The day’s best and most important design- and design business-focused articles, tutorials, and resources hand-picked by Pariah Burke.
- 8 Common Dysfunctions of Design Teams—and What to Do About Them
GV Design Partner John Zeratsky shares his proven, reliable, and simple techniques that teams can use to work better together.Tags: Design Business
- How to Take Your Timeline Back from All of Twitter’s Weird Changes, Ads, and Promoted Tweets
Twitter has been on a tear making tons of changes that its users never asked for. From today’s new “best of” module, to promoted tweets, and “while you were away,” it’s all cruft to someone who just wants a clean stream to read. Here’s how to take your timeline back.
Tags: Twitter
- Brands May Soon Send You Ads via Facebook Messenger, Whether You Like It or Not
Ads are reportedly coming to Facebook Messenger
- WSJ Breaking up with LinkedIn?
Just as Prevention magazine announced its breakup with advertisers, the Wall Street Journal announced a sort of breakup with LinkedIn, and the move has other B2B publications wondering if their amorous relationship with the business-focused social media platform is worth continuing.
- How to Design for Global Meaning and Attention
- Does Your Personal Brand Make You Look Like an Idiot?
If you don’t burst out laughing, you’re on the money.
Tags: Entrepreneur Freelance Brassballs
- So You Want to Be a Fashion Illustrator?
Let’s start with a breakdown of some of the roles and areas in illustration filled by fashion illustrators:
- Get Over Yourself: Collaboration Is the Secret to Great Products
Next time you tackle a project, think about who else could be involved.Tags: Entrepreneur Leadership Startup
- Adobe Animate CC: Reimagined Web Animation, Now With Typekit
If you’ve been using Adobe Flash Professional to create your web content, we’re delighted to add the Typekit library to your toolbox with their most recent launch — which also marks the product’s transition to Adobe Animate CC. Animate is a completely rewritten version of the Flash Professional tool, which designers have used for years…
- Perfect Your UIs With Craft – the Free Photoshop Plugin
Craft makes creating realistic users a snap. In just a few clicks we can insert realistic stand-ins with names and faces. To insert the content we need, we’ll be using 2 modules in Craft: Photos and Type.
Tags: Ui UX photoshop