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The Pantone Colour of the Year 2019 is 'Living Coral'
As predicted in the autumn, the new Pantone Colour of the Year is a 'life-affirming shade of orange with a golden undertone'. But not THAT shade of orange.
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All the latest news, in-depth features, tutorials and tech reviews related to Interactive and Web Design
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How to take the stress out of online design
For National Stress Awareness Day, MERó co-founder Andy Culbert talks about de-stressing the UX experience through design.
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34 tips for turning your art and graphics into amazing animated GIFs
6 illustrators reveal how to turn artworks into fun, charming, powerful or hilarious animated GIFs in Illustrator, Photoshop or After Effects.
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UX Design Trends for 2019
What does this year hold for user experience design? We identify key trends in the interactive field from crypto to screen time and more.
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89 Best Photoshop tutorials
Free Photoshop tutorials, PSD effects and tips and tricks across art, illustration, graphics and photography – including advanced Photoshop tutorials from the world's best illustrators, designers and photographers.
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Learn UX design: 17 best paid and free UX design courses
Learn UX design with paid and free online courses from the likes of Stanford University and InVision - as well as offline courses from the likes of General Assembly.
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12 great UX design talks you can watch online
Check out some of the best talks from the yearly Interact conference, from digital design for the NHS to how AI can preserve the most unique of human stories.
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The 12 best apps for drawing and painting on your iPad
Here's our expert pick of the best iPad apps for artists including Affinity Designer, the latest version of Procreate, Autodesk Sketchbook Pro, Comic Draw and more.
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Inclusive Design: why designing for accessibility benefits everyone
Making what you’re designing work well in a wide range of usage scenarios helps both disabled and able-bodied alike.
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The best free online development courses
Learn to code for free with these online development courses.
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The Best UX Design Tools of September 2018: From eye-tracking software to Adobe XD's latest update
We look at the best new UX design tools you should be using, including an in-app interactive design store from Framer and Adobe XD's nifty new features.
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The best new design books of September 2018: From stylish newspaper layouts to an inspiring book of ideas
We check out what newly released books about branding, graphic design and more you should be getting your hands on.
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Radim Malinic on why keeping it simple often makes for your best work
In an exclusive extract from his new book, Book of Ideas 2, the illustrator and art director discusses how he's learned to make his most powerful work through restraint.
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Adobe Illustrator tutorial: How to draw a mandala
This step-by-step guide teaches you how to create an Illustrator mandala template that automatically repeats what you draw around a circle.
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Lenovo Smart Display could show the future of Android's UI
Google's Smart Display UI is a peek at Android's voice-centric Fuchsia evolution.
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11 companies who are trying to exploit designers, artists and photographers
These brands and companies are attempting to get creatives to work for free. Here we name and shame – plus give you advice on what you can learn from them to avoid being exploited.
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What Apple and Adobe just announced for designers at WWDC
Coming this autumn is a more pro-looking dark mode for MacOS, help with your mess of a desktop - and some new apps for pro designers.
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How a Google Street View-style guide to one of the world's most crowded islands was created
Santa Cruz del Islote is a remote Colombian island just over the size of a football field and home to around 500 residents. Media Monks created a site that lets you explore it and learn more about sustainability and resource conservation.
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There's a new Gradient tool coming to Adobe Illustrator
Adobe has given us a sneak peek at what it calls Diffuse Gradients for Illustrator.
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Best animation software and apps for UI and UX design
These paid and free apps and tools – including Airbnb's open source tool, Lottie – are designed to make animating your designs easier.
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Best free storyboard software (and paid-for ones too)
Make roughing and planning your animations a whole lot easier by using these storyboarding apps.
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UK art and design grads shows 2018: Dates & locations
See when and where graphic design, illustration, photography and visual communication degree shows are happening across the UK.
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The Best Design Conferences in 2018 (and beyond)
Find inspiration, fun, skills and the chance to meet some like-minded people at these design festivals.
