40 Websites to keep your design juices going
Are you the type of person that absorve websites to stay informed about what’s going on in the rest of the design community?
Or you like to check those few blogs that you know and rely on when you’re having a less inspiring day.
In particular, I feel like there’s a tone of resources that most people don’t know about and are missing out.
For this reason, I decided to put together a list of 40 websites (some are blogs, some are online publications, and others fit into another category). I divided them into themes so that you can skip to the ones that interest you the most.
How do you know if you’re working with a good freelancer?
Deciding to leave your steading job and become a freelancer is not an easy decision. There’s a lot to consider and it’s scary as hell to take the leap.
One of the main things I’ve been struggling with (and I guess everyone does in the beginning), is where and how to contact clients.
Is not like there’s a shortage of clients; what exists is a gap between good companies and good designers.
Somehow, the greatest clients always seem to encounter jerky designers, and good freelancers struggle with clients who want to pay 9 euros for a logo with unlimited revisions.
Because of this miss-match, I decided to help potential clients identifying a good freelancer.
Which Game of Thrones’ brand do you prefer?
Whether you’re a hardcore fan or just don’t give a damn about Game of Thrones, you probably know the main characters.
Why do they act like that? Because each one of them is a perfect representation of their house, embodying its meanings, mottos, and personalities.
We can establish a parallel between the show house’s and competing brands, with different approaches towards the market (the throne).
Lookalike logos that you’ll probably recognize
I’ve been spending some time on Quora answering questions related to design lately.
One type of questions that I see a lot is something like: where can I find free online tools to create logos?
Have you seen the power icon design closely?
You know the expression: the best design is the invisible one. And as cliché, as it might seem, we all tend to agree on it.
Even designers — who are curious and attentive people — see everyday objects without taking a second good look at them.
A great everyday example is the power button or better yet, the power symbol. Have you ever consider why is it like the way it is?