Kleis Design

10/16/2015

Use your smile to change the world, don't let the world change your smile.

It’s hard not to smile when you see this cheerful face. Since its creation in 1963, Smiley has become one of the most recognizable symbols in the world.

01/08/2014

2013 Logos - Black is back, and re-introducing old-style script. Looking forward to a retro-inspired year.

We reveal the latest trends in branding, identity and logo design. Logo design is one of many areas of design that looks easy but is damned difficult to pull off successfully.

06/26/2013

The future of design ... reinventing the pen and pad.

Our XD team revealed a few projects they're working on at Adobe MAX 2013. The team has been exploring how new form factor displays, new interactions (like to...

05/16/2013

Tired of over-reading when cooking? Make nice with this graphical interpretation of cooking.

How do you make lasagna? Even though it’s not that complex of a dish, to spell out the methodology--the specific ingredients and the many small, easy steps of prep work--it would take me half a page of type or more.But for designer/illustrator Katie Shelly, writer of Picture Cook: See. Make. Eat., t...

04/22/2013

Forward Thinking - Redefining Services – this is how designers are thinking nowadays.

Industrial Design content and community site - articles, discussions, interviews and resources.

04/16/2013

Want to stand out in email marketing? Let us help engaging your clients by using effective and unique methods that will put you above the rest.

This article looks at what we can do to give our emails personality and make them more engaging, and how can we make sure that people are eager to read them.

04/08/2013

An Ode to the Old - Sign Painting is Making a Comeback

There was a time when every street sign, every billboard, and every window display was painted by hand. This sounds unremarkable until you actually think about what that actually means. (Sign painter...

03/07/2013

Typography and Infographics – the BEST of the designer world!

Typography is a crucial component of great designs involving text, so knowing as much as you can about it is an important step to becoming a great designer. This roundup of infographics will help you discover new and interesting things (as well as reinforce and reiterate stuff you already know) abou...

02/20/2013

This is a powerful story of how a blind dog regained it's strength to go on. We here at Kleis Design would like to raise awareness of how how significant beauty can found in all the things around us - design and nature.

02/11/2013

What are some of the hottest trends you won't find on this list? Let us help you design something bright and different!

All throughout 2012 there has been an enormous surge in new web design trends. Some of you may remember my earlier post on web design trends going into 2012. Now we can see many of these ideas have come to fruition, and even adopted further increasing levels of novelty. In ... Continue reading »

01/28/2013

Rethinking mobile ...

A look at common myths associated with the mobile universe.

01/23/2013

Some things to ponder on ...

Reading an article entitled 5 Former Design Trends That Aren’t Cool Anymore (So Stop Using Them) on Design Shack.