March is that time of year where the feeling of newness starts, from the first Spring days to fresh essential design projects. These trends are no exception, with fun new takes on some classic concepts. Circles are always popular, but the top trend is an animated take...
Things have changed quite a bit over the last decade when we just started exploring what we could do on a tiny, shiny mobile screen. These days, with mobile traffic accounting for over 50% of web traffic, it’s fair to assume that the very first encounter of your...
Symbolism (also called semiotics) is a powerful tool in human communication. It is how we convey ideas that are too complex or nebulous for words, and it allows us to do so across language barriers. And graphic design, which is all about communicating through...
Ethical design seems like a straightforward concept. “Design things ethically, right?” Well, yeah. But what does that mean exactly? And how does that actually work in practice? It’s important for designers to understand the impact they have and the steps they can take...
Receiving a cease-and-desist letter or, worse, having a complaint filed against you in court, is never a welcome occurrence. Multiple resources must be diverted away from your business and toward resolving the dispute or rebranding. A modest investment in intellectual...
There’s a tech war going on right under our noses. Not the robot-skeletons kind, but the most-accepted format kind, in the vein of Playstation vs Xbox or Betamax vs VHS. This particular format war involves us all, and chances are you’ve seen its combatants without...
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