By John Parsons In 2007, Cal Poly professor Harvey Levenson authored a textbook, Introduction to Graphic Communication. Published by PIA/GATF for those new to the peculiar [...]
Every designer and typesetter at one time or another needs to use one or more of these three symbols: registered, trademark, and copyright. What might seem like a tiny legal [...]
This article is the second in a series in which I’ll use business cards to show how features in photographs can cue design decisions that more powerfully combine image [...]
This article is the second in a series in which I’ll use business cards to show how features in photographs can cue design decisions that more powerfully combine image [...]
Graphic design can be a serious business. But sometimes a creative professional will break from their usual kind of work and have some fun with children’s books. Below you [...]
Designing with photos effectively goes far beyond choosing a nice image. Every photo presents unique features, which translate to unique opportunities for integration with [...]
There are some terms in typography that are frequently confused with others because they are related in meaning – but still different. Legibility and readability are two of [...]
Moshik Nadav holding a ‘g’. If you don’t think an inanimate entity can be sexy, you might change your mind once you set eyes on the work of Moshik Nadav. [...]
One of the most beautiful of symbols in our Latin-based written language is the ampersand. It can be sexy and curvy with sensuous thicks and thins, or a solid and strong [...]
Josh “Shag” Agle The Shag family of fonts is a fun, nostalgic collection inspired by the work of LA-based illustrator Josh Agle, better known as “Shag” (a [...]
