The day’s best and most important design- and design business-focused articles, tutorials, and resources hand-picked by Pariah Burke.
- Tap the depths of design psychology with Gestalt theory
Comprehending how the whole product works to shape a viewer’s experience rather than its individual parts is the most basic concept behind design principles based on Gestalt psychology, and good designers know how to use it to their advantage.
Tags: Design GraphicDesign
- Why New Image Format BPG Will Replace GIFs with MPEG‑4 Quality at Smaller File Sizes
And when I say animation, I actually say GIF-like movies with MP4 quality that are actually smaller than the mp4 it was built from.
- What to Do When You’re Creative But Not Commercial
A guide for designers who like to design and not get bogged down in business. Here’s a list of ways to work smart and not slog through tasks you’re not suitedTags: Business design
- Catie Lazarus: The World Is Not a Meritocracy
The host of Employee of the Month on enjoying the process and the benefits of being “actively passive.“Tags: Entrepreneur leadership brassballs
- Top 10 ways to ensure your best people will quit
Most reasons the most talented and productive people flee a given workplace can be avoided. Here are common mistakes, along with better alternatives.
Tags: Leadership
- Women start out as ambitious as men but it erodes over time, says researcher
Prof Michelle Ryan, who is in Australia to deliver a lecture, says women become wearied by fighting against the barriers they face and their ambition drops
- Cute Evernote Client – Desk In The Clouds (Beta): Get A Grip On Your Notes
Desk In The Clouds is a web application made just for Evernote.This app offers you new way to organize your notes from Evernote by letting you arrange them like real sheets of paper on a virtual desk.Desk In The Clouds was awarded the Student Prize at…
- 11 Funny and unique Lorem Ipsum generators
If you have a client with a good sense of humor, try using these placeholders instead, sure to make them appreciate your design/coding even more:
- 50 Best Photoshop Tutorials of 2015
Looking to improve your Photoshop skills before saying good bye to 2015? Or perhaps you are looking for Photoshop tutorials you can follow during the holidayTags: Photoshop
- 9 Things That Make Good Employees Quit
Managers tend to blame their turnover problems on everything under the sun, while ignoring the crux of the matter: people don’t leave jobs; they leave managers. The sad thing is that this can easily be avoided. All that’s required is a new perspective…
- Typography Cheat Sheet: The 6 Big Mistakes to Avoid
Typography has been described as ‘two dimensional architecture’. In the piece, Simone covers some of the big ‘gotchas’ and how to work around them.Tags: Typography fonts design
- Alphabet Textures on Behance
I loosely based each material type on the letter, for instance W – Wax. I think they look pretty rad as a set so wanted to post the whole lot together.Tags: Design Inspiration Typography
- The not-so-secret history of comics drawn by women
The head of the festival that awards comics’ most prestigious prize – the Grand Prix – claimed that women don’t appear in the history of comics. He’s wrong
- 7 Ways to Help You Be a Better Closer
Have a hard time closing the deal? This entrepreneur reveals his tactics that may help you improve your skills as a closer.Tags: Entrepreneur Leadership Brassballs
- 10 Reasons Your Top Talent Will Leave You
When examining the talent at any organization look at the culture, not the rhetoric – look at the results, not the commentary about potential. Despite some of the delusional perspective in the corner office, when we interview their employees, here’s what they tell us:
- Copyright Violation, Content Plagiarism and Duplication (And How to Avoid Them)
So, what safety measures can you take? Below are a few tips you can make use of:
- Why You Should Ditch Your Goals in 2016
How to adapt a mindset of intention to drive quantum growth.Tags: Entrepreneur freelancer leadership