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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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