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Type Effects: A Few Fonts Can Go a Long Way

You don’t need a ton of typefaces to create a great design. Actually fewer typefaces can actually be better. By keeping typography simple, it allows you (and users or readers) to focus on other parts of the design. Designers can get a lot of extra mileage out of type...

Cool Tools: Adobe Kuler

Creating a great color palette can be one of the more challenging parts of the design process. What colors will work well together? How do you know what colors to make primary and secondary in the design outline? How do you create the right feel? That’s where Adobe’s Kuler...

Color and Culture: Design for an International Audience

No matter where your business is based, it can have an international audience thanks to your website. And you want your message to come across plainly and without unintentional consequences, making color an important consideration. Color plays a huge role in the overall aesthetic of a project, including logos,...

Color Terms You Need to Know

Color is often one of the first things we notice when looking at an object. It can affect how we perceive and communicate. But it is often difficult to describe. How do you define blue other than to call it blue? There are quite a few words that help...

Best of Gallery: The Color Red in Design

Red is one of the most extreme colors in the rainbow. And it is a common color when it comes to design because of consistent meanings. Red is most commonly used as an accent color (especially common when creating website buttons, sale notifications or signs or colored text) but...

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