Design
Graphic design is more than just good looks. Design is the process of visually conveying ideas or messages to a specific audience.
Dropbox Unveils Brave New Brand Identity
Dropbox has launched a controversial redesign of its brand identity, intended to help the SaaS standout in a market inc…
By Ben Moss
5 Techniques for Engaging Display Type
Sometimes your typeface needs to convey feeling as much as meaning, and for that function more designers are turning to…
By Nick Babich
Is the Human Designer Facing Extinction?
In the last few years, machine learning and artificial intelligence have been hitting the headlines often. The technolo…
By David Attard
YouTube Unveils 1st New Logo Since Launch
Yesterday YouTube launched a major UI revision to all its channels, from mobile, to games consoles. At the same time it…
By Ben Moss
5 Ways Designers Should Develop Empathy
Empathy. It’s a virtue. It’s a valuable quality in any human being. It’s a distinct advantage in connecting to people. …
How to Succeed With Design Thinking
Design thinking is the idea that we can solve problems by practicing human-centered design—putting people at the centre…
Vancouver Rebels Over Generic Rebrand
Many who don’t live in Vancouver at least know the western Canadian city for a few things: Sky-high housing prices, gre…
Why evolution is better than revolution in product design
Digital products will always need to be redesigned. Styles progress, hardware technologies advance, and development pos…
By Ben Bate
Meet the man behind Comic Sans
We’ve all seen Comic Sans; the typeface that’s both loathed and (secretly) admired—some people have even dedicated a we…
Does this type make my design look fat?
Nothing can ruin a design like typography that doesn’t fit. Whether it’s too big (or too small), improper type scaling …
WeTransfer reveals new brand identity and UI
WeTransfer is one of the mostly widely admired start-ups of the last decade. In many ways it embodies what we tell our …
By Ben Moss
Making logos work for the web
When you design for the web, no matter the industry, there are expectations that must be met, and realities that must b…
Creating a design system language
It seems like the current buzz word in the design industry and everyone wants one. But how exactly can a product benefi…
By Alan Power
Zendesk releases a new logo
We’re all familiar with the old Zendesk logo, right? The memorable image of the Buddha who’s wearing a headset (melding…
The evolution of political campaign logos
The most successful brands understand that knowing their audience and how to communicate with them is vital to their su…
By Shawn Cheris
Designing for mobile app commerce
One of the more lucrative projects for designers these days doesn’t even involve desktop. That’s because, in the last f…
4 UX mistakes almost every designer makes
As a designer you’re expected to make the impossible happen. Time and time again, you’re expected to take an incredibly…
The surprising history of emojis
You encounter emojis on a regular basis in your 21st-century, tech-savvy lifestyle, but what is the history of emojis? …
