Karya Labs

05/05/2017

A great look at illustration styles and how they have evolved over the last 30 years, many becoming art styles in their own right!

Modern artists are working in an astonishing array of styles and genres.

28/04/2017

These celeb illustrations are just too cute!

Image via lera_kiryakova How cool would it be to have a caricature of yourself, be it with a big head or goofy looking eyes? Meet Lera...

21/04/2017

Ready to take on a 30-day challenge? This is a pretty good one to help up your skills as a designer:

No matter where you’re at in your design career, it always helps to improve. Whether it’s typography, layout, or color theory – a good

14/04/2017

Who says brochures have to be boring? Love these brochure ideas that are quite stunning in themselves!

A highly effective brochure distinctly and succinctly details what your business is about and what you can do for your customers. On the

07/04/2017

It's all about bright, vibrant colours this year - 5 illustration trends for 2017:

We asked experts to share their thoughts on what’s happening now—and what’s happening next—in illustration.

31/03/2017

Important SEO no-no's:

24/03/2017

Barring some grammatical errors, this video captures very simply the difference(s) between art and design.

17/03/2017

This graph paper-inspired scarf just appeals to all our design senses!

Highly respected designer Erik Spiekermann knows: what man doesn't love the satisfaction of measuring up, making calculations and doing repairs? And what wife doesn't occasionally ask her husband for help? If you're caught without a ruler to hand, you can use Erik Spiekermann's scarves and foulards…

10/03/2017

Loving these less-is-more packaging design -

You may think that it would be the brightest, loudest packagings that would shout out to consumers from the shelves—however, deliberately...

03/03/2017

What a fascinating project matching skin colour to pantone codes - just further proof that we're all unique!
http://www.angelicadass.com/humanae-work-in-progress/

Humanæ is a “work in progress” by the Brazilian Angélica Dass, who intends to deploy a chromatic range of the different human skin colors. Those who pose are volunteers who have known the project and decide to participate. There is no previous selection of participants and there are no classificatio...

24/02/2017

Feel like using something else besides Helvetica? These alternatives are pretty sweet!

17/02/2017

Great tips for using typography in web design:

If you're a web designer or an entrepreneur looking to make a website for your business, this video covers the 10 main rules to help you structure your writt...

10/02/2017

Why time is important for creativity ;)

Café Creative Golden Drum 2011 shortlist

03/02/2017

It's a little belated, but we hope the year of the Rooster brings much joy, prosperity, health and good food to each and every one of us :)

13/01/2017

A simple, straightforward guide on using colours to evoke emotion in design:

06/01/2017

Happy 2017! May this year brings us lots of exciting new projects. In the mean time, we've been busy updating our site with new and past projects - do have a look at http://www.karyalabs.com

23/12/2016

'Tis the season! Team Karya Labs would like to wish everyone out there a peaceful and merry Christmas. Have a good long weekend folks!

09/12/2016

Even Pantone is going green with their colour of the year for 2017!

Pantone has announced its 2017 Color of the Year, and it's as symbolic as it is beautiful.