- 50 incredible fonts for graphic and web designers Found a website that links to some fabulous free fonts: The web is rich with creative and amazing fonts, and the choice is enormous. So today we would like to present 50 incredible FONT which you can use for web or print design. This collection will sure help you improve your typography skills! Let’s take a close look at some of the most beautiful fonts we’ve found on the web. Some amazing fonts are missing? Let us know! Go to the article: http://www.noupe.com/fonts/50-free-fonts-for-professional-designs.html
- Design can be in black and white Designs can be just as effective, if not more so in some cases, when only black and white is used. Over using colours can be the downfall of what would otherwise be a successful design. To prove my point, here are some examples of typography in black and white. You can see how effective they are - so why not apply it to web design as well? A good artwork is proved with the alphabets used within the design. Typography is an art without which every design seems to be incomplete. It is not a science, for which we need to ...
- sIFR 2.0: Rich Accessible Typography for the Masses A common grievance for web designers is that the fonts they are able to use in their design text depends on what the user has installed on their machine. Of course images can be used as a replacement to text, so the designer may use whatever font they choose and it will display, but this has its drawbacks as more images can slow down the web page loading time and it can also confuse search engines or affect accessibility. A possible solution is sIFR. Over the last several months, a small group of web developers and designers have been hard at ...
- The Principles of Beautiful Typography What are the fundamental parts that make up good typography practice? This article is very informative and spans serveral pages, but makes for an interesting read. Let's face it: the core purpose of all web design is communication. Whether we're talking about an online ecommerce store, a web presence for a Fortune 500 company, or a profile for a social networking site, typography is a vital component. For most people, typography is simply about arranging a familiar set of shapes to make words, sentences, and paragraphs. Having the ability to set type with only a few strokes on a keyboard has ...
- Presenting Information Architecture Webpage layout and organisation should be at the forefront of every designer's mind as it's an essential part of designing. This article gives some brainfood on why, plus some clear examples (you will need to go to their website for this). Site planning with a team is often easier if you base your major structural planning and decisions on a shared master site diagram that all members of the group can work with. The site diagram should evolve as the plan evolves and act as the core planning document as changes are proposed and made in the diagram. Site diagrams are ...
- Graphic Design Tips This is a really long article including lots of useful tips on graphic design, which can also be applied to web design. Many people might think that it's easy to convert a print brochure to a website and vica versa, but it's not that easy at all. Things to take into consideration would be the following: Resolution of artwork Print resolution is generally higher than web (72dpi) and therefore images will appear much larger in 72dpi (screen) resolution. You have to ensure that you adhere to general browser restrictions. Fonts Many nice design fonts won't work on your website except if you keep them as ...
- 5 Complimentary Skills to Graphic Design I stumbled upon this interesting article from youthedesigner.com whilst researching for this website. It is pretty close to home for me as I am on the brink of being a new graduate in the current economic climate, so it is important to stay in touch with what prospective employers will be looking for. In today’s economy competition is rougher than ever and even before this economic down turn I had mentioned how competitive the field of graphic design was getting and how more and more job listings were looking for multi-talented designers. By this I mean many employers want you to ...
- Five Simple Steps This book is an absolute must read from Mark Boulton - A Practical Guide to Designing for the Web. The book is broken down into five chapters for easy reading. Part One is 'getting started' which contains background information about working as a web designer, from Boulton's first hand perspective and there's also some tips about working for yourself. Part Two is about the very important process of research and ideas and I love the way he explains it all in such an easy to understand and follow way. Part Three is about Typography and Part Four is about ...
- 6 People Every Graphic Designer Should Know I particularly like that fact that a web designer is one of the six people every graphic designer should know! It does go to show that being just a graphic designer or just a web designer isn't enough any more. A designer should possess as many skills and as much knowledge as they can! Networking is one of the most important things you can do in any industry and the graphic design industry is no exception. Below is a list of 6 types of people every graphic designer should know. So start networking with the right people now and you might ...
- 60 Brilliant Typefaces for Corporate Design I like finding lists of new fonts to try. Though I don't like it as much when they aren't free, being a poor student! However, some of these fonts are definitely worth the pennies. I particularly like Museo, and was chuffed to learn I can download three variations of this font for free! Typography is more than being legible and looking good. Among other things, effective typography manages to achieve two important objectives: a) to create an appropriate atmosphere and enable users to develop trust toward the site and b) to make sure visitors get the main message of the ...
