DESIGN CHATTER
Is it Centered?!
Dec 20, 2019
For the holidays, we got you a present: a graphic design quiz! This festive Christmas-themed quiz tests your skill at knowing if objects are centered. Yes, we know it sounds simple. And it starts off that way. But pretty soon, you’ll be wishing you could just select everything and align it because you can’t quite tell. Squares are one thing and pretty easy to eyeball into the center, but a reindeer is a whole different ballgame.
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A KEYLAY Retrospective: What We Learned in 2019
Dec 20, 2019
It’s been a wild year that challenged us in ways we never expected. But it was well worth it because we pushed ourselves to take on larger, involved projects and bring our amazing clients even more original ideas.
So now that we have a moment, we’re reflecting on what happened to (and for) KEYLAY in 2019. The lessons learned, our triumphs, and what 2020 will bring.
Starting with…
Embracing Some Unique Design Challenges
During the year,
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Microsoft has a New Look for the New Year
Dec 18, 2019
Quietly, and with very little fanfare, Microsoft has updated many of the icons for its software offerings. The 100 redesigned icons encompass its apps and services, including the Windows logo. The new icons use a range of colors, with ample use of gradients and are unified under a sleek new aesthetic. Jon Friedman, Microsoft’s corporate vice president of design and research, described it as “building off the familiar,” and this can be seen in the end results,
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Maximize Your Instagram Story
Dec 12, 2019
Social media has undoubtedly taken the world by storm, and the worlds of design and advertising maybe most of all. However, not everyone has access to a whole suite of video editing and animation tools to make really top-notch videos. YouTuber Natalie Munoz has made an awesome video that showcases a lot of the options you can you use to step up your story game…without ever leaving the Instagram app! These small touches can really increase the reach of your brand,
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Pantone is Ready for 2020
Dec 11, 2019
It’s not even 2020 yet, and Pantone is already introducing us to the 2020 Pantone Color of the Year! The color for the first year of the “roaring twenties” is called Classic Blue. for the first time, Pantone has multi-sensory descriptions that accompany the color. No longer just a brief description about the hue, now the color comes accompanied with an audio track and descriptions of how it would taste and also feel.
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Bauhaus Everywhere
Dec 06, 2019
The Bauhaus School was a pivotal design incubator, and launched many design trends that we still flock to today. From furniture to home goods, to typefaces and graphic design, you probably interact with something evolved from the Bauhaus movement every day. Google has teamed up with design leaders for this series called Bauhaus Everywhere, and these fun videos show just how important the movement was.
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