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The Psychological Impact of Color in Graphic Design

The Psychological Impact of Color in Graphic Design

Eleanor Hecks • Mar 21, 2025
Your brain processes color before words, making it incredibly powerful visual stimuli. If you use it strategically, you can subconsciously influence v...
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18 Best Typography Books for Designers in 2025

18 Best Typography Books for Designers in 2025

Zoe Santoro • Mar 18, 2025Mar 18, 2025
Typography is the silent hero of design. It can make or break your project, communicate emotion without saying a word, and guide your audience’s...
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14 Best Typography Courses (May 2025)

14 Best Typography Courses (May 2025)

Zoe Santoro • Mar 12, 2025May 6, 2025
“Typography is what language looks like,” as Ellen Lupton famously said. It’s the visual voice behind every message, whether on scre...
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5 Best Practices for Designing Graphics That Speak to Multiple Target Audiences

5 Best Practices for Designing Graphics That Speak to Multiple Target Audiences

Eleanor Hecks • Feb 26, 2025Feb 26, 2025
You may think achieving a near-universal appeal sounds like an exercise in futility. However, it is challenging but not impossible to design graphics ...
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12 Must-Watch Graphic Design YouTube Channels in 2025

12 Must-Watch Graphic Design YouTube Channels in 2025

Preston Lee • Feb 14, 2025
Let’s talk about graphic design for a minute. As someone who’s constantly looking to level up my design skills, I find myself regularly tu...
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Art Deco vs Art Nouveau: 3 Important Differences

Art Deco vs Art Nouveau: 3 Important Differences

Gerren Lamson • Jul 7, 2024Sep 10, 2024
There are 3 big differences between Art Deco and Art Nouveau: inspiration, aesthetics, and timing. Art Deco is influenced by industrialization and tec...
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Recommended Resources: Skillshare Memberships

Courtney • Mar 24, 2014Mar 23, 2014
I’ve already raved about Skillshare’s educational platform multiple times, so I will keep this short and sweet. In addition to their offer...
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Skillshare Beyond the Logo Challenge Winner: Jody Worthington, Part 1

Courtney • Feb 4, 2014Feb 3, 2014
This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, Beyond the Logo: Crafting a Br...
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Skillshare Beyond the Logo Challenge Runner Up: Pedro Ramirez

Courtney • Feb 4, 2014Feb 3, 2014
This afternoon I’m doing a series of posts featuring the winners of the first challenge in my Skillshare class, Beyond the Logo: Crafting a Bran...
Learning
Style guide class starts this week!

Style guide class starts this week!

Courtney • Nov 11, 2013Feb 3, 2014
Just a quick reminder that my new Skillshare class, By The Book: Create a Style Guide for Your Brand, opens up this Thursday. Once again you have lif...
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Introducing Skillshare Challenges

Introducing Skillshare Challenges

Courtney • Oct 23, 2013Feb 3, 2014
If you’re taking any Skillshare classes, you may have noticed that they recently introduced a new feature: Challenges. This feature allows teach...
Learning4 Comments on Introducing Skillshare Challenges

New Skillshare Class: How to Create a Style Guide

Courtney • Oct 3, 2013Feb 3, 2014
I’m exited to announce that I’ll be teaching another Skillshare class next month! I really enjoyed the experience and hope to continue to ...
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My Skillshare class starts today!

My Skillshare class starts today!

Courtney • Aug 26, 2013Feb 3, 2014
If you have been considering signing up for my Skillshare class, Beyond the Logo: Crafting a Brand Identity, now is the time to do it! The class open...
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Kelli Anderson: Tinybop’s Human Body app

Karen Kurycki • Aug 22, 2013Aug 22, 2013
For the month of August, a series of guest posters will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from designer and illus...
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Use as Instructed

Tina Snow Le • Aug 8, 2013Aug 8, 2013
For the month of August, a series of guest posters will be fill­ing in on DWL with daily posts. This week’s posts come to you from the tal­ent...
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Join me on Skillshare!

Courtney • Jul 15, 2013Feb 3, 2014
I am super excited to announce that next month I will be teaching a class on Skillshare! In case you’re unfamiliar with the site, they offer bot...
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Damn You Art School

Courtney • Apr 23, 2013Apr 23, 2013
Damn You Art School, who provides answers for “everything they never taught you in art school,” looks like an awesome resource for stude...
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See you in Texas!

Courtney • Apr 18, 2013Apr 17, 2013
I am currently en route to Texas for Design Ranch! That means that over the next four days, posting will be entirely Design Ranch focused, and regular...
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CourseHorse NYC: Classes to Take This Week

Courtney • Apr 15, 2013Apr 12, 2013
We’ve teamed up with CourseHorse to bring you a selection of current NYC classes that will be of particular interest to you. Here’s what...
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CourseHorse NYC: Classes to Take This Week

Courtney • Apr 8, 2013Apr 12, 2013
We’ve teamed up with CourseHorse to bring you a selection of NYC classes that will be of particular interest to you. Here’s what we reco...
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Designer Resource: FontShop’s Using Type

Courtney • Apr 2, 2013Apr 1, 2013
FontShop’s Using Type series is a great resource for beginners and seasoned designers alike. In case you’re not familiar, Using Type is an...
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CourseHorse NYC: Classes to Take This Week

Courtney • Apr 1, 2013Apr 12, 2013
We’ve teamed up with CourseHorse to bring you a selection of NYC classes that will be of particular interest to you. Here’s what we reco...
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CourseHorse NYC: Classes to Take This Week

Courtney • Mar 25, 2013Apr 12, 2013
We’ve teamed up with CourseHorse to bring you a selection of NYC classes that will be of particular interest to you. Here’s what we reco...
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CourseHorse NYC: Classes to Take This Week

Courtney • Mar 18, 2013Apr 12, 2013
We’ve teamed up with CourseHorse to bring you a selection of NYC classes that will be of particular interest to you. Here’s what we reco...
LearningLeave a Comment on CourseHorse NYC: Classes to Take This Week

CourseHorse NYC: Classes to Take This Week

Courtney • Mar 11, 2013Apr 12, 2013
We’ve teamed up with CourseHorse to bring you a selection of NYC classes that will be of particular interest to you. Here’s what we recomm...
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The Skillshare School of Design

Courtney • Feb 21, 2013Feb 3, 2014
I’ve been following Skillshare since the beginning, but for whatever reason I never actually signed up for a class until recently. Once I got on...
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CourseHorse Featured Classes: Online Marketing

Courtney • Feb 11, 2013Apr 12, 2013
Nowadays maintaining or growing a business requires a robust online presence. That landscape is changing constantly, so takin a focused class on a re...
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CourseHorse Featured Classes: Landing Your Next Gig

Courtney • Feb 4, 2013Apr 12, 2013
If it’s been awhile since you searched for a new job, or you’re getting ready to apply to new college programs, you may want to brush up o...
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CourseHorse Featured Classes: Public Speaking

Courtney • Jan 28, 2013Apr 12, 2013
Whether it comes from a place of fear or self-doubt, or simply not knowing how to craft an engaging presentation, public speaking is a definitely a co...
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CourseHorse Featured Classes: Craft

Courtney • Jan 21, 2013Apr 12, 2013
One of my resolutions this year is to get my hands dirty with craft projects more often. On that note, here’s a few courses that sound pretty in...
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CourseHorse Featured Classes: Photography

CourseHorse Featured Classes: Photography

Courtney • Jan 14, 2013Jan 16, 2014
I’ve had a DSLR camera for a couple of years now, but I’ve never devoted quite enough time to learning the ins and outs of photography tha...
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CourseHorse Featured Classes: Gearing Up for Business

CourseHorse Featured Classes: Gearing Up for Business

Courtney • Jan 7, 2013Jan 16, 2014
I don’t know about you, but for me the new year means taking a fresh look at my business, assessing what’s working and what needs to chang...
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CourseHorse Featured Classes: Illustration

CourseHorse Featured Classes: Illustration

Courtney • Dec 17, 2012Jan 16, 2014
If you’re interested in getting into illustration or brushing up on your basic drawing and painting skills these classes are for you: Drawing Wo...
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CourseHorse Featured Classes: Focus on Photoshop

CourseHorse Featured Classes: Focus on Photoshop

Courtney • Dec 10, 2012Jan 16, 2014
This week’s classes are for those of you that may want to dive in further to Photoshop and all of its capabilities. I personally use Photoshop e...
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New Partnership: Course Horse

Courtney • Dec 3, 2012Jan 4, 2013
I’ve always said that if I ever win the lottery I would become a professional student. I’ve always wanted to go back to school, and I woul...
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W+K 12 is Everywhere

Courtney • Oct 19, 2012Dec 14, 2012
Attention creative thinkers/dreams/doers: Wieden + Kennedy 12 is on the hunt for this year’s participants! Wieden + Kennedy 12 is an elite creat...
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Local Learning

Courtney • Sep 10, 2008Dec 14, 2012
Image of 3B Letterpress – EDGY Collection by The Type Junkie. $12 for a 5″x7″ print on etsy. As I’ve mentioned before, I love ...
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Model Citizen

Courtney • Aug 19, 2008Dec 14, 2012
I’m one of those people who always loved school—if I ever win the lottery, I’m becoming a professional student. So I’m always real...
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