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10 Best Logo Colour Schemes & Combinations (With Examples)

Choosing color combinations for logos is an important job as color can affect emotions and behaviors. We’ve all felt uncertain at times when designing a brand and not being able to decide what to choose. This article helps you understand how to effectively use color for a logo.

Subjects:: Interactive and Digital Media and Design Elements
Keywords:: Color in design Signs symbols -- Design Icons (Computer graphics) Logos (Symbols) -- Design
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3 Tips to Help You Avoid Bad Web Typography

Typography has so many variable options. Our jobs as designers don’t end at choosing a single font. We also have to decide all the smaller details that can cause a big impact on our design project. In this article, learn more about how to avoid bad web typography.

Subjects:: Typography and Design Elements
Keywords:: Type type-founding Web sites -- Design Graphic design (Typography)
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5 Easy Rules for Mobile UI Design Beginners

The creation of mobile applications grows daily. To design a good application, there are several rules to take into consideration that are different from desktop applications. Follow these rules before you get started on your next project.

Subjects:: Interactive and Digital Media
Keywords:: Mobile computing User interfaces (Computer systems)
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6 Beginner “Safety First” Color Guidelines for the Web

Color theory for web design is just as important as for print design. We all get very excited about color palettes and tend to use one too many color combinations. This article outlines a few tips on how to successfully use color in web design.

Subjects:: Design Elements
Keywords:: Layout (Printing) Graphic design (Typography)
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60 Design Terms You Should Know

We put together a glossary of terms that every designer should know. No matter what stage of your career you are in, this article is important to refresh your memory.

Subjects:: Design Elements
Keywords:: Design Terminology
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8 Golden Rules for Better Interface Design

If you’re struggling with usability issues in your design process, this article can help you move in the right direction. This article outlines eight design principles that are applicable to most user interfaces.

Subjects:: Interactive and Digital Media
Keywords:: Human-computer interaction Web-based user interfaces User interfaces (Computer systems)
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A Brief History of Display Fonts

Display fonts are essential if you're looking to create a certain atmosphere and feeling in your design. In this article, get familiar with the history of display fonts and how they came to be so popular.

Subjects:: Typography and Design Elements
Keywords:: Type type-founding History Graphic design (Typography)
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A Brief History of Type

Typography has a fascinating history and it’s come a long way to become what it is today. Learn the history of type starting from the earliest engravings, the printing press revolution, its impact in the Midcentury Modernism, and all through to today.

Subjects:: Typography and Design Elements
Keywords:: Type type-founding History
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A Comprehensive Introduction to Grids in Web Design

That’s right, grids aren’t only for print design. Web design is completely based on grids. In this article, you’ll learn everything from basic lingo to theory and examples of how websites are using grids.

Subjects:: Typography
Keywords:: Web sites -- Design Grids (Typographic design)
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A Comprehensive Introduction to Visual Design

Learn the fundamental principles of web design with real examples. Whether you’re an experienced designer or beginner, this article is a solid ground for you to build your practice.

Keywords:: Visual communication Design Graphic arts -- Techniques
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Accessibility Basics: Designing for Visual Impairment

About 9% of the global population experiences a kind of visual impairment, so can we do anything to improve their online experience? In this useful article, you’ll learn more about how website design affects visually impaired individuals and what we can do to make it better.

Subjects:: Technology
Keywords:: Computer drawing Adobe Illustrator (Computer file)
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Ad*Access

Over 7,000 U.S. and Canadian advertisements covering five product categories - Beauty and Hygiene, Radio, Television, Transportation, and World War II propaganda - dated between 1911 and 1955.

Subjects:: Advertising Design
Keywords:: Canada Databases Advertising United States
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Admango

We use Artificial Intelligence, Digital Finger Printing and Profiling to track your competitors' every move across all platforms including TV, Print, Outdoor, Radio, Digital, Mobile and Social Media. Be it a corporate campaign, new product launch, promotional messages, event announcement, to just a casual greeting, we alert you the minute it's out there so you can respond immediately.

Subjects:: Advertising Design and Marketing
Keywords:: Advertising campaigns Commercial art Advertising
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Ads of the World

Ads of the World is one of the world's largest advertising archive and community. The front page features fresh creative tv, print, outdoor, online, dm and ambient advertisements from around the world.

Subjects:: Advertising Design
Keywords:: Commercial art Advertising Advertising campaigns
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Advanced Color Theory: What Is Color Management?

Know everything about RGB and CMYK but want to learn more? This article helps you understand other color models available to designers. You’ll learn how to and when to use them, how to manage colors, and what happens when you convert color spaces.

Subjects:: Design Elements
Keywords:: Color in design People with visual disabilities Barrier-free design
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An Introduction to Color Theory for Web Designers

If you dabble in web design, you need to read this essential introduction to color theory. This practical article explains many design principles you can use to choose a color scheme.

Subjects:: Design Elements
Keywords:: Color in design Web sites -- Design
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An Introduction to Remote Usability Testing

If you ever wondered about remote usability testing, this article is for you. It contains valuable information that can help you with the decision-making process if your product is ready for the masses.

Subjects:: Interactive and Digital Media
Keywords:: User interfaces (Computer systems) -- Testing Human-computer interaction Web-based user interfaces
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Art History Teaching Resources (AHTR)

Art History Teaching Resources (AHTR) is a peer-populated platform for art history teachers. AHTR is home to a constantly evolving and collectively authored online repository of art history teaching content including, but not limited to, lesson plans, video introductions to museums, book reviews, image clusters, and classroom and museum activities. The site promotes discussion and reflection around new ways of teaching and learning in the art history classroom through a peer-populated blog, and fosters a collaborative virtual community for art history instructors at all career stages.

Subjects:: Visual Arts
Keywords:: Arts History Art -- Study teaching
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Art History: Curriculum Resources from the Met

These comprehensive and fully illustrated guides provide useful background information and ideas for ancient art from around the world.

Subjects:: Visual Arts
Keywords:: Arts History
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Become a Better Designer by Exploring Universal Beauty: Myth vs. Reality

Have you wondered what’s considered beautiful around the world? This article touches on the concept of beauty, where it comes from, and how this idea shapes us as designers.

Subjects:: Design Elements
Keywords:: Design
Resource Type:: Others

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