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This Is Tomorrow Typeface Classification For the purposes of typeface classification, font families broadly divide into seven major groups: Slab Serif, Serif Old Style, Serif Transitional, Serif Modern, Sans Humanist, Sans (Neo)Grotesque and Sans Geometric. Poster features well designed font classics and large font families being classified into two separate categories. Design: Marcin PlonkaClient: Self-initiated Year: 2009 True Colors Infographic - Breakdown of Color Preferences by Gender From the day that babies are brought home and cradled in their pink or blue blankets, implications have been made about gender and color. While there are no concrete rules about what colors are exclusively feminine or masculine, there have been studies conducted over the past seven decades that draw some generalizations. Let’s take a look at what they say about color and gender. Click on the graphic below for an enlarged view: View an enlarged version of this infographic » Click here for a .pdf version of this infographic.

The Secret Law of Page Harmony “A method to produce the perfect book.” The perfect book. This is how designer-genius Jan Tschichold described this system. Not the ok book, nor the pretty good book, but the perfect book. This method existed long before the computer, the printing press and even a defined measuring unit. 83 Crazy/Beautiful Letterhead and Logo Designs Inspiration December 22, 2009 Whap! Like a flash of satori, your company letterhead should be a slap in the face of consciousness.

30 of the Best Web Typography Resources Online It seems there are two camps among web designers: those who embrace web typography, experiment with it, and try new things in virtually all of their designs; and those who avoid it like the plague, opting to use standard, web-safe font stacks with little variation. It also seems like a lot of the designers who fall into the second group wish they were more like the first. The resources below can help you improve your web typography, regardless of which camp you fall into. There are tools for creating unique typography, references and articles that can teach you typographic principles, and plenty of inspiration and news to keep you updated on the state of web typography.

Numerology: Harry Potter And The Multibillion-Dollar Empire [Close Window] The boy wizard's box-office saga ends with the July 15th release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, but will his brand keep thriving? We break down what's at stake. | By Emma Haak Calligraphic Free Fonts Font Squirrel relies on advertising in order to keep bringing you great new free fonts and to keep making improvements on the generator. If you are seeing this message, you probably have an ad blocker turned on. Please consider disabling it to see content from our partners. 10 Common Mistakes In Logo Design - Smashing Magazine With the power of the Web, and more eyes watching than ever, it’s important for a business to communicate its unique message clearly. The easiest way to recognize a company and distinguish it from others is by its logo. Below, we go through 10 common logo design mistakes that you should avoid if you want to create a successful and professional logo. 1. Designed By An Amateur

Fontograph - This week's selection This page is updated with a new selection of ten fonts at the end of every week. Don't hesitate to come back often. The old weekly selections can be found in the Archives section of this site. Click the left mouse button on a font's representation to get it or click with the right mouse button and choose 'save link as' in the dialog box.

China vs United States As we discussed in yesterday’s post, whether the United States and China like it or not, the economic futures of both countries are intertwined. Everyone knows that China’s got more people and that its importance as an economic superpower has escalated in recent years. What you might not understand is how the differences between our countries, in economic philosophy, in population, in geography and in how the military is built and paid for ultimately play into the entire economic relationship. For many China remains something of a mystery. In order to help compare and contrast the economic differences, we have simplified the data from the CIA World Factbook. For the exact numbers in any category, check here. A look at some car companies logos design evolution The evolution of big companies logos is always interesting, and I found car companies logo designs to be among the most interesting to inspect. One of my favorite aspect of these is to see how logos are handled when two or more brands are merging (see Audi, Mercedes-Benz or Mitsubishi). Renault Audi Volkswagen Mercedes-Benz

Is College Really Worth It? Is going to college really worth it? Probably so, but it's not that clear cut, and economics have been arguing the point for 30 years. Most studies tend to show that college-educated people end up making far more money in the course of their lifetimes. (The niggle: Usually, it's not worth paying for a private university.) Still, that evidence isn't totally cut and dry: What do you really learn in college? 30 Best Photoshop 3D Text Effect Tutorials Early this year, I shared with you some “30 Astonishingly Fresh Examples of 3D Typography“. Now we have 30 of the best Photoshop 3D text effect tutorials rounded up for everyone who wants to create their own stunning 3D text effect. 3D text effect is a strong and eye-catching text effect, and quite easy to create as opposed to many preconceptions that only hardcore digital artists or designers can do this. You don’t need to learn a separate 3D software in order to create one. For most basic 3D effects, you’ll only need Photoshop, using bevel and emboss styles, pattern overlays, along with combining different techniques to seamlessly mount your 3D text into a related background.

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