Readymag Blog

Inspiration

Odding: Illustrations on coffee receipts as a cure against the blues

Read the heartwarming story of a Chinese designer, Odding, who turned more than 800 impractical receipts from coffee shops into a piece of art.

Marketing

When external communication counts: handling negative reactions

Handy steps to navigate backlash illustrated by cases with Apple, Pepsi, and Lush

Inspiration

Interactive designs that delight and engage

Designer's insights about projects where interactivity adds originality, grabs attention, or becomes the main design feature.

Inspiration

Designing women: Meet ReadyLaunch grantees

The big reveal: meet the four designers who will be supported by our ReadyLauch grant and learn what they’ll create.

Product Updates

New preset features: create, save, and reuse

Now you can save custom presets, reuse them across your projects, and enjoy a redesigned interface.

Design Tips

Design ideas: e-menu for a food spot

Grab 7 tips on designing an unconventional e-menu for a restaurant or a cafe.

Career

From frustration to action: The fight to end free pitching in design

Can speculative work be eradicated? We asked Porto Rocha and other designers who have previously spoken out against this practice.

Inspiration

Designing against clichés, stigma, and sexism: an Interview with Jessica Walsh

One of today’s most influential female designers, Jessica Walsh, shares her approaches to branding, insights from burnouts, and her motivation behind mental health and female advocacy activities.

Career

Nailing effective brainstorming: pitfalls to avoid

Tips on keeping the team from wandering and focusing on what matters

Career

What it takes to be successful as a freelancer

Designers' tips on the necessary skills for freelancers, communicating with clients, and pricing your work.

Design Tips

Mastering color combinations: theory and practical tips

Make your websites pop using color combos that work

Inspiration

Made with Readymag: 6 female-led studios’ websites

Jump into a curated section of female-owned and run studios that created their nobby websites with Readymag.