Do you salivate at the sight of a particularly well designed font? Do you have over 1,000 fonts installed on your computer? Are you up late at night, trying out your own lines of text on font sites to see what they would look like? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you … Continue reading
Are you into fonts? If you are, you’ve got to see this short, behind-the scenes look at what goes on in a high-profile type design studio. Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones are the “Font Men.” Their work has been used by the Wall Street Journal, the President of the United States, DIY mogul Martha Stewart, … Continue reading
A true artist puts his or her heart and soul into their work. That’s what designer Cameron Moll did when he set out to create an illustration of the Brooklyn Bridge—all with typography. The image, created in Adobe Illustrator, was constructed by placing thousands of letters in a strategic manner. According to http://www.psfk.com, to create … Continue reading
This could possibly be the moment all of you font nerds have been waiting for… a video game that allows you to discover the unexpected world of typography. According to an article by Fast Company, “Type: Rider is a video game that will teach you the history of the most predominant typefaces. Garamond, Times, Helvetica … Continue reading
© STEVE GODFREY, UX Designer, Allovus Design In many ways the UI and UX Designers share some overlapping skill sets. They are both visually sensitive, and understand a great deal about the users’ needs. However, typically the UI designer will start where the UX designer leaves off. User Interface design tasks include: Creating visual explorations. Multiple compositions … Continue reading
© MARTINA DALTON, Designer, Allovus Design Allovus employee, Amy Redmond, is deep into her “Every Letter Project,” which benefits 826 Seattle—a non-profit writing and tutoring organization dedicated to helping youth ages 6 to 18. For Redmond’s project, she has been assigned the letter “V,” and is playing around with tangrams (dissection puzzles consisting of seven … Continue reading
The beginning of every new year is always filled with predictions. By way of Gizmodo, check out what Gannon Burgett of The Industry believes the top 13 trends in the design community will be this coming year. Among the top trends: flat design (Windows8), fewer buttons, larger typefaces, GIFs as design elements … and more. Continue reading