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Colour psychology might be universal, but cultures are different. No matter what the “natural” effect of a colour on people is, when you’ve been exposed to a certain cultural meaning attached to a colour,

When you create design ideas, your eye is the most important judge. The more designs you create, the more trained your eyes will become. But at no point will anyone’s eyes ever become so well-trained,

On December 10th YouTube might drop a new bomb on its creators – many have already published videos about that. But a month before a new adpocalypse could start, YouTube already implemented new rules that

Besides using complementary and analogous colours, some more advanced concepts of using the colour wheel to create a colour palette have been developed. These are most often based on geometric patterns;

In the last article we’ve established the basics in theory. But can the colour wheel actually help us in the practical design process? Yes, it can, and even the basics of the practical usage are enough

To design good logos (or to be a good designer in general) you don’t have to become a scientist. But the basics of colour science should be part of the knowledge of a designer, as this understanding makes

Once you’ve got your first design ideas brainstormed, you want to dive deeper into those that you think could become the winning result. But many designers run into a rut when they want to create variations

Visual Brain Dumping is the brainstorming of scribbling. Approach a visual brain dumping session the same way you would brainstorm. As brainstorming, the scribbling approach can also be used for groups,

A brand book is not necessary to create good designs. Especially, when you’re a beginning designer, creating logos or flyers for a couple of bucks, brand books are simply to much of a time-eater to use

Research is not just the first step of the creative process; it is one of the most important. If you do your research right, you can create more ideas, better ideas, more fitting ideas, and get these ideas

A huge topic that certainly deserves more than one article. But let us start somewhere. And the best place to start is most often: the basics. So, here are the basics of running client interviews for

When you are into success porn, you read these business articles, listen to podcasts with entrepreneurs, and watch YouTube videos of people who made it big. And procrastination is always a topic that is

A basic tutorial on perhaps the most asked question when it comes to Photoshop. Ressources used in this video: Background Music: Blog: Twitter: Instagram: YouTube: BitChute: Steemit: Minds: Gab: Contact:

Your clients are running successful businesses, which is why it is likely that they know more about their business then we ever could. At the same time, your clients don’t know enough about design, which

A basic tutorial on perhaps the most asked question when it comes to Photoshop. Ressources used in this video: Background Music: Blog: Twitter: Instagram: YouTube: BitChute: Steemit: Minds: Gab: Contact:

The most basic advice will elevate you and your business above the market average. On the one hand, it is somehow sad, that basic advice is enough to outperform the competition, but on the other hand,

What goes around, comes back around. If you go around criticizing the work of others, others will go around and criticize your work. And as we all make mistakes from time to time, there is always something

Creating a design is not like creating an algorithm for a software security company. But even though, you should keep your client relations a secret. If clients agree, you can share your work on your portfolio

Why should you give away valid advice as a designer online? Doesn’t that create more knowledgeable designers who might take away the jobs you want to have? Aren’t you just creating unnecessary competition?

I am not a fan of YouTube anymore. Censorship, shadow bannings, demonetization, and even account terminations are looking biased and subjective – YouTube seems to go after content creator on a basis of