Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Top 10 Helvetica Alternatives
- on Jeremiah Shoaf's Typewolf
What other alternatives fonts are you aware of?
Saturday, July 8, 2017
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Checklist for your essays
~ Check spelling errors.
~ Check for unnecessary changes in typefaces, type sizes, etc. Remember you want a unified feeling.
~ Make use of PARAGRAPH STYLES and CHARACTER STYLES.
~ Space from headline to paragraph should be consistent. Space from paragraph to paragraph should be consistent. Use Styles to do this automatically.
~ Do not both indent and skip a line between paragraphs.
~ Bullet points are too far from the text. Do not rely on the default setting for this.
~ Do not ever use FRRL unless there is an extremely good reason! And do run flush type to the edge of your page when you can set a margin - unless you want edgy, barely-readable text.
~ While your text should be unified, watch out for monotony. Don't do exactly the same thing too many times – employ few tricks in many combinations.
~ Images should be unified by placement, color, scale, etc.
~ Modify initial layouts based on your TEXT. For instance not all columns will be the same depth (vertical measurement) if you pay attention to paragraph breaks.
~ Check for unnecessary changes in typefaces, type sizes, etc. Remember you want a unified feeling.
~ Make use of PARAGRAPH STYLES and CHARACTER STYLES.
~ Space from headline to paragraph should be consistent. Space from paragraph to paragraph should be consistent. Use Styles to do this automatically.
~ Do not both indent and skip a line between paragraphs.
~ Bullet points are too far from the text. Do not rely on the default setting for this.
~ Do not ever use FRRL unless there is an extremely good reason! And do run flush type to the edge of your page when you can set a margin - unless you want edgy, barely-readable text.
~ While your text should be unified, watch out for monotony. Don't do exactly the same thing too many times – employ few tricks in many combinations.
~ Images should be unified by placement, color, scale, etc.
~ Modify initial layouts based on your TEXT. For instance not all columns will be the same depth (vertical measurement) if you pay attention to paragraph breaks.
Friday, May 5, 2017
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Monday, January 9, 2017
Pantone to CMKY chart
Here are some sites with Pantone to CMYK value charts. (remember though, everyone has their own way of deciding what is the CMYK equivalent)
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
layout 3 ways Q+A
Akeem had some great questions this morning:
1. Can we use grays in the spreads?
Yes – gray is A-ok.
2. Is the point of the assignment to focus on the A-B-A concept and InDesign paragraph styles?
Yes, those are the key ideas.
1. Can we use grays in the spreads?
Yes – gray is A-ok.
2. Is the point of the assignment to focus on the A-B-A concept and InDesign paragraph styles?
Yes, those are the key ideas.
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Graphic Design Inspiration - Margo Chase
Hello, all.
I stumbled on these videos from Lynda.com about Margo Chase this morning, and I thought they were kind of cool...
To give you a better idea of what they are about, here's the description Lynda.com has posted:
Margo Chase is one of the most influential graphic designers of our time. Over the past 20 years, Margo's highly expressive work has been seen in movie posters for Bram Stoker's Dracula; on album covers for top performers like Cher, Madonna, and Prince; and in ads for brands such as Starbucks, Target, and Procter & Gamble. With a background in biology, Margo migrated to the world of graphic design, where she brought a unique, organic quality to logos, lettering, and identity design. Never one to live life passively, Margo has developed a love for competitive aerobatic flying in her own high-performance plane. This installment of Creative Inspirations takes viewers inside the studio, portfolio, and adrenaline-pumped lifestyle of this inspired and inspiring designer.
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