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A collection of categorized visual ideas you can add to your arsenal and potentially apply to your next project. Many more visual ideas were shared in my newsletter. Subscribe to never miss out on useful content.

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We’ll look at visual ideas for the following:

  • Backgrounds
  • Borders
  • Lines & dividers
  • Corners
  • Shadows
  • Text
  • Image treatment
  • Color
  • Balance

Corner techniques:

The Corner Fold

A corner fold can add depth and make digital content feel more tangible and engaging as it imitates real-life – a concept called Skeuomorphism.

How do I create this? Figma and Webflow tutorial on my website.

Jordan Hughes

Mix Round and Sharp Corners

Mix round and sharp corners to introduce asymmetry and make a design feel more free-flowing and less rigid.

DesignCode, MrPops, and Flash Form

Shadow techniques:

Gradient shadows

Lots of modern layouts use gradients as their motif. A less common way of having that visual idea recur is with a gradient drop shadow.

How do I create this? Figma and Webflow tutorial on my website.

Amir Baqian

Inner Shadows to Mimic Highlights and thickness

Combine white inner shadows and dark inner shadows to mimic highlights, depth, and thickness.

How do I create this? Figma and Webflow tutorial on my website.

Text techniques:

Interweave text and imagery

How do I create this? Figma and Webflow tutorial on my website.

Composition inspired by Juuni's work

Change the typeface of one letter

Studio Standard

Bonus techniques

Turn rectangles into ovals, on hover

How do I create this? Figma and Webflow tutorial on my website.

ilovecreatives

Translucent elements with colored shadows

How do I create this? Figma and Webflow tutorial on my website.

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Have you forgotten about the fundamentals?

I’ve learned that no amount of coaching, fancy apps, “creativity hacks & tips” etc, will make up for:

  • Subpar sleep
  • Low vitamin D3 (lack of direct sunlight exposure)
  • Lack of movement (sports, resistance training, cardio)
  • Poor diet (macro and micronutrients)
  • Nonexistent stress management

Get these right first.

They are the highest impact things you can do.

Ignoring these is like a student ignoring the fundamental concepts needed to ace an exam and instead focusing on color-coding their notes, using fancy study apps, and organizing their study space with intricate decorations.

Master the basics. Everything else falls into place.

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Nonfiction books are too long

Most nonfiction books should've been 1000-word articles.

I find myself abandoning a lot of books right around the 25-30% mark.

Not because they're bad, but because I fully get the gist by that point and it's right around when the repetition of examples and ideas begins.

I'm okay with abandoning a book midway now. Just a couple years ago, I would power through the whole thing in fear of missing out on some crucial ideas in the later chapters.

Now, I just have fun with it. If it piques my interest, great – I'll buy it, read the chapters that seem interesting, get what I came for and move onto the next one.

I think a lot of these authors are just trying to meet some sort of quota. I dunno.

There's elegance in brevity.

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A note on this weird cold plunge trend

So many of these "gurus" telling us to take cold showers and cold plunges 😂 😂

If you’re tired all the time:

  • Go get your bloodwork done and see what you’re deficient in
  • Get outside. Get some damn sun
  • Sleep well
  • Use your mind to build something – It'll energize you

Stick to high-impact basics. These little micro-optimizations aren't going to change anything.

Enjoy your hot showers 🔥🚿

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