Headings, body text, line spacing, font choice, print versus digital — the world of typography is big and beautiful. Learning the art of lettering and text is essential to good design, and spending some time…
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Typographic posters that look at the criticism designers face online
“If you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all,” so said most of our grandmothers. And it’s what springs to mind with Nicholas Barclay’s latest project, Graphic Designers. The Sydney-based designer, known for…
Best Typography tools for Designers
Whether you are a content writer or a graphic designer, Typography plays a significant role in drawing the attention of the audience to a particular document, websites or an advertisement. In other words, Typography is an art…
CMS platforms and web designers should be partners, not competitors
When web designing platforms give people the ability to create something incredible on their own — coupled with a professional-looking design — it’s a true benefit for users at any skill level. However, these ‘anyone…
Seven Things Web Designers Should be able to do on Autopilot
Web designers should have specific skills to make them stand out from the competition. If you are one or aspiring to be one of the best in the field, you need to understand the essentials…
The 15 best new podcasts for web designers and developers
Smashing Magazine recently compiled a shortlist of 66 podcasts that web designers and developers should be listening to, while UXcellence’s ‘rather comprehensive collection of design podcasts’ includes no less than 101 shows. We’re spoilt for choice. There’s…
Meet the Designers behind Your Favorite Book Covers
Consider the book cover: that eye-catching portal into fantastical stories, brutally honest memoirs, and art books brimming with hyper-detailed images of masterpieces. At their best, covers offer an enticing teaser for what’s to come on…
Fashion designer’s final collection to show in Paris next year
PARIS • His work will not pass away with his death. Instead, the final collection of fashion legend Azzedine Alaia (left) will be shown in Paris next year, his couture house said on Monday. The…
Fashion designer’s final collection to show in Paris next year
His work will not pass away with his death. Instead, the final collection of fashion legend Azzedine Alaia (left) will be shown in Paris next year, his couture house said on Monday. The Tunisia-born designer,…
Treasure tome: Yves Saint Laurent Accessories showcases designer’s iconic finishing touches
Yves Saint Laurent Accessories features 400 images spanning the designer’s nearly 50-year career. “One can never overstate the importance of accessories,” said legendary French designer Yves Saint Laurent. Coinciding with the recent openings of both…