After years, Corel has released a new product just for macOS: CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2019. We hear from the Senior Director of Products for CorelDRAW, about their new design software.
Design Tutorials & Online Education Resources
The Finer Details with Neenah and Maharaja
Smooth paper's essential for a clean look. Neenah Paper explains why SLIDE™, their new super smooth surface paper, is made for tiny type and focused detail through their sample project, Maharaja.
Embrace Embossing with Neenah and Euclid
On top of textured paper, embossing adds more texture, more feeling, and more impact. Neenah Paper explains why foil stamping is great and embossing is boss, especially on their new leather-inspired line of textured paper.
How to Know if Your Idea is Worth Pursuing
The wall full of post-it notes. The moleskine full of goals. Generating ideas isn't the problem in the graphic design process. Selecting the right one is.
The Rise of and Looming Death of Flash
Adobe will soon stop distributing the Flash Player plugin. Before the nail goes into the coffin—let’s give credit where credit is due. Flash was miraculous.
In design, stay true to yourself and true to your project
At Mingo, good design is more than being complicated or straight-forward, busy or minimal, Helvetica or Comic Sans. It’s about what’s right for the project.
The Best Graphic Design Schools Online
What are the best graphic design schools online? Courses and programs that are just a click away might be perfect for your next step.
Amp Up the Texture
Neenah’s PLIKE® Papers have a unique, soft touch surface that prints beautifully and offers a tactile sensation on its own. Adding specialty techniques like foil stamping and embossing can create a multi-dimensional experience.
How’d They Do That?
This piece, titled Reinvent the Feel, is a printed sample found in The Design Collection: Pearlized swatchbook. It’s foil stamped with two colors on one side, and printed 1 PMS on the other. Let’s take a closer look at this piece, the steps it took to produce it, and key considerations when working with...
8 Key Principles of Design Thinking
“Design is the non-fiction version of art,” once said Douglas Coupland. But when it comes to design thinking, what's really involved?