#designers

#designers

Academia provides designers with more respect and autonomy than the corporate world. [ more ]

Crafting Selfhood showcases 13 Asian American female identifying artists and designers in New York City, sharing insights on creative processes and identities. [ more ]

NYCxDesign 2024 showcases local and international designers, exhibitions, and events in Manhattan and Brooklyn from 16-23 May. [ more ]

Wacom introduces Movink, an OLED pen display for digital artists and designers emphasizing color accuracy and portability. [ more ]

FontShare provides modern and professional fonts for designers at no cost, transforming designs from ordinary to extraordinary. [ more ]

Designers need to understand business goals and metrics to prove their value. [ more ]

Canvas lounge chairs offer a softer and lighter alternative to leather for various settings and seasons.

Diverse designers offer canvas lounge chairs in different styles and price ranges, catering to various preferences and budgets. [ more ]

Linearity Move offers a balance between basic and complex animation tools.

Linearity Move helps designers create marketing assets quickly and easily without the need for outsourcing. [ more ]

Companies profit from addiction to information consumption.

Designers contribute to information consumption with deceptive intentions. [ more ]

Failing a whiteboarding test isn't the end of the world.

Approach whiteboarding by focusing on techniques, not just task completion. [ more ]

Figma has plugins that make it easier to work with images and color palettes

Plugins like Unsplash, Image Palette, Coolors, ColorLabels, and Noisy Gradients provide useful functionality for designers in Figma [ more ]

Fashion criticism allows for a close examination of creativity and beauty.

Fashion critics often approach their subjects at a distance and don't experience them as intended by their creators. [ more ]

Fair Isle jumpers are a cozy and fashionable addition to winter wardrobes

The Fair Isle knitting technique creates intricate patterns using multiple colors [ more ]

Paid mentorships are a potential side hustle for designers, with platforms like Topmate and Superpeer offering opportunities to share skills and experiences.

Creating and selling digital products, such as eBooks or templates, can be a scalable and profitable side hustle for designers, with platforms like Gumroad providing a platform for launching and promoting these products. [ more ]

Designers are questioning their value and relevance in light of new generative technologies and layoffs.

The role of a UX designer goes beyond pixels and involves creating dynamic experiences. [ more ]

Balancing personal and professional content on social media is crucial for designers to build rapport with potential customers and collaborators.

Using Instagram Stories and Reels can provide a more personal and intimate glimpse into the designer's life while keeping the main feed focused on business content. [ more ]

Custom-made keyboards are becoming popular among creators and designers as they provide a better workflow for the creative process.

The Figma Creator Micro Keyboard offers a small and cute package with 12 mechanical keys that can be mapped to single functions and four layers for a total of 48 keys. [ more ]

Designers often struggle to be seen as problem solvers and strategic thinkers by non-designer colleagues and clients.

Designers have developed models, frameworks, and processes to show the value of design in business and service development. [ more ]

F37 X is a new section of F37 Foundry that focuses on collaboration and features typefaces by both established designers and up-and-coming talent.

One of the fonts in F37 X, Glaser Stencil, was a collaboration between F37 and the late Milton Glaser, and was inspired by a typeface used on a Carnegie Hall bill poster from 1969.

F37 X also includes the revival of Superfried's experimental typeface Marbles and unique fonts by Non-Format and Anthony Burrill. [ more ]

95% of designers work remotely at least partially

82% of individual design contributors are positive about their current roles

38% of designers feel more distant from their co-workers [ more ]

AI tech like Midjourney assists designers in creating incredibly realistic automotive designs, reflecting various aesthetic influences and design languages. [ more ]

Design Miami honors Gaetano Pesce, showcasing his works alongside other notable designers. [ more ]

The A' Design Awards & Competition offers various categories for designers worldwide to submit their work for a chance to win and gain international recognition. [ more ]