How to Properly Make Youtube Channel Art
It has always been said that the first impression is the one that counts, and the first thing that anyone who enters on your YouTube channel sees is the Channel Art header, and that's why it's so important to have a good one for your YouTube channel....Read more
Not Just Pretty: How to Make Design Effective
Today, we can easily see millions of beautiful designs from an innumerable amount of designers from all over the world, but we rarely stop to see if the works presented have met their goal. Here, let's take a look at this reality of design that we sometimes forget....Read more
The Elements and Principles of Design
With some minor alterations according to the design discipline to which we are referring to, we can make a global reference to the elements and principles of design. We will divide this article into its two main categories: Elements and Principles and briefly discuss it...Read more
5 Photoshop Filters You Probably Don't Use (And What They Do)
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 a...Read more
5 Designers Who Have Impacted Our Lives
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 loo...Read more
Why Are There So Many Pugs? Meet Wednesday, Our Mascot
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 Wednesda...Read more
A Beginners Guide to CSS Grid Layout
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 g...Read more
Designing for Usability When You're a Novice Designer
I’m not a designer. My aesthetic and usability instincts are generally bad. They lead me to make choices that no one with actual user interface / user experience skill would consider. For example, I once drew the following (in which the author attempts to squeeze two de...Read more