We were thinking of doing a run-of-the-mill business card template freebie but thought that this would be so much more fun. Happy Friday! Continue reading...Continue Reading: Free Business Card Templates Inspired by American Psycho

When presenting your design mockups to your clients, every bit of attention to detail adds a new level of professionalism and authority to your work. Continue reading...Continue Reading: How to Use Beautiful Image Placeholders in Your Web Designs

Although the .gif file format has been around for close to 30 years, its popularity has only been on a steady surge in the last few years. Continue reading...Continue Reading: Gif Animation Basics: Tutorial Roundup

Check out this hand-picked showcase of typography-based designs for ideas and inspiration. Continue reading...Continue Reading: 30 Inspiring Typography-Centered Designs

I'll be the first to admit it's tough to find a tool that's as feature-rich as Adobe Illustrator which in my opinion is the industry-leading vector graphics editor. (Sketch is a great option too.) Continue reading...Continue Reading: A Free Online Vector Editor: Method Draw

The holidays are approaching quickly and while most of you are probably still very much in work mode, it never hurts to start thinking about what gifts you'd like to give (or receive, for that matter). Continue reading...Continue Reading: Holiday Gift Ideas for Creatives

Now that anyone with a smartphone or a tablet has the ability to take photos, photography has become a way of life for a lot of people. And with some very cool photo editing apps available on the market, it is now easier than ever to create some truly great images on your phone. Continue reading...Continue Reading: The Best Photo Editing Apps for your iPhone or Android Phone

Are you in the process of designing packaging materials for a project? Get some inspiration and ideas by looking at these beautiful packaging designs. Continue reading...Continue Reading: 30 Beautiful Packaging Designs for Inspiration

Most of us know what it's like to fill a page in a notebook or a piece of paper with our doodles and sketches. However, these artists like to work a little bigger. Continue reading...Continue Reading: Large-Scale Drawings by Master Illustrators are Sure to Inspire

Using custom illustrations in your website's design can give your visitors unique and eye-grabbing visuals that they will remember. If you're exploring the idea of using illustrations in your site, check out this showcase. Continue reading...Continue Reading: 30 Web Designs That Have Beautiful Illustrations

Searching for things that inspire us can sometimes be a pain. Thankfully, there are some great visual inspiration sites that can help you with your search. Continue reading...Continue Reading: Great Ways to Find Visual Inspiration for Your Next Big Idea

Mastering typography is essential to all designers, but that doesn't mean the process has to be boring. Check out these awesome browser-based games that will help you refine specific typography skills. Continue reading...Continue Reading: 9 Online Games That Teach You About Typography

A portfolio is one of the best ways to showcase your skills and connect with potential clients. For those of you looking for your next portfolio theme, here are some of the best we've been able to find. Best of all, they're free. Continue reading...Continue Reading: Free WordPress Themes For Creative Portfolios

These beautiful wedding invitation designs will inspire you as you create your own one-of-a-kind invitations for your Big Day that your wedding guests will never forget. Continue reading...Continue Reading: 30 Beautiful Wedding Invitation Designs

Invoice generators can speed up the process of creating and sending out invoices. An invoice is often requested by a client before they make a payment, but even if they don't ask for one, you could send them one anyways to demonstrate your professionalism. Continue reading...Continue Reading: 12 Best Free Invoice Generators

Street art has always intrigued us at Design Instruct. It is an art form that can really only exist on the streets, getting in everyone's faces, just waiting for you to see it. We can't help but love that. Continue reading...Continue Reading: Inspiring Street Artists With Serious Art Cred

Printed stationery materials have slowly gone the way of the dinosaur with most correspondence being done through email nowadays. However, sometimes, you still have to write stuff down like a real person. Continue reading...Continue Reading: Great Stationery Inspiration for Your Next Design Project

Foil stamping is a print design method where metallic foil is applied to paper. Foil stamping can be used to make your print designs stand out from the crowd. Foil stamping can be used on business cards, invitations, packaging materials, and much more. Continue reading...Continue Reading: 30 Beautiful Foil Stamping Examples

Today we have some fine stock photos of a vintage camera for your use. Continue reading...Continue Reading: Freebie: Vintage Camera Stock Photos

Tripods are great tools for photographers who want to get steady and well-composed shots. However, for people who use their smartphones as their primary cameras, there aren’t too many "practical" tripod options.  Luckily, with this easy tutorial, you’ll have a tripod to use for your smartphone in a matter of minutes. Continue reading...Continue Reading: DIY Smartphone Tripod the Size of a Credit Card

These stunning drawings appear to be three-dimensional. They show how creative professionals can push the boundaries of our visual perception. Continue reading...Continue Reading: 50 Mind-Boggling 3D Drawings

In a design composition, the visual weight of an object refers to how well it draws attention to itself compared to other components of the composition. The "heavier" the object is, the more eye-grabbing it is. Continue reading...Continue Reading: 6 Ways to Increase the Visual Weight of Something

The micro-blogging platform, Tumblr, is home to many design and art enthusiasts who make it their business to create, collect, and curate the best creative work from all over the world. Continue reading...Continue Reading: 20 Visually Inspiring Tumblr Blogs for Designers

Andrew Fox is a London-based illustrator who draws calligraphy animals. Continue reading...Continue Reading: 6-Second Calligraphy Animals by Andrew Fox