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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?

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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.

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BonFX news feed update

September 15, 2010 by Douglas Bonneville

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

August 30, 2010 by Douglas Bonneville

I’d like to let everyone know The Big Book of Font Combinations PDF and is now ready for download. All 370 pages of typography goodness is yours for the taking. Enjoy!The Big Book of Font Combinations is an expansive collection of carefully crafted typeface pair samples. The font pairings in BBOFC will inspire you and give you back time you need f the-big-book-of-font-combinations

or your design projects. Use the font combination examples straight out of the BBOFC in your next project, with other typeface software, or use them as a springboard for your own creativity. However you use the BBOFC, it’s bound to inspire and is a trustworthy companion to consult for all kinds of design projects and general study of typography.

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

August 26, 2010 by Douglas Bonneville

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 of anything!

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