fonts

  • Free fonts we love

    Free fonts we love

    Font selection is a huge part of graphic design, and picking a suitable font for a project is paramount. It also helps if you have a handy reference point of fonts, and that those fonts are available for use. We love a free font as much as the next designer, so as a little treat we…

  • Lorem what?

    Lorem what?

    Lorem Ipsum, or better known as filler text to designers, is regularly used to give the feeling of populated text in documents while in the midst of design. It allows creative teams to understand how copy will look and generally be replaced and removed with real content. Because no one uses this language, it’s unlikely…

  • Design Saving Lives

    Design is used everywhere. If it’s subtle enough that you don’t notice, then it’s done its job. But when design isn’t employed in some of the most basic forms, it can have disasterous effects. Air Crash Investigation recently broadcasted an episode about the second-deadliest plane crash in US history – The 1988 Northwest Airlines Flight…

  • The problem with Avatar….

        Everyone knows that Avatar is a great movie. It really is a breakthrough in filmmaking technology, for its development of 3D viewing and steroscopic film making with cameras that were specially designed for Avatar’s production. The acting is wonderful and the scenery is beautiful. The official budget for the film was $237 million. It took…