Minimalism defines a style which has also emerged as a dominant art movement in the most recent history explaining the feminist notion of reducing shapes and forms to their core lacking female components. Its development, originating in the 1940s-1960s, has also catered people with a liking of more basic and simple artistic reproductions with straight,…
Art and Design are two fields that incorporate a lot of vibrant colors and each color is essential, however, amongst the many colors it can be argued that black paint is one of the most powerful tools in an artist’s or designer’s toolbox. Black often evokes a sense of jewelry, grace and depth, which is…
For those interested in custom work wear, promotional products and custom gifts, sublimation is quite the effective printing technique. Basically, a sublimation ink is where heat and pressure is used to change a solid material into a gas state, completely ignoring the liquid phase. This also gives the fabric or material a deep dive penetration…
As design is that area which requires continuous inspiration and trend monitoring, design blogs serve as an invaluable source of inspiration. This part explains the importance of design blogs and their effect on the creative process in detail. We will begin this journey by discussing how design blogs, web design, and graphic design together become…
Hello, global art lovers! Let me introduce you to a newly found fascinating world of drypoint etching, a printmaking technique that is as beautiful if not highly rewarding to learn in my opinion. Drypoint is a technique/ process by which you create a scratch on a piece of artwork that feels and gives off a…
Let’s tackle a subject that is dear to me—design asset libraries. As a designer, I understand how exasperating the creative process is. You sit down, prepared to design, but the blank canvas is peering back at you like a daunting wall. This is when design asset libraries should be used. A design asset library is…
Today, it seems like integrating design tools into our workflows is essential to succeed in the ever-evolving creative landscape. It does not matter if you are a graphic designer, web developer, or an artist since the tools do make a difference in how people execute their ideas. I can still recall the very first time…
Making non-smooth surfaces within the artworks makes our painting feel 3D, which in turn makes the painting feel more interactive. Surface is a vital feature of the painting because it can easily bring dimension into the flat canvas so polishing surface wouldn’t do it justice. Try to picture running your hand throughout the entire canvas,…
Have you ever looked at a painting and felt like it was appealing and had emotions in it? It’s like looking deeply into something due to the impressiveness of the brightness. This is not just an easy oil painting methodology; the glazing oil painting is an artist’s secret weapon. I remember vividly the first time…
In this age of myriad scanning devices, the trend of responsive design has emerged as one of the most important. Consider this scenario: You are trying to access a specific website through your mobile phone but the text is too small or the pictures are cropped off. Disappointing, isn’t it? Responsive design is about guaranteeing…
Printmaking is that fascinating art form wherein creativity merges with communication. It’s more than creating images, inasmuch as it involves story-telling, message-passing and interaction via art. An artist’s delicate etchings and screen prints are more than meets the eye, there’s a story behind them that is conceptualized into their art form. On the other hand;…
Have you given much thought to how much music, tv and film popular culture affects your design decisions these days? It certainly is eye-catching, to say the least. Popular culture quite evidently permeates all facets of design with its unceasing shifts and landmark occurrences. This entails that the music one listens to, the films or…