29 Ways to Stay Creative

{1} Make Lists

{2} Carry a notebook everywhere

{3} Try free writing

{4} Get away from the computer

{5} quit beating yourself up

{6} take breaks

{7} sing in the shower

{8} drink coffee

{9} listen to new music

{10} be open

{11} surround yourself with creative people

{12} get feedback

{13} collaborate

{14} don’t give up, don’t give up, don’t give up

{15} practice, practice, practice

{16} allow yourself to make mistakes

{17} go somewhere new

{18} count your blessing

{19} get lots of rest

{20} take risks

{21} break the rules

{22} don’t force it

{23} read a page of the dictionary

{24} create a framework

{25} stop trying to be someone else’s perfect

{26} got an idea? Write it down

{27} clean your workplace

{28} have fun

{29} finish something

Graphic Design Tattoos

When it comes to tattoos million of people have them all over there bodies. And for many when you think of a graphic designers you think of tattoos, it's one profession that people occasion tattoos with. Now I have no tattoos, in short story its because I have a hatred of needles and it just not something that I see myself doing in the future. That doesn't mean that I don't like to look at them and my favorite to look are tattoos that show graphic design like themes or have an art like background. So below are some of my favorite tattoos that are perfect for any graphic designer.

And for people like me who may not want to take the plunge and get a real tattoo here is a website that sells removable tattoos that may just help you fit in with the real tattoo crowd. Click here to find out more.

Type Tuesday 39

This is the 39th Type Tuesday. This weeks typeface is called Questa, which comes in just regular. It's a Serif font created by The Questa Project on September 15, 2014. Click here to download Questa.

Questa Regular 

Type Tuesday 38

This is the 38th Type Tuesday. This weeks typeface is called Frente H1, which comes in just regular. It's a Handdrawn and Display font created by Frente on April 5, 2014. Click here to download Frente H1.

Frente H1 Regular 

Tips for Effectively Working from Home

{1} Define Your Work Space - set aside a space to work where you can completely focus on work.

{2} Stay Organized - it can be hard to separate work life from home life, but with these three tips you can make this easier. Keep an Up-To-Date Calendar, be it digital or paper to keep track of your upcoming tasks and events. Use a To Do List- create a daily, weekly, or hourly to do list to help keep track of the variety of things you need to get done. Everything has a Place- make sure that you keep all your different papers and projects neat and organizes don't complicate your space by putting household items in the mix of your work space

{3} Understand Your Expectations - you have to trust yourself that you can get a job done from home. You must know yourself in order to know how you can work from home

{4} Take Breaks - it's important to remember to take time for yourself to breathe and step away from your work. You still need to eat meals and give your brain some time to pause and relax for a little while.

{5} Define Work Hours - try to set certain hours that you're going to work from home so that you continue to maintain some sort of schedule. Maintaining balance is important so that you don't burn out and end up driving yourself mad

{6} Don’t Isolate Yourself, But Also Set Boundaries - it's important to stay connected with your co-worker, or if you work by yourself, to try and stay connected with the outside world in some way. But remember it's also important to set boundaries with your friends and family. Make sure the people in your life know that you have a job and you have to get work done, even if you're working from home

{7} If Possible, Go Into the Office- sometimes its goes to go in to the office and actually get people to see your face in real life. It will make a big impression and show a lot if you make the little bit of extra effort to be present and show your face to the company

The Final Word - working from home is a privilege, you just want to make sure that you don't let your work life completely consume your home life. Be sure to take breaks, find balance between working and having a healthy personal life 

{ Type Tuesday 37 }

This is the 37th Type Tuesday. This weeks typeface is called Noewester, which comes in just regular. It's a San Serif and Display font created by Jamie Wilson on November 6th 2014. Click here to download Noewester.

Norwester Regular 

{ 7 Tools That Make Design More Efficient }

Weld - strips away complexity by giving designers the power to focus on an outside in UX approach. It allows you to design and are responsive interfaces without any coding

Tiff - helped designers visually contrast the difference between tow fonts by placing them side by 

side. Works with all system fonts so you can easily compare an infinite amount of different typefaces and make fast font decisions

Brandfolder - user friendly interface makes it simple to organize logos, colors and fonts all from a single cloud based folder, which can be made public or private. Having all your assets in a single location makes for a quick response for emails.

What the Font - helps you discover the fonts origin. Simply upload a screenshot of the font in action and it will match the typefaces with the name of a matching typeface

Colorkit - this color tool helps designers create, manage and save their color collections. With the ability to integrate colors into existing projects and attach them to shapes and text, organizing colors has never been easier.

Userbrain- this lets designers get new users to test out their website each week. By providing you’re with frequent feedback, it makes it easy for you to identify issues and make changes as soon as possible

Unroll.me- this smart subscription organizer makes it easy to unsubscribe from all those mass emails cluttering your inbox. You can also opt to have your emails organized into a single daily email, ensuring that you receive only the message you want, exactly when you want them

https://creativemarket.com/blog/2015/05/04/7-tools-that-make-designers-more-efficient

{ The Art of Mixing Typefaces }

{ Type Tuesday 36 }

This is the 36th Type Tuesday. This weeks typeface is called Densia Sans, which comes in just regular. It's a San Serif  font created by Harbor Type on November 10th 2014. Click here to download Densia Sans.

Densia Regular 

{ Type Tuesday 35 }

This is the 35th Type Tuesday. This weeks typeface is called Icon-Works, which comes in just regular. It's a dingbat font created by Icon Works on July 8th 2014. Click here to download Icon-Works.

Icon-Works Regular 

{ Type Tuesday 34 }

This is the 34th Type Tuesday. This weeks typeface is called Nobile, which comes in regular, italic, medium, medium italic, bold and bold italic. It's a San Serif font created by Vernon Adams on June 25, 2010. Click here to download Nobile.

Nobile Regular 

Nobile Italic 

Nobile Medium 

Nobile Medium Italic 

Nobile Bold

Nobile Bold Italic

{ Type Tuesday 33 }

This is the 33rd Type Tuesday. This weeks typeface is called Clear Sans, which comes in regular, italic and bold. It's a sans serif font created by Intel on December 17th, 2013. Click here to download Clear Sans.

Clear Sans Regular 

Clear Sans Italic 

Clear Sans Bold 

{ Typography Trends to Try in 2015 }

Handwritten Fonts

Letterpress Style Typography

Photo Overlays

Icon Fonts

Heading Back to Basics

find out more about the type trends of 2015 go to https://creativemarket.com/blog/2015/05/08/typography-trends-to-try-in-2015

{ Type Tuesday 32 }

This is the twelfth Type Tuesday. This weeks typeface is called Museo, it's a sans serif font created by Exlijbris on December 22nd 2008. Click here to download Museo.

{ Type Tuesday 31 }

This is the 31st Type Tuesday. This weeks typeface is called Lane Narrow, which comes in regular, upper regular, posh regualr. It's a display font created by Apostrophic Labs on October 30th, 2009. Click here to download Lane Narrow.

Lane Narrow Regular 

Lane Narrow Regular Upper

Lane Narrow Regular Posh

{ Type Tuesday 30 }

This is the 30th Type Tuesday. This weeks typeface is called Azoft Sans, which comes in regular, italic, bold, and bold italic. It's a display font created by Azoft on May 18th 2011. Click here to download Azoft.

Azoft Sans Regular

Azoft Sans Italic

Azoft Sans Bold

Azoft Sans Bold Italic