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You the Designer
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You the Designer is a graphic design blog dedicated to providing you with quality graphic design tips, graphic design resources, graphic design news and much more!
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Commercial, Portrait, and Offbeat Photography by 3 Postmodern Women Photographers

As I was going through some blogs I follow, I noticed that one of them brought up this question: If you had to take one poster that was on your wall in middle school and hang it in your house today, ...

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You! Be Informed! #0007 – Wander, Art Nerd New York, and The Wellcome Collection

“Not all those who wander are lost,” according to the great J.R.R. Tolkien. Have you ever felt the need to just disappear for a few days (or months) and go somewhere you’ve never been to before? It’s...

1 day ago

June 2012 Wallpaper Calendar Freebie – “Park People” in 2 Versions

You know how, when you take a stroll in the park, it doesn’t matter where you’re walking to as long as you’re there with the sky, the trees, the grass, and your legs that are keepin...

2 days ago 1 person likes this

You! Be Inspired! #0007 — Inkslingers, Landland, Erin Ruiz, and Dimitri Drjuchin

Studies show that walking for thirty minutes improves your memory, but for me it makes you late for work. I don’t know how it works, but making yourself better is apparently a double-edged sword –it’...

2 days ago

Dissect This Design: PSD File Free Download of “A Visitor” Nature Wallpaper

Since the team noticed you liked my free nature wallpaper so much (1,523 downloads at the time I’m writing this, thanks for all the support, guys!) I figured I might as well give away the .psd ...

4 days ago

theLogoLab.com & UPrinting.com Logo Design & Business Cards Giveaway!

Yes, we have another giveaway! Here’s a quick introduction of the main sponsor for this one -     Lucian Husac started doing logo designs 2 years ago, and enjoyed it so much that he l...

5 days ago

You! Be Informed! #0006 — Type Masters Week, Kickflip for The Cause, Women in Design

Another epic week’s about to close out and we’re here again to serve you with the best design news we can scour from the web. Make sure to prepare yourselves for some awesome geekery for this Friday’...

25 may 12

Collaborating Couples: Three Pairs of Visual Artists and Their Work

It’s often said that great things come in pairs, and we couldn’t agree more when we think about some of our favorite visual artists. All artists featured here have distinct styles, medium...

25 may 12

Logo Design: 4 Reasons Why You Should Take Advantage of Negative Space

Creating a logo is probably the most complicated project any designer would handle. It requires an extensive study of the company and their market, creative thinking, and possibly a few sleepless nig...

25 may 12 3 people like this

International Geek Pride Day is Geek Art Appreciation Day

Lo and behold, May 25th is coming and we’re all excited about the weekend that’s coming with it. If you’re not familiar with what’ll be happening on the 25th, it’s basically the annual celebration of...

24 may 12 1 person likes this

You! Be Inspired! #0006 – D.BOX, Neil Gaiman, and Third Half Design

You! Be Inspired! #0006 – D.BOX, Neil Gaiman, and Third Half Design | You The DesignerInternational Geek Pride Day is on Friday, May 25th, and we couldn’t be more excited. You can look at...

23 may 12

Eye-Catching Railway Art for Weary Travelers

Eye-Catching Railway Art for Weary Travelers | You The DesignerPublic transportation is a convenient service to those of us who do not have our own cars. Riding trains and buses in the metro is a com...

19 may 12

Modern Street Art: Inspiring People Through Unconventional Art

Modern Street Art: Inspiring People Through Unconventional Art | You The DesignerEveryday we’re being bombarded by advertisements from companies who’d want to make a profit. Out of over a thousand ad...

19 may 12 1 person likes this

You! Be Informed! #0005 – Live Design Contest, Sticker Design Show, and Portfolio Night

You! Be Informed! #0005 – Live Design Contest, Sticker Design Show, and Portfolio Night | You The DesignerGet your fill of graphic design news with this week’s You! Be Informed! May and J...

17 may 12

You! Be Inspired! #0005 – NYT’s Lively Morgue, Festival of Colors, and PREVIIEW

You! Be Inspired! #0005 – NYT’s Lively Morgue, Festival of Colors, and PREVIIEW | You The DesignerEvery geek out there is probably giddy about this week, especially today. Today marks the release of ...

16 may 12 1 person likes this

If Walls Could Speak: Creative Poster Design Ideas for Dorm Decoration

If Walls Could Speak: Creative Poster Design Ideas for Dorm Decoration | You The DesignerIt’s graduation season here in the US, and we’re reminded of the time we spent in our respective u...

12 may 12

You! Be Informed! #0004 – Adobe Muse, AIGA/NY 30th Anniversary, and Maurice Sendak

You! Be Informed! #0004 – Adobe Muse, AIGA/NY 30th Anniversary, and Maurice Sendak | You The DesignerThis week’s about to end and we’d like to close it out with some interesting design news. We’ve he...

11 may 12 1 person likes this

The Art of Rock: Design Trends in Gig Posters

The Art of Rock: Design Trends in Gig Posters | You The DesignerSince I’ve talked about album covers in a previous post, I’ve decided you still need a second serving of creativity care of our rock an...

11 may 12 1 person likes this

You! Be Inspired! #0004 – History Comics, Fan Art, and Artist Workspaces

You! Be Inspired! #0004 – History Comics, Fan Art, and Artist Workspaces | You The DesignerDespite having interesting topics to write about, there comes a time when whatever I type looks and fe...

10 may 12 1 person likes this

The Art of Rock: Legends of the Album Cover

The Art of Rock: Legends of the Album Cover | You The DesignerWhen we say rock and roll, we automatically conjure images of rebellious and non-conformist teenagers. Of course, that’s what the media c...

10 may 12

The Art of Typographic Flourishes: Vintage Typography Design Inspiration

A quick Google search using the term “flourish” gets different types of results. The word can refer to an extravagant gesture that’s meant to attract attention. Sometimes it can also pertain to an or...

09 may 12 2 people like this

You! Be Informed! #0003

Another week has ended, and now it’s time for another roundup of design news! We spent the week poring through our RSS readers and sharing links we found interesting, and I hope you find them u...

05 may 12 1 person likes this

May The Fourth Be With You: The Influence of Star Wars in Our Daily Lives

“IT’S A TRAP” — Well that’s a fairly old quote from our most beloved Admiral Ackbar of the Rebel Alliance, but it’s still as relevant today as it was in his flagship, Home One...

05 may 12

Shining Examples of European Comic Book Covers

As mentioned in our third edition of You! Be Inspired!, May is the month that celebrates everything and anything geeky. You the Designer’s team is composed of different types of geeks because of our ...

04 may 12

You! Be Inspired! #0003

May’s a month we (geeks) love so much. There’s a bunch of geeky stuff going on all month long – we’ll be seeing the much- anticipated Avengers film on the fourth, which coincidentally falls in with S...

03 may 12 1 person likes this

Fine Art Printmaking: Why We Think Printmaking is Far from Dying

When we had an interview with JP Cuison he shared how he does his prints through screen printing and painting. We got so hooked up to printmaking that we decided to do another interview with a group ...

28 apr 12

You! Be Informed! #0002

Here’s the second installation of our design news series! There’s something that’s making me hungry (in a very creative, graphic design sense as well as in a literal sense) in this ...

28 apr 12 1 person likes this

Wallpaper Calendar Freebie for May 2012: Sea Turtle by Geno Arguelles

We’re giving our freebie calendar for May 2012 earlier than usual so you can prep up your PC, Mac, or iPad for the next month. Our in-house designer Geno Arguelles turned his summer-themed artw...

26 apr 12

Dieter Rams’ 10 Principles of Good Design and How to Apply Them in Graphic Design

After discussing the Vignelli Canon, we’re going to delve more into design principles applied in the different fields of design today. One designer that I’ve always admired is the industrial de...

26 apr 12 2 people like this

You! Be Inspired! #0002

We’ve had quite a lively and green weekend – we’ve got the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival closing out, and on the same day we had Earth Day. Well, if you’re going to count the Friday ...

25 apr 12

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