GivingTuesday Roundup: 12 Places To Find Answers To Most Common Designer Questions

“Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it’s really how it works.”

Steve Jobs was an intelligent man. I always remember this saying from him when I create my own designs.He was absolutely right that we should not confuse a concept of design with how things look only. It’s primarily, how things work. Until and unless your product adds value to its surroundings, it cannot be considered efficiently designed, no matter how incredible it looks. So every graphic designer has to stop at some point and think really hard how his skills and knowledge of design is helping the world become a little more coherent and attractive for the people.

Golden Ratio: Nature’s Key To Perfect Design!

Known around the globe as the Golden Ratio, the divine proportion, Golden Mean or the Golden Section, it is a mathematical miracle in other words, the value of Phi.  Based on the famous Fibonacci sequence, which goes like 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34.. and so on forever, where every new number in the sequence is the combination of the two preceding it, its ratio 1.6180 has come to be known as the perfect proportion for creating well balanced and eye pleasing art and architecture. In fact every form of designing, from painting to photography to web design, the Golden Ratio has become the way to go.

Today, our country is a superpower, but it wasn’t always

Today, our country is a superpower, but it wasn’t always. We have seen tough trials of natural, political, and socio-economic nature. Our country got its independence from the British in 1776, but since then, it’s been a saga of effort and endurance. We went through the Great Depression, two World Wars, Cold War, and are still stuck with the War on Terror around the globe. But, that is the quality of our nation; we persevere. No matter what the conditions are, international or back home, we always come out victorious and even more determined than we were before.

 

The Crucial Stages of Your Brand’s Logo Design

Apple is a brand and its logo is simple yet the story behind it is not. It takes a lot of effort and one has to go through a defined process to create a logo. It’s not just a graphic; it’s the pillar which holds the brand. You need recognition for your brand and that is the vital function of a logo. A great logo appears to be the lifeblood of a brand. For this important task you need to understand the principals and pitfalls of designing in creating a logo for your business.