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Mar 18, 2024

Crafting a Narrative: Mastering Storytelling in Your Design Portfolio

Personal Brand Exploration

Ah, the art of storytelling—it’s not just for books and movies, folks. In the design world, your portfolio is your storybook, a curated collection of your best work that reveals your skills, process, and personality. But how do you turn this collection into a compelling narrative that captivates clients and employers alike?

Mar 11, 2024

How to Make Animated Social Media Graphics – as a Designer

As a graphic designer, you know just how difficult it is to make a splash in the hyper-competitive arena of today’s social media marketing. If you’re responsible for designing for social media, it’s your job to figure out how to make your assets stand out from the crowd, and that’s not easy.

Mar 4, 2024

Stop worrying. Love the AI bomb. But make sure you know how it works.

AI System

AI. AI. AI AI AI. Bored yet? Well at least Google’s crawlers are paying attention. But maybe they - and maybe you too - should read on, as all is not how it seems…

Feb 29, 2024

Why An Evolving Design System Is Foundational For Today’s Websites

From how designers, developers, and their colleagues in marketing come together to how businesses can deliver better digital experiences to their end users, let’s take a look at how design systems offer a solution for website owners’ critical business concerns.

Feb 26, 2024

How To Use AI To Build Websites Without Code: A Guide From Tilda

AI tools can become a personal assistant in a web designer’s work and save time on routine tasks. Together with professional designers who build websites on Tilda, we gathered some ideas on how AI can come in handy in the website creation process.

Dec 19, 2023

4 Web Design Trends to Watch in 2024

Gone are the days of aesthetics trumping experience. Today, web design is all about crafting immersive experiences that connect, captivate, motivate, and delight.

Nov 28, 2023

How 2D/3D Designers Can Find a Creative Home on TikTok

In this interview with 2D/3D AR designer, Kasai Green, we’ll dive into how his love for games led him to become one of Effect House’s fastest growing designers and helped him build a thriving community.

Nov 21, 2023

From Figma to SwiftUI: Designers, Here’s Your Technical Lowdown

Technical Support

Thanks to our friends at Judo for sponsoring this blog post!

Nov 14, 2023

The Magic of Details: How UX Microinteractions Transform Products

The Magic of Details: How UX Microinteractions Transform Products

Nov 7, 2023

Finding Success with notdev: Discovery through Design

In the world of design and consulting, finding the right approach can make all the difference. In this blog we interview Dev Gupta, founder of design studio notdev.

Oct 17, 2023

Failure is Feedback: A/B Testing Lessons for Optimists

The sad truth is: most of your AB tests and experiments will fail. Or they’ll be too inconclusive to implement. Pick your poison.

Sep 19, 2023

The Ultimate Guide to Website Portfolio Templates That Book More Clients

Don’t assume that just showcasing your work is enough to book clients.

Sep 12, 2023

4 Ways to Elevate Your Designs With Authentic Photos

Four ways designers can push themselves when deciding which photos to place in their projects, presentations, and pitches.

Aug 29, 2023

How to make (and keep) money as a freelance designer

Use this guide to establish strong practices and automate recurring processes so you can consistently grow your business and revenue over time.

Aug 25, 2023

The Remarkable Evolution of the Drawing Tablet: Why Designers Should Ditch the Mouse

The artist’s tools have seen radical transformations from the ancient caves of Lascaux to modern digital canvases.

Jun 29, 2023

A guide to mastering financial security: 5 tips from freelancing experts

Get actionable tips and lessons learned from financial experts who specialize in assisting freelancers and entrepreneurs!

Jun 27, 2023

This BIG mistake could cost you your job as a UX designer

Learn how to avoid the biggest pitfall in UX design. (Hint: It’s not just about the client.)

Jun 20, 2023

5 non-negotiable marketing tools every designer needs in 2023

From high-converting landing pages to email and SMS marketing, learn how to promote your work, connect with clients, and drive your business to new heights.

Jun 14, 2023

The Future of UI: Designers explore the creative possibilities of spatial computing

Apple’s Vision Pro and VisionOS are here to revolutionize the way we interact with technology and they’ve got UI designers all over the world buzzing with inspiration.

May 30, 2023

Why use motion in your designs?

Discover the magic of motion design and how to use it to simulate real-world interactions, optimize the user experience, detect design flaws early on, and so much more!