Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers | Read More How can we get better at naming? This post is dedicated to naming conventions, tips, and real-world examples that help you name things in a robust and flexible way. Naming is hard. As designers and developers, we often struggle finding the […]
Source: Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers Read More It’s easy to get lost in a sea of CSS frameworks and libraries, each promising easier styling and smoother layouts. But amidst this abundance, the modern CSS features we have today offer simpler and more flexible approaches without the added dependencies or […]
Source: Medium.design - Medium | Read More A design team exercise to try We’ve started a “What if” series on the Medium design team. As a counterbalance to our rigorous day-to-day process, we needed a space to zoom out, experiment, and explore more broadly. We use these sessions to sharpen our craft or tackle an open […]
Source: Medium.design - Medium | Read More It’s been a minute since we last shared a batch of design inspiration — so here’s a January edition for you! In no particular order, here are a few things that have been shared around our team over the past several months. 1. 77 Ways to Design the Letter ‘M’ Some good, […]
Source: Medium.design - Medium | Read More At Medium, our design team’s tool of choice is Figma. We use it practically every day, but still get a bit of joy whenever we discover a small, lesser-known feature or tip. Below are a few of the tips that have been shared on our team recently. 1. Copy .svg […]
Source: Medium.design - Medium | Read More At Medium, our design team’s tool of choice is Figma. We use it practically every day, but still get a bit of joy whenever we discover a small, lesser-known feature or tip. Below are a few of the tips that have been shared on our team recently. 1. Copy .svg […]
Source: Medium.design - Medium | Read More 4 proven approaches to leveling up your designs and moving faster Have you ever wished you could populate any design with relevant and fresh content with just a single click? Or cycle through a bottomless repository of relevant content to help visualize your designs in as many contexts imaginable? […]
Source: Medium.design - Medium | Read More The product design team at Medium has been working on updating our design system, our guide for how we build Medium. I’ve been thinking about different approaches to design systems, specifically how to balance consistency with flexibility. There’s a certain beauty to a rigid system like Are.na — a seldom […]
Source: Medium.design - Medium | Read More A few years ago I read an article by Tomer Sharon titled “Continuous user research in 11.6 seconds,” in which Sharon talked about creating a broader, more consistent approach to the practice of talking to customers. Continuous user research in 11.6 seconds He posited that moving away, at […]
Source: Medium.design - Medium | Read More Photo by Terry Vlisidis on Unsplash As product designers, we are responsible for empathizing with our users. And we’ve developed a number of tools to help us do just that—we talk to people who use our product, we sit with them and look over their shoulders as they interact, […]
Source: Medium.design - Medium | Read More We’re back with a spring installment of more things the design team has been looking at, reading, inspired by, or in some cases, just getting a good laugh out of over the last few weeks. Enjoy, and if you feel so inclined, let us know what you’ve been into […]
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In this tutorial we’ll create a delicious fruit vector design from basic shapes and create a dynamic composition perfect for print and web media alike! Tutorial Details: How to Create a Simple Shape Composition Design Program: Adobe Illustrator CS6 Difficulty: Intermediate Topics Covered: Design Theory, Shape Building, Compositional Skills Estimated Completion Time: 30 Minutes Final […]
Create a quick and trendy office vector scene with simple line icons. We’ll go through each piece, step by step in no time flat! Tutorial Details: Illustrate an Office Vector in 15 Minutes! Program: Adobe Illustrator CS6 – CC Difficulty: Intermediate Topics Covered: Design Theory, Shape Building, Compositional Skills Estimated Completion Time: 15 Minutes Final Image: […]
Follow this tutorial to create a trendy flat teacup logotype in Adobe Illustrator! We’ll be using and modifying basic geometric shapes, working with Align panel, Pathfinder functions and learning simple yet very useful tips and tricks. Let’s get started! Tutorial details: Program: Adobe Illustrator CC Difficulty: Beginner Topics Covered: Logotype Design, Shape Building, Compositional Skills Estimated […]
In this tutorial we will be creating a cute smiling heart with floral decorations, that can be easily turned into a postcard by adding text to the composition. We’ll be using basic shapes and tools for creating the smiling heart itself and adding details. Let’s get started! Tutorial Details Program: Adobe Illustrator CS6 – CC […]
Hey, welcome back to another icon tutorial, in which we’re going to explore how to create a messaging app icon in Figma, using nothing more than a couple of basic geometric shapes, that we’re going to adjust here and there. Tutorial Details: Messaging App Icon Program: Figma Difficulty: Beginner Topics Covered: Compositional Construction, Shape Alignment, […]
Source: Medium.design - Medium | Read More Twice a month our design team meets to talk about our work and share links that we found interesting or enjoyable in some way. Here’s what we looked at this week: 1. I purchased a dog DNA test from Embark and found their setup, testing, and results to […]
Welcome back to another Figma based tutorial, in which we’re going to take a quick look behind the process of creating a phone widget app icon, using nothing more than a couple of basic geometric shapes. So, assuming you already have the software up and running let’s jump straight into it! Tutorial Details: Phone Widget […]
In this tutorial we’ll be making a nautical scene with underwater elements. We’ll be using basic geometric shapes as well as creating our own brushes and doing some freehand drawing to create a unique ocean design. Let’s get started! Tutorial Details Program: Adobe Illustrator CS6 – CC Difficulty: Intermediate Topics Covered: Shape Building, Paintbrush Tool, […]
In today’s tutorial, we’re going to take a quick look behind the process of creating a security icon, and see how we can take some simple shapes and turn them into a finished usable product. So, assuming you already have Figma running in the background, let’s jump straight into it! Tutorial Details: Security Icon Program: […]
Welcome back to another icon dedicated tutorial, in which we’re going to learn how to quickly create a computer settings icon inside of Figma, using nothing more than a couple of basic geometric shapes. So, assuming you already have the software up and running let’s jump straight into it! Tutorial Details: Computer Settings Icon Program: […]
Source: Medium.design - Medium | Read More Every two weeks, in our design team all-hands, we share links to beautiful or interesting things we encountered recently. These can be interesting interactions, compelling visual design, essays on design, code experiments, etc. These last few weeks, we’ve been talking about jazzy keys, holograms, virtual worlds, and face […]
Source: Visual Swirl Design Resources | Read More Posted by on Jan 24th We’ve all heard about why we should be using responsive design (beyond the fact that it’s current design trend). But the decision to go responsive raises a number of development questions. One of the biggest issues is handling media. And […] We’ve […]
Source: Visual Swirl Design Resources | Read More Posted by on Jan 1st Welcome to 2013! To kick off another great year I’ve rounded up 13 of the best 2013 wallpapers. Start off the new year by making a plan to clean up your desktop. Once it’s clean, you’ll want to decorate with […] Welcome […]