Economic recessions don’t necessarily mean total defeat for great brands. It is also a time of opportunities that clears the way for more flexibility and creative solutions for modern companies. At Depositphotos, we noticed that the quarantine was an opportunity to encourage young artists to express themselves, and it became…

Can you stop using emojis when you text? The Depositphotos team can’t, and we’re sure you’d have trouble avoiding them as well. It’s time to take apart why that is. Today, emojis are officially equated with digitally printed characters and presented in the Unicode standard. This sign system (or rather…

Stock photography is more than just commercial images. Just as the history of mankind can be explored with art or fashion of different centuries, stock photography libraries over the past decades serve as a museum of visual communication and culture. This summer, the Depositphotos team released a new project on…

Deepfakes — the digitally created visuals that are so realistic that it is almost impossible to distinguish them from real photos or videos. It is not a new technological phenomenon, but a scary concept for many. Cinema gave us the concept of a mockumentary (pseudo-documentary), as well as digital technologies…

We dive right to the core of inspiration for 2020. Depositphotos has put together a report on the visual trends for the coming year, showcasing what’s trending in visual communication and how designers, artists, and anyone working in the field can use the research and insights for their creative projects. …

We love to experiment with images and trends. Here are 15 collages featuring stock images in unexpected ways. Our content curators work with visuals on a daily basis. They are behind the photo collections on the Depositphotos blog and many of the collections on our main website. The job of a content curator is not easy. At the end of the day, they’re left with dozens of images saved to ‘favourites’ that perhaps didn’t fit collections. The solution of one of our content curators was this — creative collages with a twist.

Although some professionals claim that design is not art, many people still hope to see that creative, artsy, and inspirational side of it. In this vein, all the contemporary designs have to adjust and combine ‘business with pleasure’ by finding solutions to problems and being aesthetically pleasing to audiences worldwide. …

See the types of visuals that are popular with stock platforms, gather ideas for new projects, and stay in the know about the latest trending topics. The Depositphotos library reached 100 million files recently, giving us plenty of room for creativity to analyze what’s currently in-demand. We looked at some…

See the latest trends in visual communication to inspire your content marketing strategy. When it comes to content marketing, everyone wants to get in on the next big thing in visual communication. …