Today, weve compiled some amazing typographic designs done by some very talented artists! We love seeing the new ideas that artists are coming up with and we like it even more when they apply it to w...
Humor is a funny thing (puns!). It manifests differently in every person and culture and yet it elicits the same emotional reaction within all of us: laughter and amusement. That is why humor is such...
We recently ran a giveaway of five sets of 250 business cards with free shipping from the awesome folks at UPrinting to be handed out to five lucky Design Instruct participants. Read this post to dis...
This free texture pack contains 7 unique mixed grunge textures that can be used in a variety of situations. These textures are perfect when you need to add some grit and grime to your designs, but ca...
Ultra light or "hairline" fonts lend your designs a very delicate and luxurious feel. However, since these types of fonts usually have very small line weights, most of them are only useful in...
Today, we have a really great freebie for you guys! Its springtime and for some reason, springtime always reminds me of watercolors so I decided to make these high resolution textures for you to use ...
Gray is such a versatile color. Lighter shades of gray can be used to make a web design look elegant, clean and professional. Darker shades of gray can make a web design look bold and edgy. In this s...
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In this giveaway, were giving away five sets of 250 die-cut business cards with free shipping from UPrinting, a top-notch company that provides online printing services. Read on to see how you can be...
We love illustrators here at Design Instruct! We love seeing their ideas come to life on paper and it inspires us to no end. Its like witnessing the artists imagination at work. For this showcase, we...
Weve got a really interesting freebie texture pack for you guys! This texture pack contains 12 very high-resolution textures found under some tile work. Check them out. We think youll just love these...
In this tutorial, Ill lead you through the process of creating a detailed stereo receiver from scratch using Photoshops vector-drawing capabilities. Well use fundamental Photoshop tools and technique...
There are a lot of rules when it comes to design and the creative arts. In fact, one can even argue that design is built on well-tread techniques and methods that achieve results time and time again....
Heres a set of free web/UI buttons that you can use in your sites and app UIs. The buttons have a subtle pattern overlay featuring three of my favorite custom-made patterns from my personal Photoshop...
Using large photos as a web page background is a popular technique that can result in a design thats vivid and memorable. Caution though: Using large photographic images can significantly affect your...
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a mixed media composition using different "over painting" techniques with the help of only one brush with different sizes as well as using some ...
Applying textures in your design can be an effective way to give it an added bit of intricacy and detail. If youre thinking of using textures in your website layouts, we hope that these beautiful exa...
Going from a mid-sized company using SLDC, RAD, and the hybrid of other software development methodologies to a one-man shop was extremely difficult, to say the least. One would think that having the...
For this months typography showcase, we chose some bold designs to get those creative juices flowing! There are a lot of fresh ideas and new perspectives displayed by the artists chosen this month. C...
Today, we have a wonderful freebie download made by an amazing illustrator, Yukari Terakado. One look at Yukaris illustrations and youll see the reason we asked her to make us a freebie download we c...
We all have ideal versions of ourselves. It’s the person in your mind who has become all that we’ve wanted to be, has achieved all that we wanted to achieve, and producing the kind of work we’ve alwa...
For this first installment of Design Instructs Artist Discovery Series, well shine the spotlight on some very talented illustrators who work with vector illustration programs such as Adobe Illustrato...
Last weekend, we called upon you, the readers, to Tweet or submit some sketches that you found in your old sketchbooks and notepads. This is what weve gotten so far. Continue reading...Continue Readi...
We recently ran a giveaway of 2 banners and 1 landing page design with HTML/CSS from RightBanners, a trusted online service that provides top-notch web banner and landing page designs. We had many De...
We recently ran a giveaway of PSD to HTML conversion services from PSDgator, a premier web development company who specializes in HTML/CSS and WordPress coding services. We had many Design Instruct r...
What if you could create a great looking metal text effect quickly and repeat the process even quicker? Well, with the magic of Photoshop Actions we can recreate a metal effect using a logo or text i...
In a moment of introspection over the weekend, I came to a rather stark realization about the lengths we go through to keep our creations in perpetuity. I examined my views on my own creative efforts...
The weekend, for most people, is a time to relax, unwind, and do things that aren’t necessarily convenient to do during the workweek. For us, at Design Instruct, the weekends offer an opportunity to ...
When we launched Design Instruct a little over 2 years ago, we had one goal in mind: to publish top quality creative content for artists so that they may do great things with their talent and creativ...
We love typography here at Design Instruct and were always glad to see the new ideas artists are working on. Heres just a few pieces that caught our eye. Continue reading...Continue Reading: 20 Typog...
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