Add 3D shapes to your designs: spheres, cubes and arches with real shadows that give posts and presentations depth and a modern edge.
Start designingWhen does a 3D shape actually help a layout?
When you need depth behind flat text: one large object behind the heading separates it from the background and gives it weight. Stacking several objects pulls attention onto the shapes and leaves the message unread.
What can you design with them?
Modern posts and adverts
Presentation backgrounds and covers
Designs for tech products and apps
Objects behind headings to lift the text
Banners for online stores
How do you blend an object into the rest of the design?
Unify the light direction: if the object's shadow falls left, every other shadow should fall left too. Mismatched shadow directions are the fastest giveaway that elements came from different sources.