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Try Giving Strategic vs. Tactical Directions

JUL
14

It’s human nature. People often try to provide solutions rather than define goals but with a little practice, you can communicate your objectives and get a design that best serves your needs…

Categories: Graphic Design, Web Development, Project Management

Hyphens, En Dashes and Em Dashes (Don’t Let Friends Dash Incorrectly)

JUL
18

Hyphens, em dashes and en dashes, what’s the difference and which one should I use? Follow these basic grammatical guidelines and your copy will be the better for it…

Categories: Typography, Web Development, Graphic Design, Grammar

In Defense of Web Fonts

NOV
30

Any design professional worth her salt will have a short list of “go-to” typefaces, as well as an arsenal of decorative & display fonts to fit any mood. They will explain to anyone who will listen that the typeface makes the design, and that a poorly-chosen typeface can lay waste to even the most rigorously designed layouts. But what about Web fonts?

Categories: Graphic Design, Typography, Web Development

Designed to Print

APR
14

As designers, it’s important for us to recognize our shared responsibility with the printer to produce high quality work. It’s easy for us to shirk responsibility and put all the onus on the printer, but that doesn’t serve us, the printer, or most importantly, our clients very well.

Categories: Graphic Design, Printing