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Stay on top of the latest design trends. Use these articles to get inspiration, deepen your understanding, and create designs that are both trendy and timeless.
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  1. How to Create a Slimy, Alien Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Slimy, Alien Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In the following steps you will learn how to create a green, slimy text effect in Adobe Illustrator.

  2. How to Create a Misty Landscape Photo Manipulation With Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create a Misty Landscape Photo Manipulation With Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    In this tutorial I'll show you how to create a misty landscape with rocks, an arch bridge, flying birds, castles, and a medieval woman. You'll learn how to...

  3. How to Create a Simple Geometrical Pattern in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Simple Geometrical Pattern in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this Quick Tip tutorial, you'll learn how to create a simple and trendy geometrical pattern, the quick and easy way.

  4. How to Create a Detailed Chocolate Chip Cookie in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Detailed Chocolate Chip Cookie in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Learn how to draw a detailed chocolate chip cookie using brushes available in Adobe Illustrator.

  5. How to Create a Geometric, Kaleidoscopic Design in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Geometric, Kaleidoscopic Design in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    I’ve always been amused by the designs on playing cards. They seem simple at first, but when you look closely you realize the image is a combination of...

  6. How to Create Flat Weather Icons in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create Flat Weather Icons in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    April showers bring May flowers! It is traditionally known that April is quite a rainy period, but any weather has its own beauty, so let’s get inspired and...

  7. How to Create a Flat Design Castle in Affinity Designer

    How to Create a Flat Design Castle in Affinity Designer

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    This time we'll be making a medieval fantasy castle in a trendy flat style. We’ll be using basic shapes and various functions and operations of Affinity...

  8. Photoshop in 60 Seconds: How to Use the Gradient Tool

    Photoshop in 60 Seconds: How to Use the Gradient Tool

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Confused by the Gradient Tool in Photoshop? Want to understand how to create your own custom gradients? Give me just a minute of your time and I can explain...

  9. 10 Top Tips on Creating Flat Design Graphics

    10 Top Tips on Creating Flat Design Graphics

    Tutorial • Beginner

    In this article we’ll be talking about flat design. You’ve probably heard about it as it is one of the main trends in design for a few years already. Let’s...

  10. Geometric Design: Tenfold Star in a Rectangle

    Geometric Design: Tenfold Star in a Rectangle

    Tutorial • Advanced

    We end this series with a pattern both familiar-looking and different: slightly asymmetrical, based on a five-fold division, it can stand alone or be tiled.

  11. How to Make a Flat Design Birthday Cake in Affinity Designer

    How to Make a Flat Design Birthday Cake in Affinity Designer

    Tutorial • Intermediate

    Whether you’re making a birthday card for your nearest and dearest or you want to congratulate yourself, this tutorial is for you! You will learn how to make...

  12. How to Design a Retro Poster in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Design a Retro Poster in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial • Beginner

    Use Illustrator's basic shape and drawing tools to create easy, retro-style vector illustrations.

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