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Designing on a computer gives you far more accuracy than designing on paper. The lines you draw on a computer screen will always be perfectly straight and of an even thickness. There is a mathematical precision to designing on a computer that cannot be achieved by even the greatest artists. This is perhaps the main [...]

There’s no doubt text is powerful, from anything to a calling card, a sign for a business and everything in between – it’s a way to send your message.How that message is displayed affects how the reader reacts.  A message that looks nice and friendly will normally produce a positive response.  A difficult to read [...]

Many web designers, myself included will tend to use the familiar Lorem ipsum text for a placeholder.  In fact I don’t know many designers who don’t use this text when they’re submitting draft designs to  their clients.  But often it doesn’t really look quite right in many designs for a variety of reasons. Firstly there’s [...]

If you’re building a website for your business then you’ll be thinking about how it’s going to be set out, what colors you need, and what you want to achieve. You might have started writing some pages for the site or even looked at competitors who have a really great looking site. But, just because [...]

You’ve got to be quick off the mark with language fonts, they can be very difficult to design.  However fortunately most languages now have an international standard already agreed.    One country that is potentially a huge market for new products is Burma, and HTC are hoping to steal an advantage with the release of [...]

Sometimes the importance of the humble font is rather overlooked.  However this week Microsoft released a security patch which effectively removed many fonts from users computers.  Many of us will not have noticed but if you’re a designer or one of those fonts is in your corporate portfolio this can cause huge problems. The Security [...]

When it comes to scrapbooking, there are a lot of font design options available depending on what scrapbooking machine you choose. Die-cutters like the Cricut electronic cutting machine make a crafter’s task easier, especially in cutting different types of materials. You shouldn’t be just handcrafting your font designs. You can, but it takes time and [...]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder so they say. And it’s true, as I’ll wager that there are very few things any of us can name that are universally praised for their design or aesthetic qualities. Whether it is cars, fashion, architecture, or  furniture, strong design elicits strong reactions – and the same [...]

For the artistically inclined, designing new fonts can be a lot of fun.  While the tech savvy may prefer to use computer software such as Photoshop for their artistic endeavors, those of us who are more old school prefer the old fashioned techniques of drawing on butchers or freezer paper. Freezer paper is great for [...]

  A lot of people nowadays fancy themselves as website designers. They shun professional help and advice thinking they can do just as good a job. At the same time a lot of professional website designers are being disingenuous with their customers. They fail to tell their clients about the bigger picture, and the customers [...]