Apr

22

How many fonts are too much on a page?

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Tuesday’s Design Tip for Graphic Designers
I think nowadays because a lot of designs are created by people who have had no formal design training, the one big mistake we constantly see is that a layout has a gazillion fonts (give or take).
How much is too much? 2, 3 4, 5, 10?
It’s hard to tell. Everyone interprets [...]

Apr

8

How to choose the typeface for your headlines

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Tuesday’s Design Tip for Graphic Designers
The headline is the first thing that your readers see when they glance at your piece and choosing the typeface is one of the most important decisions you will have in your document.
You want a font that is appropriate and that speaks to your audience. After all, its goal is to [...]

Mar

21

Difference between a typeface and a font

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Friday’s Creative Review for Graphic Designers
How many times have we heard the question: “what font is that?” We are asking the wrong question! We are supposed to ask “What typeface is that?”
Nowadays, the two terms are used interchangeably. However, in the past, these were two very distinct terms.
Origins of type
To really understand the difference between the [...]

Mar

18

Too many fonts on a page leads to chaos

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Tuesday’s Design Tip for Graphic Designers
Just when I thought I’d heard it all, someone says something that completely surprises me.
Someone was asking my opinion on a design they’d done (it was a brochure). I’m always more than happy to share my thoughts on something I’m passionate about
They showed me a design they’d just created. [...]

Feb

5

What do your serif fonts say about you?

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Tuesday’s Design Tip for Graphic Designers
I’m a big advocate that your fonts should set the mood and tone of your piece. Your font choice will communicate the image that you want for what you are designing.
The key to choosing an appropriate font is readability. The font you choose should be readable in all the different variations [...]

Jan

29

What do your sans serif fonts say about you

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Tuesday’s Design Tip for Graphic Designers
I’ve often written that fonts should “speak” or set the tone for your piece. But what does that mean? How exactly do fonts do this and what should they be saying?
When you see a sans serif font, it immediately gives a more modern or contemporary feel to your piece.
Conventional graphics wisdom [...]

Jan

22

Not following typography rules will cost you readers

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Tuesday’s Design Tip for Graphic Designers
Mark my words: you’ll lose readers if you don’t follow typography. The typography rules are there to make it pleasing and easy for readers to go through your layout.
Not following them makes you look amateurish.
Two ways to go wrong with typography:

Not following typography rules which wrote about in last week’s post [...]

Jan

15

How typography has changed since the typewriter

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Tuesday’s Design Tip for Graphic Designers
It never ceases to amaze me that lots of people still type as if they are on the typewriter. So much so, I even wrote a newsletter on this very subject. Read all about it here.
It’s not really surprising since most people don’t get any formal design instructions, but lots have [...]

Dec

11

Am I getting old, or do people make weird font choices?

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With typography a variety of things can go wrong. You can select the wrong font, make typographical errors, and not take advantage of special characters that are now available on your computer.
However, the worst offense you can do is to select a hard to read font or make an inappropriate font choice for your piece.
Any [...]

Oct

8

Common design mistakes you should avoid

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Back on another post, I was talking about the number mistake that novice designers usually make (centering text).
Picking up from this post, I’ve decided to explore a few more design mistakes that every novice makes.
So, what’s the worst that can happen if you make these? Well, most of these will lead to one thing: design [...]

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