7 Awesome Ways Illustrator is Being Used Today

Who uses Adobe Illustrator? The better question might be—who doesn't? Utilized across a vast array of industries, this vector-based graphics software has something for everyone who has a role in…

5 Graphic Design Portfolio Mistakes to Avoid

As a visual artist or graphic designer, your graphic design portfolio opens doors. A sub-par presentation of your work closes them (even if you have stunning graphic design work to…

The Top Free Graphic Design Software in 2018

Today, almost half the Earth’s population is online. Industry changes fast, especially in the field of graphic design. Clients need things faster and when software changes in the blink of…

3 Crucial Design Principles to Factor Into Every Design

In his class Create a Knockout Design Portfolio, award-winning designer and art director Ram Castillo unveiled crucial design principles that should be factored into every design you make. Here, in Ram's words,…

Web Design Tips: What All New Designers Need To Know

Andy Pratt and Jesse Arnold are leaders in the new frontier of web design. Andy has worked with organizations including the Smithsonian Institution, Samsung, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Wenner Media, Lego…

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…

The Top 6 Design Moments Of 2016

2016 was an interesting year for sure – one dominated by politics and controversy. However, for design, we kept ourselves busy making the world just a little more beautiful whenever…

You Can Be a Designer: Start With These Fundamentals

Become the designer you know you can be – learn the Fundamentals of Graphic Design from an industry-leading expert. Timothy Samara is a New York-based graphic designer and educator. He…