Have you ever taken a moment to contemplate the individual characters on a page? They have a personality, and they convey a mood or an emotion.
Each unique typeface provides a tone and an attitude to an otherwise voiceless page. It can shout excitedly, sing sweetly or whisper gently to the reader. And it can put you to sleep or turn your stomach in the hands of an inexperienced designer.
July 15, 2011
Idea sent in by Rachelle Harding of Redefinedesign.com
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The creative mind, however prolific it may be, can and will on occasion, have a dry spell. Call it writer’s block or burnout – the brain sometimes needs a little help. There’s no shame in resorting to outside help – many of the worlds’ most inventive and creative thinkers had various tricks that came to their rescue from time to time.
June 17, 2011
Our newest What’s Next article has been submitted by Philip A. Provins, [email protected]
Negative space, in art and graphic design, refers to the area around and between the subject of an image. Negative space becomes apparent when the space around a subject, and not the subject itself, forms an interesting or relevant shape. Often, negative space is used to form the “real” subject of an image.
May 6, 2011
Our latest “What’s Next” topic was sent by Chad Davis from Burning Sands Graphic Design of Long Beach, California.
April 15, 2011
This topic was submitted by Toni Rahn for our featured article, What’s Next?. For her submission she has won $50 in print credits! Dear Toni, Thanks for the suggestion. It’s a good one and in researching it, the following new development made itself incredibly compelling to report on.
March 25, 2011
The venerable bookmark isn’t just good for marking your place in that book or magazine you’re reading. In fact, it appears that the book itself has been turned into “kindling” and the magazine into bird cage liner. People are reading less and viewing videos more.
February 18, 2011
Personal branding is all the rage, and we all know companies have a “brand.” But what does branding really mean? And what do you need to know to make sure you’re doing what you should be doing for your brand?
January 27, 2011
Suggest a blog topic and you could win a $50 printing credit. Our newest winner is Christine Asidao and her suggestion for the How to Market a New Business. We feature a new winner and “What’s Next?” article every month so Enter Your Topic Here.
December 17, 2010
Suggest a topic and you could win a $50 printing credit. Our newest winner is Christine Maziarz and her suggestion for the Best Quirky Holidays to Market towards!
June 18, 2009
2 Weeks ago, we began a monthly feature where we asked you, the blog readers, to send in your blog topic suggestions for a chance to have your idea featured as well as 100 FREE business cards for the idea.
June 4, 2009
Suggest a topic and you could win 100 FREE business cards
August 5, 2011
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