DESIGN CHATTER
All I Want for Christmas is Graphic Design
Nov 16, 2018
Believe it or not, the holidays are coming up fast! With Black Friday and Cyber Monday only a little more than a week away, it’s time to frantically get your ducks in a row as far as holiday gifts. If you’ve got a Graphic Designer on your list this year, check out Pantone’s yearly Holiday Gift Guide. They’ve curated some awesome gifts at a variety of price points, sure to satisfy the hard-to-impress designer in your life!
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Discover the 400 Kit Kat Designs You’ve Never Seen
Nov 15, 2018
The Kit Kat chocolate bar is a pleasant staple of gas stations, drug stores and grocery stores across the U.S. But in Japan, Kit Kats are an obsession! The New York Times Magazine dives into how Nestlé Japan’s marketing department’s decision to experiment with new flavors sent Kit Kat popularity skyrocketing. What design changes, upgrades or expansions can you make to boost your company’s business?
Feature photo by: Spencer Lowell for The New York Times
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Hello, Squoosh!
Nov 14, 2018
At this year’s Chrome Developer Summit in San Francisco, Google unveiled its advanced online image converter called Squoosh. This tool was designed to support up-and-coming web technologies and function in any browser. The Squoosh app is an open source tool from Chrome Labs that works for desktop and mobile. The program automatically transforms any uploaded image into various supported formats. No more worrying if you uploaded the right format for your web projects! Squoosh can have you covered.
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Graphic Design Trends for 2019
Nov 09, 2018
Believe it or not, 2018 is coming to a close! which means it’s time to start forecasting what graphic design will look like in 2019. Venngage has put together an infographic of their predictions. Are any of these trends must-haves for you or your company? Talk to KEYLAY Design today to make them happen! We’d love to help you bring your brand into the future.
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Zoom In to Tiny Worlds
Nov 07, 2018
In all forms of design, especially graphic design, it’s important to be able to see ordinary things in extraordinary ways. Thinking outside of the expected box is a great way to keep your perspective fresh and provide the best work for your clients! This video by Miniature Calendar is a really great example, and also just fun in general! What looks like potato chips are, on closer inspection, sand dunes traversed by a caravan of camels.
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Designers Spoke, and Avatar Listened
Nov 02, 2018
A year after the now-infamous SNL sketch about the interesting use of Papyrus in the logo for Avatar, starring Ryan Gosling, the new logo for the Avatar sequels has been released. And as you might have suspected, there is no Papyrus in sight. With four planned sequels in the next seven years, it seems like James Cameron didn’t want any more design criticism!
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