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I’ve been on Tumblr a couple of years, and while some gfx makers have left, there are a larger number joining us. These are some of my personal tips to graphic making – they may or may not work for you, so please proceed with caution. This post can be helpful to all gfx makers, be it whether you’ve just started or have been making graphics for a long time, though you do need basic photoshop knowledge to understand this post.

Beware that this post may sound a little harsh to some of you, and all rude messages will be ignored. On the other hand, if you have any questions about any points, I’d be glad to help!

*Note that all graphic examples used below belong to me, and you are not allowed to repost them without reblogging/linking to this entire post!*

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“Make all visual distinctions as subtle as possible, but still clear and effective.”

Tips, tricks, and resources for the basics of good online typography. Does not apply to print. There always exceptions to the advice below. 

GENERAL TIPS

Align your text left. text-align: left; The ragged right hand side tends help you keep your place while reading.

Make your leading 140%. line-height: 140%; This makes it more legible. 

User proper punctuation. Em dashes instead of hyphens. Curly quotes instead of dumb quotes. You can find the codes here.

Look into good fonts. Font packs and best free fonts lists are your friends.

SERIFS VS. SANS SERIFS

Serifs. a.k.a Times New Roman, Georgia. Typically used for headers. Easy to read. Can stand out too much. Work better over 12pt. Most have poorly spaced lettering (which means letters may run together) and serifs tend to make letters blur together. 

Sans Serifs. a.k.a Arial, Helvetica. Typically used for body text. Take up less space. Overused. Visually appealing. Tend to read better small (but blur at a larger size). Most people can read sans serif fonts faster online. 

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ps help: some really amazing resources sites

a lot of sites in one: stock photos, brushes, fonts…

psds, styles, patterns and some textures

get some inspiration

more free stock images

random gifs

a lot and more things

a few stock images

need more inspiration? here it go: TutorArt,  Power to the poster and Graphic Inspiration

textures

grungetextures

texturewarehouse

cgtextures

textureking

texturepalace

lostandtaken

freeseamlesstextures

highresolutiontextures

two percent

texturez

fonts

free fontes

behance

not every single one is for free but you can find some really good for $0

font squirrel

urban fonts

fontfabric

google fonts

search free font

type depot

the league of moveable type

glukfonts

fonts of chaos

lost type

stock videos

stock videos

earth stock videos

motion (like textures) stock videos

fireworks

fireeee

ink drop in water and paint splatter

fluffly clouds

grainy textures

grainy and paper

black and white

vintage grain

dark noise texture ~scratch~

grainy and paper II

grainy and paper III

behindmylove

8 more

what bout grunge?

color palette

ColourLovers

Colorschemedesigner

ColorCombos

StudioPress

Colllor

DesignSeeds

Kuler

ColorHunter

Colrd

MudCu

Copaso

ColorMunki

Pictaculous

DeGraeve 

CSSDrive 

CheckMycolours 

Contrast-A

ColorSpire 

Perbang 

brushes

Brusheezy

myphotoshopbrushes

BrushKing

qbrushes

brushesdownload

22pixels

deviantart

hybrid genesis

all free download

brush photoshop

fbrushes

photoshop.cc

patterns

Subtle patterns

brusheezy

COLOURlovers

Squidfingers

myphotoshopbrushes

patternhead

webtreats

pixels & Ice cream

ashzstock

pattern8

sed-rah-stock

fbrushes

shapes4free

gradients

dirrtylady

I - artjunkpsds - got some here

sistaroundpsds

and you can find a lot more here

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Reblog for a miracle to happen tonight

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Shizuku icons

*.° 🧡

credit me if you use pls (@ lxveemazee)

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🎴#BLACKPINK #BLACKPINKmoodboard

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夜 · 𝔫𝔬𝔯𝔢𝔫𝔪𝔦𝔫 一 𝔪𝔬𝔬𝔡𝔟𝔬𝔞𝔯𝔡 · 夜

夜 一 sometimes we are so stunned and focused on our own little world, that we end up not living what we should be living in youth and we forget the world around us... and with that we end up not realizing that time is passing by, making us grow old and stay with more daily difficulties. maybe, at times, we disconnect from virtuality and enjoy the natural wonders around us and enjoy with loved ones. it's a great option, in fact, life is short and we don't know how long we will last. 一 夜

夜 · 𝔡𝔬𝔫'𝔱 𝔯𝔢𝔪𝔬𝔳𝔢 𝔴𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔪𝔞𝔯𝔨 · 夜

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vanilla moodboard!

(๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و ♡ like/reblog if you save

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★ それはすべて暗いです!!

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( blue moodboard ) like or reblog if you save.

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( luda moodboard ) like or reblog if you save.

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᭟ . .  ♡ yellow moodboard┆like/reblog if you save. ៹

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soft moodboard!

(๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و ♡ like/reblog if you save

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girls like us 우리처럼 그냥 달려

| please reblog/like if you save/use

| twice - girls like us

| soft, magical & pastel sana moodboard

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᭟ . .  ♡ random icons┆like/reblog if you save. ៹

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APP RECOMMENDATION: BEST JOURNAL

I found the potentially best digital bullet journal for Android! It is very new but already has lots of potential. It has a lot of room for improvement and I think more people should know about it.

It's called Best Journal.

"Best Journal is a diary hand account app recording life.

You can use it to write diaries, read books, make memos, travel strategies, beauty tips, etc.

[massive materials]

Exquisite templates - many exquisite templates, direct use, welfare of the disabled

Massive materials - Super many wallpapers, stickers, tapes and other materials

Free fonts - dozens of handwritten fonts for you to write

[simple creation]

Free typesetting - drag and drop pictures and text at will, free typesetting

Doodle at will - bring your own brush and tape functions, and draw at will

We value your privacy and will not store any of your personal data. They are completely under your control.

Best Journal makes your life more happy and comfortably."

I'm not sure if it is available on iOS but you can download it on Google Play Store!

Here are some of the screenshot from the developer themselves. And just a disclaimer, I'm in no way related to the developer/s. I just want more people to know about this app because I searched for information and reviews about it from other users but found none.

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Anyone else have a hard time expressing gratitude? Inside I’m excited and screaming thank yous. But on the outside I’m like “ooooh wow” with a dumb look on my face, trying to express how grateful I am.