BonFX

Typography & Graphic Design Blog

  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • Blog
  • Books
    • The Preposterously Huge Book of Google Font Combinations
    • The Big Book of Font Combinations (Classic Fonts Edition)
  • About
  • Gallery
    • Monster Alphabet
    • Pen and Ink Cartoons
    • The Algorithm FX
  • Contact

An end to graphic design list posts and roundups for graphic designers

October 15, 2010 by Douglas Bonneville

Yes, I said it. Is it possible to end the graphic design list article format? Yes, but in a very particular way in very particular niches.

… [Read More]

Filed Under: Graphic Design Blogs

Gap’s new crowdsourced logo unveiled after rebranding fail

October 7, 2010 by Douglas Bonneville

(UPDATE 10/12/2010: Gap has pulled their new logo and their crowdsourcing wunder-blunder attempt at damage control. Nonetheless, I hope my contribution of humorous satire for this sad episode has some residual therapeutic value for all parties involved.) 🙂

Gap selected my crowdsource entry for their logo design contest! I won a Gap shopping spree for $20 (limited to the sale rack in the back) plus I get to put the new logo in my portfolio! Here goes:

… [Read More]

Filed Under: Made Me Laugh

The Number One Secret Skill of Graphic Designers

October 5, 2010 by Douglas Bonneville

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?

… [Read More]

Filed Under: Graphic Design

Should graphic designers know how to draw or not?

September 29, 2010 by Douglas Bonneville

Is there a consensus on whether or not graphic designers should know how to draw? Should drawing and sketching be a part of the creative design process? And is the answer relative?

… [Read More]

Filed Under: Graphic Designers

Number one reason a graphic design fails miserably

September 19, 2010 by Douglas Bonneville

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.

… [Read More]

Filed Under: Graphic Design

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • …
  • 52
  • Next Page »

Lost in UX like I was?

"What do all these terms mean?"

But then a cat showed me the UX way with simple definitions and funny visual examples.

Now, I remember them all!


Check out "UX for Cats"


Font Combinations Book

On Sale Now at
Amazon

HOW TO MAKE INSPIRED FONT COMBINATIONS (without spending all day clicking things).


Font Combinations Book  

On Sale Now at
Amazon / Barnes & Noble

Or get the PDF eBook version, INSTANT ACCESS, 40% off Retail, now at the BonFX Store

Need Font Pair Ideas? How about 7500 pages of them?

Fantasticaly faster than fiddling with finicky font file formats


Font Combinations Book  

Get the PDF eBook INSTANT ACCESS, now at the BonFX Store

Recent Inspirations

  • 50 essential UX terms you need to know, illustrated with… July 18, 2024
  • “UX for Cats”, the perfect fun little book for UX beginners May 22, 2024
  • User Research in UX January 1, 2024
  • Rapid Prototyping October 23, 2023
  • Error Prevention in UX October 23, 2023
  • User Engagement in UX October 23, 2023
  • Empathy in UX October 23, 2023
  • Visual Hierarchy in UX October 23, 2023
  • Fidelity in UX October 23, 2023
  • Consistency in UX October 23, 2023
  • A/B testing in UX October 23, 2023
  • Key Performance Indicators in UX October 23, 2023
  • Task Analysis in UX October 23, 2023
  • User Stories in UX October 23, 2023
  • User Surveys in UX October 23, 2023

Copyright © 2025 · BonFX

  • Blog
  • Books
    • The Preposterously Huge Book of Google Font Combinations
    • The Big Book of Font Combinations (Classic Fonts Edition)
  • About
  • Gallery
    • Monster Alphabet
    • Pen and Ink Cartoons
    • The Algorithm FX
  • Contact