Graphic Design

How to choose a typeface

How to choose a typeface

Head over to Smashing Magazine to see my latest article, “How to Choose a Typeface“, and leave a comment or two!

Graphic design blog hits 200,000 visitors

Graphic design blog hits 200,000 visitors

Once again, just a little horn-tooting: we crossed 200,000 visits last week. When we crossed 100,000 back in May 2010, I mentioned that I thought our tally of visitor totals felt significant for some reason. For that same unknown reason, 200,000 seems important too. Unique page views crossed 340,000. We started in September 2009, and [...]

The Number One Secret Skill of Graphic Designers

The Number One Secret Skill of Graphic Designers

Many of you know of what secret skill I’m referring to. I’m talking about graphic designers who write great copy, but keep their writing chops hidden in plain sight. Why do they do this?

Number one reason a graphic design fails miserably

Number one reason a graphic design fails miserably

What is the main reason a graphic design fails miserably? It’s quite simple: you played with graphic content before you worked out your message.

The Big Book of Font Combinations is now available in PDF eBook format

I’d like to let everyone know The Big Book of Font Combinations PDF eBook is now ready for download. All 370 pages of typography goodness is yours for the taking. Enjoy!

A handy set of 20 “convince your client of anything” templates with PDF chart

A handy set of 20 “convince your client of anything” templates with PDF chart

Let’s face it: clients usually don’t know what they are talking about when it comes to design for both web and print. How do you navigate around a client that insists on A or B, when you know C is what they need? Here are 20 “templates” that you can “use” to convince any client [...]