Typography That’s Just A Sin
Created by Utah typography instructor & graphic designer, Jim Godfrey has created this informative poster enumerating the 34 most typical typographic sins committed by the average print and web designer.
Organic Woodblock Prints
New England artist Bryan Nash Gill creates literal and organic woodblock prints by using discarded tree trunks. His work is simplistic yet haunting, and he puts in a massive amount of time preparing each trunk for printing and rubbing each print.
Eames Catalog: Defining Designs
Few designers have crossed mediums, defined an era and stood the test of time better than Charles & Ray Eames. This catalog features some of the Eames brothers’ most distinctive print designs including eight of their most unique covers.
Filed under advertising, design, printing, typographyMy Top Five Typography Tips
There are a few simple techniques you can use when setting type for your print or web projects which can make a world of difference to the overall legibility of the project. Many designers seem to forget that typography is more about legibility than about design. With the techniques described below, you can find a way to create well-designed typography that’s also highly legible.
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Evolution Media
When developing marketing campaigns for your clients, creating a face and voice for that entity is the most important aspect of your job. Whether you’re branding a Fortune 100 company or an individual entrepreneur, how you interpret the branding in your designs, copy, photography, Tweets or Facebook posts are all informed by your branding platforms. Though Social Media offers new branding channels, the initial premise for your client remains the same as it always has been: the branding and marketing strategies should inform every media channel in which you work.
And as you move forward learning about these newer channels, adapting your strategies to these channels, and applying your plans in a cohesive marketing campaign, you may just evolve the media.
Filed under Don's Tips, branding, design | Tags: advertising, Don's Tips, marketing, trendsGreeking: My Guide to Lorem Ipsom
Preparing your designs for presentation can be enhanced by the use of Greeking in your layouts. The question is how to use that pesky “Lorem ipsom dollop” text in your layout to your advantage. In this post I have outlined the different variations of Greeking with notes on situations when you might use them.