Pantone Announces Its Color of the Year

Designers, listen up. Pantone recently announced the color of the year for 2018 is PANTONE 18-3838 Ultra Violet. In a press release, the company said they chose this color because “Complex…

Graphic Design Tip: How to Create a Coffee Cup

Experimenting with simple designs can be a great way to develop your skills and nurture your creativity. Using Jason Hoppe's graphic design tips and following this simple guide to making a…

5 Ways to Inspire Confidence in Investors with Brand Identity

When you’re at a party with new people, you don’t get balance sheets with everyone’s statistics and track record. You don’t form impressions based on their “friendship retention percentage” or…

What is Sketchapp and Why You Should Be Using It

Let’s design with Mathematics. Wait, don’t go! Are you still here? I know–this sounds like the beginning of a C-rated horror movie. Like some monster bug creature, we want nothing…

Why You Should Attend the AIGA Eye on Design Conference

This year, the American Institute of Graphic Arts, or AIGA, is holding their annual Eye on Design conference on October 11th in Minneapolis. The event, which costs $175 for AIGA…

AIGA and CreativeLive Continue Education Partnership for Fall

AIGA, the professional association for design, announces the continuation of their partnership with CreativeLive, the world’s leading creative education platform, to offer free access to the online course “A Brand…