When we were children, our imaginations ran wild. Over the years, our creativity begins to slow down and it can be hard to get the creative juices flowing. Here are nine ways to spark your creativity to help over come those mental blocks. 1. Step out of your comfort zone By traveling to new cities,…
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Posts Categorized: Design & Illustration
Elements and Principles of Design
There has been a lot of talk about interface design with the latest releases of operating systems for smartphones including Android, iOS and Windows Phone. Popular interface styles have recently come in and out of fashion like skeuomorphism and flat design. Skeuomorphism focuses on making design elements represent their real world counterparts. Flat design focuses…
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Understanding Color and Cultural Symbolism
When designing a website, every decision communicates something. How your website uses color is perhaps one of the most fundamental decisions. Yet many sites fail to consider the psychology of color and cultural symbolism when it comes to selecting a palette. Websites that fail to consider unconscious associations with color risk alienating or even offending…
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Effectively Communicating with Color Harmony
Color is an amazing tool that helps communicate ideas effectively. Have you ever had to pick out paint for a room? I’m guessing you know there are a lot of colors to choose from. It can be difficult to know which colors work well together and which contrast. Below we will take a quick look…
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