Style and mood boards are one of my favorite things to work on. Here's one for Nan Lee Jewelry showcasing their wedding day jewelry as part of an art deco wedding theme. Every designer has their favorite software for creating boards and my favorite is InDesign. Personally I find it faster to manipulate images and text in this app rather than Photoshop or Illustrator, but that's just me. What's your favorite software app?
Ideal Social Media Sizes Cheat Sheet
Here's a quick cheat sheet to have on hand for ideal social media post images sizes. These are the most common sizes used to ensure an image won't get chopped or cropped. There's nothing more frustrating than a crucial part of a post image being hidden due to a non-optimal size for the particular social stream you're posting to. Sure, your readers "could" click on the image for it to either fully load or link to the source material, but why ask them to take that extra step? I'll be creating more detailed sheets for each platform so stay tuned.
Graphics Sale | 50% Off
To celebrate the 4th of July, enjoy 50% off Charming Ink digital clip art graphics sets! Use the coupon code JULY4SALE at checkout for the discount to be applied. Vintage fashion illustrations, colorful chevron patterns and hand-painted shoe illustrations are a few of the graphics in these sets. Use these graphics for your blog, to create business cards, greeting cards, gift tags, and small commercial or personal projects. To create items for resale on sites such as Etsy or Zazzle, contact me for an extended use license.
Offer good through July 4th at midnight
Font Freebie | Gardenia
Yet another font freebie from Pixel Buddha. Gardenia is a lovely script font created by Sweet Type Team. It's swirly, curly and absolutely delicious.
Font Freebie | Baystyle
Free this week at Creative Market — Baystyle font by Ekloff. Available in 3 weights (pencil, pen and marker). Can't wait to start designing!
8 Free Mockup Designs
Head over to Creative Market for this mockup freebie this week! Created by SparkleStock these 8 paper mockups are a great way to show off your designs.
These mockups were created with photographs of real objects (not 3D models) and they're extremely easy to use. Simply double-click on the Smart Object, paste your image, and you're done! Your image automatically blends with the paper so that no further adjustment is needed. {affilate links}
Button covers
Custom button covers by ALTR are now available at Zazzle. Shop thousands of styles or choose from existing designs. Shown below are a monogram style and a logo button which are great for promoting a business. Sold in sets of 6 in either silver or gold tone finish. Check out the video for the full story on this innovative product.
