When you’re designing a website, a data sheet or anything else that needs text, you can use filler text to give your client an idea of what it will look like. Lorem Ipsum is the traditional dummy text for graphic designers. It’s not only used to generate text to...
In our previous post we talked a bit about common typography terms used when choosing a typeset for your designs. However, the buck doesn’t stop there: In fact, there’s a lot more to typography than just serif versus sans serif, or kerning and leading. No, just like a fine...
As a designer, you aren’t just working with graphics, day in day out. As much as you may love illustration, sooner or later you’re going to have to bite the bullet and get your hands dirty with a bit typography. The mark of a truly successful graphic designer is...
We admit it: we spend a lot of time talking about our favorite fonts and font distributors here. At the same time, we really don’t feel like we should have to defend our devotion to this topic too much; after all, there are entire films devoted to the art...
Wondering what’s happening in the wonderful world of graphic design, but honestly don’t have the time to peruse all of your favorite designer websites? Don’t worry! We’ve done some of the hard work for you and have got you covered for some of the top/most exciting news of graphic...