Graphic Design
In the dynamic landscape of graphic design, the essence of a personal touch and a creative concept holds profound significance. Beyond merely arranging visual elements, graphic design serves as a conduit for communication, conveying messages, ideas, and emotions to diverse audiences. At its core, infusing a personal touch infuses the designer's unique perspective, style, and passion into the artwork, fostering authenticity and connection.
A creative concept acts as the guiding force, steering the design process towards innovation and resonance. It encapsulates the central idea, narrative, or theme, providing a cohesive framework that harmonizes visual elements with intended messages. Through thoughtful exploration and experimentation, I try to give my designs a creative concept that cultivates memorable experiences, evoking curiosity, emotion, and engagement.
My Design Tools
Most used tools
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Figma
Adobe XD
Sketch
InVision
Adobe Photoshop
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Adobe Photoshop / Bridge / Camera Raw
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Premiere Pro
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Shopify: Using it for example for my own clothing brand website Obnubil since more than 10 years.
Squarespace: Using it for example for my own website (the one you are looking at right now).
Canva: For animated social media content.
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Project management tools like: Trello, Slack, Jira, Asana, ProjectManager, Teamwork, Google tools...
Social media and mail management tools like: Hootsuite, HubSpot, Canva, Mailchimp...
AI-powered tools for UX
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Maze: Prototyping and integration with design tools.
UserTesting: For in-depth qualitative insights with video feedback.
Lookback: Remote testing and collaborative analysis.
Optimal Workshop: Comprehensive suite for user research methodologies.
Hotjar: Behavior analysis and real-time user feedback.
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ChatGPT by OpenAI: Versatile conversational AI for idea generation and creative content.
Miro: Online collaborative whiteboard with AI-driven idea organization.
Copy.ai: Writing assistant for content generation and creative prompts.
MindMeister: Online mind mapping tool for visual brainstorming and collaboration.
Ayoa: AI-enhanced mind mapping and task management tool for creative teams.
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UserForge: Efficient persona creation with AI-driven insights and collaborative features.
Make My Persona by HubSpot: User-friendly tool for building personas with AI-driven suggestions.
Xtensio: Versatile tool for creating living documents and detailed personas.
Personify: AI-driven persona generation with dynamic updates and behavioral insights.
Smaply: Combines persona creation with journey mapping for a comprehensive user experience.
Synthetic Users: To facilitate user and market research through the creation of synthetic participants for testing.
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ChatGPT by OpenAI: Versatile AI for generating and refining UX copy with contextual understanding.
Grammarly: Comprehensive writing assistant for grammar, style, and tone improvements.
Copy.ai: AI-driven content generator with customizable templates and creative suggestions.
Writesonic: AI tool for efficient content creation and tone adjustments.
UX Writer's Block: Specialized tool for user-centered UX writing and integration with design workflows.
AI-powered tools for UI
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Figma with AI Plugins: Enhances UI design with AI-powered plugins for automation and design suggestions.
Uizard: Prototyping tool used for transforming your wireframes into prototypes automatically.
Canva Pro: AI-driven design tools and templates for creating consistent branded content.
Adobe Sensei: Provides advanced AI features for design editing and content creation within Adobe Creative Cloud.
Components.ai: For creating responsive components, pages and sites.
Among others...
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Looka: Generates professional logos and brand kits using AI, with customization options.
Tailor Brands: For logo creation and complete branding solutions.
Khroma: Color palette generation tool created with designers in mind.
Fontjoy: Helps choose the best font combinations. Mix and match different fonts for the perfect pairing.
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Dall-E: Generates images from text descriptions with a lot of advanced editing features.
Midjourney: Focuses on creating artistic and stylized illustrations from text prompts.
Stable Diffusion: Generates photorealistic images from text and image prompts.
OpenArt: Generates images from text and image prompts.
Runway ML: Provides a suite of AI tools for creative projects, including image generation and editing.
Artbreeder: Allows users to blend and modify images to create unique visuals through interactive tools.
Adobe Firefly: For creating images, add styles and textures to text, fill image areas with AI-generated content...
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Pictory: Converts text into engaging videos with stock footage and voiceovers.
Lumen5: Creates videos from text content with AI-driven media matching and customizable templates.
Synthesia: Generates videos with AI avatars and multilingual text-to-speech capabilities.
InVideo: Offers AI templates, stock media, and editing tools for diverse video creation needs.
Magisto: Automates video editing with AI, applying effects and music to raw footage.