Blog: The science of color trends, FREE HDRI maps—and do you plan or react?

Creative guidance in a changing world [shutterstock]( [IMAGES]( [FOOTAGE]( [MUSIC]( [BLOG]( [Wednesday, May 12, 2021]( [Tap your toe to the beat]( [Share this newsletter with a friend! >]( [Marketing is a dance between planning ahead and responding to of-the-minute needs. Right now we're strategizing for summer, and hoping that we can help you do the same. That means brighter colors, sun-drenched footage, sultry sounds that make you want to move...or not. And since we're always engaging with issues of visual representation, we're thinking hard about how to show summer in a way that's inclusive and real without resorting to stereotypes (though, yes, we love a good palm tree silouette as much at the next person).]( [Happy creating!]( [jen]( [Jennifer Braunschweiger]( [Senior Director of Content Marketing]( [DREAM IT]( [13 FREE Forest HDRI Environment Maps ‐ 100% FREE from Shutterstock]( [For the CG creators in our midst (or the CG-curious), we have 13 free forest environments to use. What happens there, that's up to you. Let us know what you make!]( [Read more]( [MAKE IT]( [5 Adobe Illustrator Vector Effects for Graphic Design]( [Okay, this step-by-step tutorial shows how to make extremely cool vector effects in Adobe illustrator. We break it down so you can get it done.]( [Read more]( [SELL IT]( [Improve Viewer Engagement: A Complete Guide to YouTube Timestamps]( [I know we're always on about how to use social-media platforms better—but there's a reason: We want to help you get people to see the amazing things you're making. And no, you don't have to reinvent the wheel every time; there are best practices. So here you go: How to use YouTube timestamps to improve viewer engagement.]( [Read more]( [TALK ABOUT IT]( [Color Forecasting: How Are Color Trends Created?]( [Are color trends nonsense or are they real? Spoiler alert: They're real. And here's how they happen.]( [Read more]( [shutterstock]( [images]( | [footage]( | [music]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Instagram]( [Vimeo]( [YouTube]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. [Unsubscribe or Change Email Preferences]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( Shutterstock, Inc. | 350 Fifth Avenue, 21st Floor | New York, NY 10118 | USA © 2004-2021 All rights reserved - Shutterstock®