MOCANDO…

I've always been a big fan of artists like NC Wyeth , Frank Godwin , Virginia Sterritt and the like. Old school illustrators with tale...

The TED series is amazing. I have posted a few in the past. Sagmeister is brilliant here. He reminds me about the fun one can find in design...

I sure do miss Illustration Friday. Thanks to all my friends who have checked in on me over my hiatus and wished me well. Every week I get m...

And now the whole world should be able to understand…

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...

…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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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

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. ...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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