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Monday, June 29, 2009

Echo of Elizabeth

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I recently had the opportunity to work on the 48Hour Film Project. Loads of work… lots of fun… We took home the Best 48 Hour Film Project Aw...
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Help Your Kids Think Outside the Box

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…throw it Out! Wired’s Geek Dad is a fun place to visit. Even if you aren’t a Dad, you'll find fun things to read and a weekly puzzle ...
Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Illustration Friday – Adapt

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Bugsy can't swin… not even the dog paddle… poor dog… but he still knows how to have fun… adapt or sit on the sidelines! I've been aw...
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Saturday, May 30, 2009

Search over URL

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I’ve been a member of Marketing Profs for years now. The amount of professional generosity never ceases to amaze me… nor does the stupidity ...
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Saturday, May 23, 2009

Crumpling as Identity

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Sometimes the obvious just isn't so obvious until you bring in a professional… or two. Brand New has a post about the retooled Swanswel...
Monday, April 27, 2009

Type Tips – Proportional Vs Tabular Figures

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by Ilene Strizver, founder of The Type Studio Some numbers add up, and others don’t – no, it’s not your tax return. It’s the difference b...
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Monday, April 20, 2009

Type Tips – Open Type

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by Ilene Strizver, founder of The Type Studio If you’re a graphic designer and work on a Macintosh system, chances are you typically use...
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Monday, April 13, 2009

Type Tips – Bullets

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From FontShop founder Erik Spiekermann Use bullets or centered points instead of hyphens (-) when you list items. Bullets are part of the s...
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009

I Don't Deserve This

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About a month ago, I posted my entry for Illustration Friday. My thumb has just about recovered from the abuse of all the carving it took. ...
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Monday, April 06, 2009

Type Tips – Not Justified

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From FontShop founder Erik Spiekermann Avoid flush settings! Most applications create justified text by hideously stretching and squishing ...
Monday, March 30, 2009

Type Tips – Ligatures

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From FontShop founder Erik Spiekermann A ligature is defined as the visual or formal combination of two or three letters into a single char...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

conTROLL

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Yesterday, I posted about CHAOS so it only seems fitting that today should be about CONTROL. Wired's Clive Thompson has a very informat...
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Monday, March 23, 2009

Type Tips – Figuring It Out

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From FontShop founder Erik Spiekermann Good text typefaces have “old style”, “text”, or “lowercase” figures – 1234567890 – instead of “lini...
Friday, March 20, 2009

Legendary

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I guess I have been on somewhat of a superhero kick recently and last week's IF prompt Legenday fits the bill so I did a quick sketch...
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Monday, March 16, 2009

Type Tips – Smart Quotes

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From FontShop founder Erik Spiekermann A dead giveaway for unprofessional “desktop typography” are wrong quotes and apostrophes. Quotes can...
Monday, March 09, 2009

Type Tips – Connections

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From FontShop founder Erik Spiekermann There are three different ways to connect or separate words: the hyphen -, the en dash –, a little w...
Saturday, March 07, 2009

Illustration Friday - Intricate

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Intricate plots… Intricate plans… Physician's friend… Harmful to man? I have to admit… this is an old painting. I used to sit for hours ...
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Spring Forward

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Daylight Savings Time - STARTS 3/8/09 Before you go to bed tonight, set clocks ahead 1 hour. As if we don't get too little sleep already...
Friday, March 06, 2009

Garamond Powerline

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Inspiration from across the sea! Creativity knows no bounds!
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Monday, March 02, 2009

We Have a Winner!

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I just received word that two recent logo designs will be included in the in the forthcoming book Initials & Crests , the first volume i...
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