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Basic colour combinations between text and background colour

We already know the psychology of many of the colours used in design, so we can determine the use of them. Well, when it comes to texts that are printed on backgrounds, which should prevail over all is the readability of them. We cannot make the reader gets soon tired. So, one of the main parts of the design is its functionality.

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Patterns: 5 Graphic Resources free download

We have talked about graphic design resources on other occasions, but today we bring patterns to download with a click and for free. You no longer have an excuse not to use them in your web, publishing or graphic works. I do not know which one I prefer … What do you think?

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How to extract images from a Word document? Designer’s Dilemma

I’m sure most of you know of what I speak. You’re waiting for the pictures of your client to incorporate them into your design. You have everything ready, the reserved space, and the precise dimensions. You do not care if the work is a web or a graphic design or even an editorial job. You need that logo, those images. There comes an email. It’s your client.

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Top Best WordPress Themes of 2014

This year will be very interesting in terms of new trends in web designand elements that are being incorporated into the WordPress themes: we talk about responsive design, mobile first, parallax, flat design… Who though WordPress was just a blog manager, is very wrong. With this listing we will gather the best WordPress themes that you can download and will make your website an interesting design.

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Range of colours: uses and combinations

When choosing a range of colours for our designs, there is no absolute truth to choose the right one, as there is no way to be totally wrong in the election (well, maybe this does happen .) We must choose the range of colours that best suits what we want to reflect.

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Orange: the underrated Colour

We do not like all colours equally. There are colours we like more than others because we identify with them. The fashion, for instance, is largely responsible for this. We will always prefer colours that make us feel better and happier, colours that make your friends think “how pretty you are”

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Typography in design: combination and use

Thanks to one of my Christmas presents, a Typodarium, I am discovering great fonts of new artists, but I will talk about them another day because today is the time to open-source fonts like Google Fonts. Thus, today I am sharing with you some of the Google Fonts we usually use at SiloCreativo.

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How to Optimize WordPress categories to improve your SEO

One of the least optimized options for a WordPress website or blog are often Categories and Tags. The Taxonomies (the way all categories and tags are called, either for default or custom post) are used to organize the content of our website in an efficient manner, making it more navigable for the users.

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Web design with HTML5: Structure and Composition

One advantage that HTML5 has brought to the field of web design is that it includes a HTML tags structure much more semantic, i.e., a markup with a meaning for what will truly serve said identifier. In other words, HTML5 has made to the web designer the job much easier than with previous versions, especially when we have to modify a web design of a colleague.