The beautiful letters, the ornate letter designs, and the perfect letter spacings that adorn the pages of a magazine, book or other work of art are the things that make typography so attractive and intriguing.
Inspiring Examples of Green Business Cards
Printing business cards nowadays is cheap with the availability of online printing companies. All you need is an internet connection, a desktop publishing program, and a trusted printing company on the web.
Artists reach out to Japan
The earthquake, and resulting tsunami, that destroyed most of Japan’s north east coast line last Friday March 11th is a reminder of Mother Nature’s power.
23 Incredible Macro Photographs
Many times it takes a unique perspective to find beauty in a place that you may not otherwise have looked. Macro photography shows objects in nature and other aspects of life in a way that brings out a new kind of beauty.
How the Mighty Computer Changed the Industry
In the ’70s, graphic designers used rubber cement, kneaded erasers, X-acto knives, proportion wheels, border tape and illustration boards to create advertisements, brochures, logos and other products.
Updated: 32 Best Prints of 2010
2010 was a great year for unique clever illustrated prints. They came out of the wood-work, all inspired by pop-culture and designed with the greatest detail.
10 Tips for Searching Budget Stock Photography
At some point most designers will have a need to search for quality budget stock photography. Here are 10 Top Tips to help designers find what they are looking for – fast and on budget thereby saving money and time.
National Geographic Photography Contest 2010
As an admirer of photography I have looked forward to the National Geographic Photo Contest for the past couple years. These photographs are truly inspiring.
How to Choose Between Serif and Sans Serif Fonts
The question of how to choose between serif and sans serif fonts infers that one knows the difference between these two different kinds of fonts in the first place. Before making an actual choice, you should perhaps look into an adequate description of these two distinct fonts.
Guiding user Eye in your Designs
An important part of effective design, and part of a site’s ability to retain users, is being able to guide the audience’s eye. Being able to guide our audience and users makes our designs more effective and less stressful to navigate. While this idea and technique is certainly a pivotal aspect in traditional artwork (drawing, painting, etc) we can apply, and you should, to our designs.
