When you design for everyone, you design for no one. Instead, you design for the norm, and the norm is based on power structures many of us question today. Let’s look at colonialism, norm criticism, how that is linked to design, and how we can design better.
No matter what role you end up taking eventually, you’ll be most valued for your craft – because you’d be excellent at creation or even more importantly, curation. I’ve rarely seen a pure manager who can command great respect and admiration from their team without being exceptional at the craft
Writing and web design go together quite well. Both require creativity and attention to detail. Importantly, they also serve as a gateway to connecting with others. It’s a combination that has helped me through my journey. With 20+ years in design and another 10+ writing, I feel that each has provided me with a foundation for growth. As one discipline informs the other, there is so much I might have missed…
Some say trends in web design come and go: there is no point in following them. It is just a waste of precious time, money, and resources. One day big, bold typography makes a considerable impact, whereas another day, small and elegant font face amazes the audience.
The change is part of the new Twitter Blue for Business, which is rolling out now. The first change you’ll notice is that brands and businesses now have a square profile pic instead of a round one. This includes Twitter itself, Apple, Microsoft, and Mashable, for example.
We unveiled the design of our King Charles III banknotes on 20 December 2022. The King’s portrait will appear on all four of our polymer banknotes (£5, £10, £20 and £50). The rest of the design on the banknotes will remain the same. The King’s image will appear on the front of the banknotes, as well as in the see-through security window.
The post-pandemic period has seen a lot of logo activity. Brands, left and right, are going through shifts large and small, and using logo redesigns to communicate the same. Amid this cacophony, there have been rebrand successes and failures. Some have gained global accolades as well as fan adulation, while others have not been that lucky.
A DC Studios producer appears to have briefly posted an image of himself wearing merchandise that shows a hitherto unseen design. And it’s leading to some wild speculation, as well as some yawns (take a look at the best graphic design software if you want to create your own designs).
A short guide on how to use ChatGPT to elaborate your text prompts
