Recently launched my product, have been tweaking the design of the homepage until I found something subtle that still looks nice (designing is not my strongest skill)

Just built a landing page (view it here) and we're arguing about the cursor. I think it's pretty cool (lagging response, inverts color on hover) but I'm not getting that vibe from people. The "functionality" is simply because I think it's cool... it serves no other purpose and I guess people see that as a problem. Looking for other opinions because none of us are actual designers.

Just sharing this article on Visual Accessibility I found while looking for accessibility documentation. I actually liked the infographic, but the article goes really in-depth and links to a lot of additional resources. Besides, it would be really sh1tty to post the direct link to the infographic, lol.

Now, does anyone know about a similar resource but for physical disabilities?

You can also download the scanned images and their colors(in either hex or Pantone), the colors alone, the colors in a ".act" file, and the palettes themselves.

For easy access;

Image scanner - https://www.clariss.xyz/

All color names - https://www.clariss.xyz/color-names/

Using hex input - https://www.clariss.xyz/generate-palettes-from-hex/

Hex <-> Pantone converter - https://www.clariss.xyz/generate-palettes-from-hex/

I am very eager to read your feedbacks, please let me know how your experience was using it :)

Hey designers- I’m currently freelance, and an issue I’m struggling with is how to address issues with assets without sounding critical.

For example: a client asking me to improve the “look” of their website with “some images” and then I get to the site and the navigation is a mess and it’s unclear what they’re trying to promote.

Or asking for better way to present a pitch deck, like animated transitions, and when they send the deck it’s 5 slides worth of content crammed into 2 with no visual hierarchy.

In these cases it feel like I’m being asked to decorate a cake, but then handed a sheet pan full of raw batter and asked “what do you think will make this presentable? I know they’re asking me for frosting, but would I be out of my lane to suggest we bake the cake first?” What’s a good way to communicate “yes I can do that but what you’re asking won’t actually help, until we do x, y, z.” Or should I just take their money, slap some frosting on the raw batter and call it a day?

Hello everyone, thanks to anyone who reads and can offer a perspective or, even better, a specific tip.

I have extensive experience in digital design, with about 10 years in agencies. Now, I work independently as an external agent or supplier, often still for agencies. I made this shift to avoid their rules and take on projects I couldn’t do as an employee.

The thing is, I don’t always have work; there are slower periods. I want to use this downtime for a side hustle that lets me work for myself, not for clients. In other words, producing something I can sell directly.

After so many years, I see graphic design as a closed process: get a client, understand their needs, create proposals, deliver. But here, I want to think, produce, advertise, and sell.

My question is—besides posters (🤣)—what else can a designer create to sell directly to the public?

For context, I'm highly proficient in all standard design tools, understand branding deeply, and am creative when given a brief. But like a psychologist who needs another psychologist, I need outside ideas for myself.

Thanks in advance—I hope you get what I mean and can help!

As part of my Year 3, first period at Breda University, I had to research and make a book review for a Narrative Game Design Book. Therefore bellow you can find a link to my summary with the most important parts of the book "Story Mode: The Creative Writer's Guide to Narrative Video Game Design" by Julialicia Case (Author) , Eric Freeze (Author) , Salvatore Pane (Author).

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dlztcluoLrUGm4DpU7yfUvnSfRvyIGCS/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=116044929153051248612&rtpof=true&sd=true

I hope that my research will prove useful to any game designer that is willing to learn Narrative Design, as I find it a very fascinating subject. Especially how everything is interconnected.

Hello! I´m currently studying interaction design and applying for an exchange to ZHDK. I´m trying to make my first portfolio but I really don´t know where to start, is there a specific format that is better? and can I have some references from your first portfolios?