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4 Steps to Getting Started in Gaming Design

Posted:Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:30:00 +0000

With elements like virtual reality, 360 gaming, e-Sports, and visual technology developing at lightning speed, the gaming industry is growing exponentially and the growing job market is a coveted one by many young designers. But, like with everything these days, fledgling designers need experience to even get their foot in the door of a possible career in the industry.
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10 Free Line Icon Sets for Sketch and Illustrator

Posted:Tue, 30 May 2017 08:00:00 +0000

There is a veritable smorgasbord of free icons available on the web. So many in fact, that it can sometimes be tricky to filter through the outdated ones and find what you are looking for. We have compiled a list of free to download, all-purpose vector icons that you can use with either Illustrator or Sketch.
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8 Beautiful Neon Fonts and Effects

Posted:Thu, 25 May 2017 21:43:00 +0000

Neon signs and their unique stylistic features have been for decades: what we've come to know and love as neon style in 2017 was born of the necessity to carefully bend glass tubes into letters in a way that allowed their internal neon gas to be electrified and illuminated. Nowadays, this same retro-inspired style is making for beautiful and authentic digital graphics that can inspire a hipster/80s vibe unlike any other.
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5 Photoshop Filters You Probably Don't Use (And What They Do)

Posted:Tue, 16 May 2017 12:00:00 +0000

A large part of my day to day job is creating design resources with Photoshop, including mockups, text effects and other fancy things like that. It often means I need to experiment with and use lots of Photoshop filters some of which seem almost useless at first. Here are 5 of those filters which have become surprisingly useful.
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5 Designers Who Have Impacted Our Lives

Posted:Tue, 09 May 2017 12:00:00 +0000

Since the first time the "graphic design" term has been used, the years have give us a sustancial amount of talented persons, capables of see the needs and combine ideas to make the perfect solution, and in the way, make an impact in our lives. We’re going to take a look at just five of them in this post.
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What's New On Medialoot

Posted:Tue, 09 May 2017 07:00:00 +0000

You may have noticed how much faster your browsing experience has been on Medialoot lately, or at least we hope you have! We've entirely recoded the site from the ground up, and we've made a bunch of other improvements too. Let's walk through some of them.
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Why Are There So Many Pugs? Meet Wednesday, Our Mascot

Posted:Tue, 02 May 2017 10:00:00 +0000

Long time Medialoot members may have noticed that we often feature pugs in our resources. It may just seem like we're all obsessed with them, and that would be fair assesment. But, what you may not know is that they are in fact all the same pug. And her name is Wednesday.
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Make Colors Pop in Lightroom or Photoshop

Posted:Tue, 25 Apr 2017 12:00:00 +0000

Although there are many methods to make the colors pop on an image; we know that each image requires a special edition to make the colors stand out depending on the image type. But in this tutorial you will learn the settings to make the colors pop and that can be applied to any image, whether it be a portrait, a landscape a product or any other image type you can think of. Note that here I will show a general setting for all types of images in both Lightroom and Photoshop; but to achieve an optimal result you may have to make some minor adjustments depending on the image you have chosen. Ok, let's begin.
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A Beginners Guide to CSS Grid Layout

Posted:Tue, 11 Apr 2017 10:00:00 +0000

Find out what CSS Grid Layout is, how it works and why it is going to make your life as a designer or developer easier with this accessible introduction to CSS Grid Layout. We will cover terminology, basic how-to's and an example layout to get you started with the new grid system.
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How to Create a Celtic Knot in Illustrator

Posted:Tue, 04 Apr 2017 13:00:00 +0000

Celtic knots are stylized graphical representations used extensively for decoration in the Insular art. In this week tutorial, you will learn how to create a basic endless Celtic Knot in Illustrator starting only with one single shape, applying multiple shape strokes, and doing some “magic” with the Live Paint tool.
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