Greeking: My Guide to Lorem Ipsom

Preparing your designs for presentation can be enhanced by the use of Greeking in your layouts. The question is how to use that pesky “Lorem ipsom dollop” text in your layout to your advantage. In this post I have outlined the different variations of Greeking with notes on situations when you might use them.

Josef Müller-Brockmann and the Grid System

ith the re-emergence of grid systems over the last 10 years in web and print design, it reminds me of the advertising design of Josef Müller-Brockmann. Müller-Brockmann began his career in the 1930’s,  perfecting the Swiss Grid System and clearly…

The Color of Type

hen choosing the color of type to be used on a project, consider the medium first. In print, everything is reflective. That is, everything is printed on paper and light is reflected off the paper. Most often, type in print…

My Top Five Typography Tips

There are a few simple techniques you can use when setting type for your print or web projects which can make a world of difference to the overall legibility of the project. Many designers seem to forget that typography is more about legibility than about design. With the techniques described below, you can find a way to create well-designed typography that's also highly legible.

Typography That’s Just A Sin

Created by Utah typography instructor & graphic designer, Jim Godfrey has created this informative poster enumerating the 34 most typical typographic sins committed by the average print and web designer.    

Organic Woodblock Prints

New England artist Bryan Nash Gill creates literal and organic woodblock prints by using discarded tree trunks. His work is simplistic yet haunting, and he puts in a massive amount of time preparing each trunk for printing and rubbing each…

My Apostrophe, ‘Tis Of Thee

After recently viewing a local travelling exhibit of a deceased, famous Princess of Great Britain, I found myself completely distracted by the display boards. Every board used a combination of “straight” and “curly” apostrophes.

It’s A Blackletter Day

Based in Perugia, Italy, Philippe Nicolas is a French graphic designer with a real talent for typography and hand-lettering. His hand-lettered examples shown here, “fraktur minuscule,” represent his latest works. See more of his work after the jump, or visit…

Daily Drop Cap

If you’re a fan of delicious hand-crafted typography, or just a fan of ways to make your blog unique, be sure to check out The Daily Drop Cap.

When Typography Meets Clay

An odd combination, if you think about – typography used on bowls, cups and plates. But then you see the works of Asya Palatova of gleena ceramics and see the natural combination.