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7 minutes

5 Light Leak Overlays Scanned From Real Burnt 35mm Film

Five light leak overlay and film burn sets scanned from real burnt 35mm and archival stock, picked for client work, not just a pretty preview thumbnail.
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9 minutes

What Makes a Monospace Font Work Beyond Looking Like Code

What separates a monospace font that reads as deliberate from one that's just technical by default. A working guide, with real examples.
How to Use Design Templates Without Making Your Work Look Like a Template
9 minutes

How to Use Design Templates Without Making Your Work Look Like a Template

Learn how working designers customise templates to create original work. Break typography rules, rework layouts, and make any template your own. Read the guide.
Staff Picks: Mockups That Make the Work Look Like the Work
7 minutes

Staff Picks: Mockups That Make the Work Look Like the Work

Discover 8 mockups the Studio 2am team actually uses. From venue screens to vintage apparel, these picks make your work look real. See the full list.
Weekly Drops #28 – Scripts, Stamps, Effects & Fresh Brushes
5 minutes

Weekly Drops #28 – Scripts, Stamps, Effects & Fresh Brushes

Discover this week's best new design assets — grunge scripts, gothic vectors, Photoshop effects & fresh brushes. See everything that dropped in #28.
Weekly Drops #24 – Bold Faces & Vintage Vibes
4 minutes

Weekly Drops #24 – Bold Faces & Vintage Vibes

Another eclectic haul for your late-night moodboard. Loud fonts, dreamy photo effects, gothic PNGs and mockups that make designs look like they belonged to…
Weekly Drops #17 – Dirty Fonts, Mockups & Gooey Effects
4 minutes

Weekly Drops #17 – Dirty Fonts, Mockups & Gooey Effects

Another eclectic pile of design goodies. Fonts that swear they’re handmade, mockups that actually look real, and effects that would freak out your client
Weekly Drops #14 – Fonts, Textures, Atmospheric Graphics
5 minutes

Weekly Drops #14 – Fonts, Textures, Atmospheric Graphics

New week, new weirdness. A mixed bag of fonts that flirt with the past, textures that look like they misread a manual, and atmospheric graphics ideal for…