I’m all about subtlety in logo design. When you find the balance between quirky and cool, it can be magical. I’ve been reading alot about the hidden arrow in the FedEx logo and just trying to picture in my head (the logo), I am coming up with nothing. I had to go to their website [...]

You know how in certain blogs, you see the tags on the side and the words appear in random sizes? I never quite knew the reason for the giant fonts but obviously there is a reason because wiki says so. I’ve seen this as a design trend as well over the past few years as [...]

Okay, perhaps hate is too strong a word to use, but there are fonts out there that need to never surface again. I can’t say I am the best designer at putting together a really cool, innovative font combination… I tend to stick to the classics or the tried and true. I do love to [...]

In an article posted on designweek.co.uk it seems that some are questioning whether the designer of the iconic Obama poster is a deserving winner of “Design of the Year.” According to the article: Jonathan Ellery of Browns Design finds it ‘ridiculous’ that the posters won last week’s design accolade. While praising the awards exhibition currently [...]

I have yet to try this (I’m too cheap to shell out the $9) but it looks cool. This site generates a font based on your own handwriting. Check it out!

Everyone is sick to death of hearing about the economic crisis but this takes the cake. Twitter, ranked 64th in popularity of websites reportedly paid the designer of it’s “birdie” graphic $6 or less. I was shocked and horrified until I read that Twitter bought it from a stock company. Hmmmm. I buy from stock [...]

I looooovvvveee typography. I really do. My cousin, Tracy, sent me this cool Periodic Table of Typefaces and I’m seriously going to print and frame it. I wonder if geeky scientists do the same with the Perdiodic Table of Elements. Thank you, Tracy!

This original article, by Stephen D. refers to web typography, but I keep seeing the same mistakes over and over in print as well. Using dumb quotes is a particular hate of mine and I see it in national campaigns all the time. The following are common among non-graphic designers, but if you ARE a [...]

One of my favorite projects is logo re-design. It’s fun to go with something you know the client does not like and find a way to make it better. Sometimes, big companies feel it’s time for a change and the changes aren’t always good. I found this article online but I don’t necessarily agree with [...]

Hey everyone. I’ve recently posted on facebook about kinetic typography (a.k.a. animated typography) and how I think it’s just great. Not sure I’d ever have a use for it in what I do but I think the designers that come up with this are just brilliant. Check out this snippet from Lock, Stock and Two [...]