we wouldn't have imagined at the beginning of 2020 or any other time for that ... continue

Art brushes are a powerful feature in Adobe Illustrator and can help reduce rather complicated steps in the creation of simple things. Think for instance what's needed to ... continue

We are living in strange times currently. Everything is in lockdown and many people are working from home when possible and others like me are freelancers that hope ... continue

Organising is pretty important, especially if others also work on your files. Luckily there's a great article that tackles this subject on how to organise files in a ... continue

It's that time again for us font lovers to rejoice! There's this new handpicked selection of professional quality fonts, from sans-serif to classic serif, brush, calligraphy, display and ... continue

Are you using a vector-based item over and over again in your Photoshop files, like a logo or an icon? Then maybe you can consider to turn it into a ... continue

Photography has a part to play in this edition of the wonderful resources I always gather so you don't have to. Like always if you want them freshly ... continue

Currently 2019 might be winding down, but you want to be seriously prepared for anything that 2020 throws at you design wise. A huge upgrade to your font ... continue

Here's a simple solution to turn the Snap to Vector Tools and Transform to Pixel Grid on or off in a fast(er) way, instead of having to go into the ... continue

I know that there are quite a few of my readers that patiently wait until their RSS reader refreshes with an article that contains word of another good ... continue

Like always there is a pretty big variety of resources in this edition. There are a few nice Adobe Illustrator tutorials included, a discussion on ethic design, the ... continue

Last time I did an article about a font bundle there were a few mails from readers that missed out. Luckily for us these bundles come around a ... continue

Guides are something I use in every Adobe Illustrator creation. Definitely on creations where I divide things up in equal spaces. In Illustrator there are different ways to ... continue

Regularly I receive email from readers that wonder if they still can receive a font bundle after it has been expired. No wonder as font bundles are a ... continue

We continue our focus on the best and worst identities of 2018. Speaking about branding, MasterCard has a new logo and we take a look at the design ... continue

Some of you might know that I love colored stripes. Did you know that you can create a striped pattern effect in Adobe Illustrator via a gradient?  You ... continue

Many of my readers love fonts. Only just like me they have a limited budget to work with. Luckily there is this collection of 16 professional quality, hugely versatile font ... continue

Did you know it's really easy to create a simple repeating pattern in Adobe Illustrator? There is a lot you can do with the Transform Effect. Take for ... continue

Everyone struggles with colors from time to time. Luckily there's this series that tackles this problem. This time the focus is on building a color system. If you ... continue

If you are a bit like me you always want to update your font library. Only fonts are most of the time rather expensive. Take this new Helvetica ... continue

Time to save money again for all you creatives out there. For only $29 you can update your design toolbox with this trendy collection of exceptional textures and ... continue

There's a new logo for Unsplash in case you didn't notice, so let's look at its evolution. Remember the famous 90's album cover from Nirvana? If you always ... continue

One of the things I really like in Adobe Illustrator is Global Swatches. It makes your artwork flexible when color has to be adjusted in a later phase. Here's ... continue

Finding good quality fonts can be extremely time-consuming, not to mention really expensive! Luckily there's a brand new font $29 bundle with 15 hand-picked typefaces, containing 200 individual fonts, chosen specifically for ... continue

Maybe you haven't seen it yet but Microsoft Office has a new set of icons. We go behind-the-scenes with Microsoft's head of design. We follow Jon Hicks at work with the ... continue

Check out this incredible library of 320 dynamic fonts (worth $2187), available for only $29. This extensive collection includes clean, professional sans font families, stunning scripts, elegant serifs ... continue

Question remains if you have some time during this Xmas break to enjoy this selection of resources. I think the answer is yes. I have an interesting look ... continue

Are you also annoyed by the change Adobe added in the latest version of Photoshop that you don't have to hold down the shift key when you want ... continue

Not sure about you, but I like to keep things organized in a way, that when I have to look up a file months from now —or even ... continue

This time Designcuts is offering a very varied and versatile collection of design resources with elements that could tackle any project that comes your way. It's like having ... continue

Questions get answered every week in these valuable resources. It's a big one again! We start with an InDesign tutorial to create an infographic. Next is a movie about ... continue

While working on projects I sometimes stumble upon certain features I didn't know existed when trying to solve a problem. Then there are also things that got my knickers in a twist ... continue

Rhythm in web typography is our first resource this week and it's a pretty extended look. We also take a look at another new design tool called 'Ratio' ... continue

Reserve some time for this weeks edition as it is a pretty loaded one. Our resources journey start with some analysis by Sebastiaan de With about iPhone XS. Next Bethany Heck's ... continue

One of my favorite things to read is how other illustrators work. Brian Miller walks us through his illustration design process. I also like those ask me anything series ... continue

You may have noticed that there are so many wordless logos out there and wondered why is that? You'll find the answer in here by Kalle Oskari Mattila. We ... continue

If you ever thought that combining fonts was hard you are in luck as there is some guidance in my graphic design resources this week. There's more of ... continue

Who doesn't like to look at beautiful pictures? Everybody does so that's what we are going to do in this weeks update. Wait there's more… a dive into ... continue

Full Summer but that doesn't mean there isn't quality content week. Here are this weeks resources. These graphic design links were originally sent to my newsletter subscribers a ... continue