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Visual Design Blog
One of my favourite visual inspirations is a site called Identity Designed. https://identitydesigned.com/ Identitydesigned.com Identity...
Frances Udy
May 251 min read


Cross-Industry Inspiration
https://designworklife.com/5-industries-to-explore-for-fresh-graphic-design-inspiration/ Whilst exploring the articles on Designworklife,...
Frances Udy
May 251 min read


Competitions
This year I have been very motivated to practice designing, improve on my work and develop a design style. To help with this, I have...
Frances Udy
May 251 min read


Design Work Life
While looking for further inspiration, I came across a blog called Design Work Life. DesignWorkLife is a really interesting blog that...
Frances Udy
May 251 min read


Adobe Firefly
One of the resources that I've found most useful in my second year of studying is Adobe Firefly. I came across it by accident when...
Frances Udy
May 251 min read


Visual portfolio
Whilst researching portfolio designs and layouts, I came across a visual portfolio site by Alessandro Scarpellini, an art director from...
Frances Udy
May 191 min read


Sustainability
A report from McKinsey on sustainability and affordability found that: "84% of consumers consider sustainability important in their...
Frances Udy
May 191 min read


Design trends - High contrast
In 2025, more designers are experimenting with color disharmony to capture attention and spark interest amongst their target audience. It...
Frances Udy
May 191 min read


Dissertation consideration 3
Ever since our first-year seminar on semiotics, I've been fascinated by the theoretical aspects of how they are applied in practice. For...
Frances Udy
May 191 min read


Even more inspiration...
Whilst looking for more inspiration I cam across a website called The Inspiration Grid. This website shows compositions in typography,...
Frances Udy
May 191 min read


Free upskill opportunities
As part of the everchanging ways of working, Google has released 8 free courses on generative AI. After completion, there are badges...
Frances Udy
May 191 min read


Inspiration
Another great tool that I use to find inspiration is Dribbble. Similar to Behance, Dribbble is an online community where designers,...
Frances Udy
May 151 min read


Dissertation consideration 2
My next topic for consideration is centred around the subjectivity of graphic design. I want to investigate if good design is as a result...
Frances Udy
May 151 min read


Advertising V's Branding
This year, one of our modules involved an advertising assignment. Despite advertising being a broad topic that required extensive...
Frances Udy
May 151 min read


Books - real books!
With the practicality of website search engines and the simplicity of AI, it is easy to forget the teachings and inspiration available in...
Frances Udy
May 151 min read


The next steps
In line with my continuous plan to succeed after completing my course, I have begun considering additional steps I can take now to assist...
Frances Udy
May 151 min read


Getting myself out there
Approaching the conclusion of my second year of study, I have started exploring potential job opportunities in studios close to where I...
Frances Udy
May 151 min read


Dissertation consideration 1
For the third and final year of the BA (hons) graphic design course, we are required to construct a lengthy research document on a...
Frances Udy
May 151 min read


Brand Design Inspiration
Graphic design is forever changing in terms of trends, colours, designs and direction and it is important to stay ahead with what is...
Frances Udy
May 141 min read


AI - The future?
One of the most talked about subjects this year has undeniably been the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The rapid advances in this...
Frances Udy
May 142 min read
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