40 Free Vector Packs for Your Spring Designs
For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, spring is right around the corner and, along with it, designs bursting with flowers, butterflies, Easter Eggs, and pastel colors. Most of…
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Tara Horner (13 Articles)
>Tara Hornor loves writing about marketing, web and graphic design inspiration, and photography. She is a Senior Editor for Creative Content Experts, a copywriting company that she started with her husband. Connect with @TaraHornor for more design inspiration and marketing help.
20 HDR Photographers Worth Watching
Do you need a twist on your photographic inspiration? Check out the following HDR photographers. The techniques they use to create surrealistic images combine multiple exposures to capture a wider…
Our Favorite Advanced Adobe Illustrator Tutorials
Have you ever wanted a list of only the best advanced Illustrator tutorials that you could reference when needed? I keep finding myself spending too much time scouring the web…
20 Beautifully Minimalist Music Posters
Minimalism in design is characterized by reducing the elements of design down to the very basics. The idea is to use the most basic of shapes and lines to represent…
Stunning Fantasy Photographers to Envy
Many would argue that one of the largest and most popular genres in art, especially digital, is fantasy. This style of art can be hand-drawn, painted, created in a drawing…
Stunning QR Codes that Prove Usability Does Not Equal Boring
The QR code has seen a massive surge in popularity as marketers use these marks to drive consumers from print ads to an online landing page. The drawback in the…
25 Inspiring Examples of Monochromatic Art
Colors help our eyes determine detail. Sometimes, however, multiple colors can disguise details that we do not naturally see. Using shades of one color to wash out a photo or…
Exploring Current Web Design Trends
The funny thing about current web design trends is that they are both helpful and detrimental. Trends set the standard for design elements and styles that are popular for a…
Things You Need to Know about Guest Blogging
One of the ways to help improve your ranking with search engines, and especially Google, is with inbound links – those links that point back to you. Creating inbound links…
Why and How to Write Better Graphic Design Tutorials
For every single quality graphic design tutorial out there, another 50 just plain suck. They’re poorly written, use bad graphics, are about bad graphics, or just altogether skip important steps….
Create a Stylized Election Poster Using Illustrator
It’s election season! Time for graphic designers to start helping clients design posters for their upcoming campaigns. It’s a great time to be a designer as each and every city…
Grunge Toolbox for Web Designers
Grunge websites are a common web design style that can add emotion and depth of character to a website. Some of the most common elements include dirty textures, torn edges,…