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30+ Best Color Grading Lightroom Presets (Free & Pro)

Lightroom Presets / 2 May 2024

30+ Best Color Grading Lightroom Presets (Free & Pro)

Finding the right visual tone and color balance can be a challenging and time-consuming process, especially when you’re processing a huge batch of photos.

This is why every photographer should have a collection of color grading Lightroom presets ready to handle any type of project. And we’re here to help you find them.

In this post, we showcase a curated collection of color grading Lightroom presets for achieving various styles of color looks. Whether you’re a seasoned photographer or an avid designer, these presets are designed to effortlessly optimize and breathe life into your photos’ hues and tones.

Dive right in and explore the collection. And don’t forget to download the freebies.

25+ Best Heavy & Death Metal Fonts That Rock

Font Collections / 2 May 2024

25+ Best Heavy & Death Metal Fonts That Rock

Heavy metal and death metal fonts are as impactful and distinctive as the music itself. The letters with jagged edges, thick strokes, and gothic aesthetic are sure to attract attention instantly.

Whether you’re crafting merchandise designs for a heavy metal band, album covers for death metal music, or even horror-themed promotional materials, the right font can significantly amplify your message and resonate with fans. Our collection of heavy metal fonts will help you achieve that goal.

From modern interpretations of classic metal fonts to innovative designs that break the mold, our selection of typefaces ensures there is something to fit every design vision. Have a look and start downloading!

Envato Elements vs Storyblocks: Pros, Cons & Differences

Reviews / 1 May 2024

Envato Elements vs Storyblocks: Pros, Cons & Differences

Envato Elements and Storyblocks are two of the most popular all-in-one platforms for finding digital assets for video and design projects. If you’re searching for a place to find stock photos, stock videos, stock photos, music, and templates in one place, both these platforms are worth considering.

Of course, you wouldn’t want to subscribe to both of these platforms. So then, which platform is best? Which subscription offers the best value for your money? Let’s find out.

In this guide, we take a deep dive into Envato Elements and Storyblocks to see what they offer, their best features, as well as pros and cons of using them.

Keep reading to find out which platform we think is worth buying.

80+ Best Infographic Templates (Word, PowerPoint & Illustrator) 2024

Business Templates / 1 May 2024

80+ Best Infographic Templates (Word, PowerPoint & Illustrator) 2024

An infographic can give you a way to represent information in a graphic format, designed to make it more understandable, relatable, and engaging. But they can be tricky to make! We’ve gathered together a collection of stunning infographic templates, to get you started quickly (whether you’re using Word, PowerPoint, or Illustrator!)

Infographics usually require icons, schemes, progress elements, charts, timelines, maps, different arrows, graphs and much more. They’re a great way to convey a complex message in a simple way. Each of these infographic templates contains dozens of infographic elements that you can combine and use in different ways to display data, and it’s much quicker than making everything yourself from scratch!

20+ Procreate Tutorials (For Drawing, Lettering, Sketching + More)

Procreate Brushes / 1 May 2024

20+ Procreate Tutorials (For Drawing, Lettering, Sketching + More)

Procreate is one of the hottest drawing apps on the market. It’s a robust tool that you can use for fun, personal projects as well as professional and client work on your iPad.

With a tool that has so much functionality, it can be a little overwhelming to think about it all. Working through tutorials can help, so we’ve collected 15 for Procreate to help you get started. These cover off all different levels of knowledge, and help you learn how to draw, letter, sketch and more in Procreate. Grab your iPad, pencil, and dive into some creative work!

And the best part is that every one is free.

80+ Stunning Food, Drink & Packaging Design Mockups 2024

Mockup Templates / 30 Apr 2024

80+ Stunning Food, Drink & Packaging Design Mockups 2024

Part of your job as a designer is to make sure you present your final design to your clients in a way that they expect (and that makes your hard work shine!). Clearly, they will want to see how your design looks and feels on their actual product — that’s where product mockups can be incredibly helpful.

This week we’re taking a look at food, drink, and packaging design mockups. We’ve tracked down some beautiful examples on Envato Elements so, if you’re currently designing a label or package design for a client, some of these might be the perfect way to present your design when it’s done. Enjoy!

20+ Best Stamp Fonts (Vintage & Rubber Stamp Style Letters)

Font Collections / 29 Apr 2024

20+ Best Stamp Fonts (Vintage & Rubber Stamp Style Letters)

Crafting compelling design narratives requires precise tools and the right aesthetic. Start with our curated collection of fonts and typefaces designed to echo the unique style of stamp lettering.

From retro postage prints to rugged imprints, we’ve handpicked these stamp fonts to cater to a multitude of design projects. Whether you’re seeking to create an old-world charm or a minimalistic rubber-stamp effect, these fonts are versatile and appealing for all kinds of design projects.

Our collection of stamp fonts will help you harness the distinctive appeal of stamp-style letter designs, ensuring your creations stand out in the crowd. Dive in and download all the fonts!

65+ Best Free Premiere Pro Templates 2024

Premiere Pro Templates / 29 Apr 2024

65+ Best Free Premiere Pro Templates 2024

Are you looking for a way to create a quick title scene or a slideshow in Premiere Pro? Then these free Premiere Pro templates will come in handy.

One of the best features of Premiere Pro is the ability to use templates. With templates, you can instantly create various types of video projects. Even if you don’t have much experience in using the app, templates are fairly easy to use.

There are plenty of amazing Premiere Pro templates out there. But, most of them are premium templates. Don’t worry, if you’re low on budget or looking for a template for a personal project, we’ve got you covered.

In this collection, we feature some of the best free Premiere Pro templates we’ve come across (as well as a few premium ones too). You can use them to create all kinds of projects from titles to lower-thirds, slideshows, and much more.

20+ Best Stipple Effects & Brushes for Photoshop

Photoshop Brushes / 29 Apr 2024

20+ Best Stipple Effects & Brushes for Photoshop

Today, we bring you a collection of the top stipple effects and brushes for achieving a distinctive stipple look in your design projects.

Stipple shading, a technique characterized by using small dots to create gradients and textures, has a timeless allure that transcends traditional pen and ink illustrations.

With the help of these stipple effects and brushes in Photoshop, you can emulate that classic style with a modern twist, allowing for greater control and creativity in your digital artworks.

Dive in and explore all the cool effects and brushes below.

100+ MacBook Mockup PSD Templates 2024

Mockup Templates / 26 Apr 2024

100+ MacBook Mockup PSD Templates 2024

Whether you’re looking for a MacBook mockup or a MacBook Pro mockup, we have you covered with this extensive collection. We’re featuring a mix of MacBook mockups, realistic illustrations, and flat/stylised versions of these MacBook notebooks for all types of use case.

Totaling over a hundred different MacBook mockups in all shapes and sizes, these are great for dropping in your own work, applications, wallpapers or examples to give them a unique look-and-feel.

Some are free, some cost a few dollars, but each of them is unique and interesting.

10 Best AI Mockup Generators (For Products, Websites, and More)

AI Tools / 26 Apr 2024

10 Best AI Mockup Generators (For Products, Websites, and More)

As a designer, presenting your work in the most creative and appealing way is crucial to winning over clients. This is where you can utilize AI-powered mockup generators, as they provide a fast, efficient solution to creating attractive mockups.

AI mockup generators allow you to create stunning mockups to showcase logos, T-shirt designs, mugs, packaging designs, and more without the need for graphic design experience or expensive software.

Using AI technology, these tools automatically adjust your designs to fit various objects, items, products, and scenes, allowing you to generate stunning, realistic mockups in a matter of clicks.

We handpicked a collection of the best AI mockup generators for this list. Most of them are free to use. When it comes to creating mockups, they will definitely help you save a lot of time and money as well.

Let’s get started.

90+ Best Tri-Fold Brochure Templates (Word & InDesign) 2024

Brochure Templates / 25 Apr 2024

90+ Best Tri-Fold Brochure Templates (Word & InDesign) 2024

Are you working on a new tri-fold brochure design for your business? Want to make them look even better than your competitors? Then you’ve come to the right place. We’re featuring some of the best tri-fold brochure templates you can use to easily design a stunning brochure with a minimal budget.

The design of a brochure says a lot about a company and the quality of the business. The colors you use in your brochure, the way you format the content, and the fonts you choose, play an important role in showing off professionalism and authority.

For this collection, we’ve carefully handpicked the best brochure templates designed by professionals to help you choose the right design and get a head-start on your own tri-fold brochure design.

We’re also sharing our tips for designing a tri-fold brochure, and sharing the pros and cons of using InDesign vs Word for your brochure to help get your project off to the best possible start.