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The beauty of typography has no borders. While most of us work with the familiar Latin alphabet, international projects usually require quite extensive knowledge about less familiar writing systems from around the world. The aesthetics and structure of such designs can be strongly related to the shape and legibility of the letterforms, so learning about international writing systems will certainly help you create more attractive and engaging Web designs. Pick any language you like: Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, maybe Nepali? Each is based on a different writing system, which makes it interesting to figure out how they work.
The Beauty Of Typography: Writing Systems And Calligraphy Of The World - Smashing Magazine
The beauty of writing systems is that each has something unique from which to draw inspiration. Two weeks ago, in the first part of this article , we covered Arabic and East-Asian languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese) and a few Indic scripts (Devanagari, Thai and Tibetan). We are now back for the second (and last) part, which is a bit different but just as interesting.
The Beauty Of Typography: Writing Systems And Calligraphy, Part 2 - Smashing Magazine
Typography Guidelines And References - Smashing Magazine
Here are carefully selected articles about typography and type design that have been published in Smashing Magazine over all the years. Respect Thy Typography Good typography shouldn’t have to rely on ornamental crutches to stand tall. Yet despite all the tools and knowledge available to us, we readily embrace a flourishing, decorative typography, with cheap tricks used in a misguided attempt to make it “pop”.
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Autorealm - Créer & Éditer
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Il arrive parfois qu’une simple retouche d’image ne nécessite pas forcément un gros logiciel comme Photoshop. Une petite retouche d’image en ligne , un suppo et au lit suffisent ! Voici pour vous 7 services gratuits de retouche d’image en ligne … 1.
Clearly, the first and foremost purpose of a subway station is to be a place where passengers can transition effectively from one train to another. However, as a location where masses of people flock to every day, subway stops can come to serve more than a mere practical purpose. They can become exhibition halls of great art and architecture, showcasing a country’s or city’s cultural treasures.
15 of the Most Beautiful Subway Stops in the World
Japanese web design is little known among web designers in the Western part of the world, and it’s quite different in many ways. For example, Japanese designs tend to be colorful and animated, both in expression and features — it’s very common to find a mascot for virtually everything in Japan, from products to Government departments. Japanese web designs also tend to use Flash in a larger extent than Western counterparts, and the use of pastel colors is adopted by a wide variety of Japanese designers. We’ve gathered a collection of 30 inspiring — and colorful — Japanese web designs.
30 inspiring Japanese web designs - Blogvibe Blog
Awesome User Interface Design Examples You Need To See
I’ve always been fascinated by User Interface design. It is actually how I started designing, creating skins for various programs and games but didn’t have the chance back then to see top notch creations made by other from which to draw inspiration and to have as models.