👁️ Develop Your Eye For (Good) Design

[logo] How to improve your eye for design, tips for choosing the right typography for logos, and design-related conversion fails to avoid at all costs. [hero-image] Art by [Ray Dak Lam]( “What’s the difference between a design that’s good and a design that’s great? The devil is in the details.” Are you looking for ways to [improve your design skills this year](? If you want to develop your craft, it’s vital that you [develop an eye for good design](. If you can look at a design and identify why it works (or doesn’t), you’ll be able to incorporate those insights into your own work. Over on the blog, we’re sharing [5 great ways to develop your eye for design]( in 2021. Head over to [the complete blog post]( for some useful tips and techniques that will help boost your abilities and gain more confidence in your design decisions. [Let’s go](! ■Sponsored How Graphic Designer Ce’Erica Booked 80% More Clients in Half the Time To onboard clients and manage her projects, Ce’Erica was using a couple of different tools, including Excel, Calendly and Google Docs. Now she uses HoneyBook to manage everything, from her contact form to her scheduling tool, in one streamlined place to get so much repeat business that she doesn’t have to market herself. Give it a try and close the year out strong. [Start Your Free Trial]( [How Graphic Designer Ce’Erica Booked 80% More Clients in Half the Time]( “Logos are meant to stand the test of time. So when choosing typefaces for a logo design, you’ll want to err on the side of simplicity.” [Strong typography]( is one of the most important factors of any successful logo design. A well-chosen typeface reinforces a brand’s voice and values, while the wrong typeface risks turning away your target audience. But with literally hundreds of thousands of typefaces to choose from, how do you know which one is right for your logo design project? Over on the blog, we’re sharing [6 tips to help guide your brand’s font and typography choices](. Get primed on the most important considerations when selecting fonts for logo design and watch your designs become that much more effective. Ready? [Let’s go](! ■“When your design needs to maximize conversions, crafting a seamless experience and user flow is of the utmost importance.” Design plays a huge role in shaping how we engage with online content. And if that content exists to get people to take a specific action (i.e. convert), then your design needs to inherently support that goal. Over on the blog, study up on the top [8 design-related conversion fails](, and how you can easily avoid them to [ensure your design drives action](. Plus, we’ll share some visual examples of design done right so you can take inspiration and apply it to your own work. [Let’s go](! ■What else we’re reading - [Burger King unveils its first major rebrand in 20 years](! You can almost taste the new typeface. - [Twitter acquires creative agency UENO]( to help design new products after their long-time partnership. - Here’s why people are calling [General Motors’ new logo]( the biggest branding fail of 2021. - Leading creatives share their [work/life resolutions for 2021]( using a realistic new framework: Stop, Start, Continue. - We’re incredibly excited to be hosting Matt D. Smith for our next live Dribbble Workshop. Join us on January 28 to [learn the fundamentals of interface and accessibility design]( with MDS. Save your spot now! ■You elected to receive Courtside emails. No longer interested? [Unsubscribe]( or [manage your subscriptions](. Dribbble Holdings Ltd. [• 524 Yates St. • Victoria, BC V8W1K8, Canada]( [hero-image]