Yes, of course it hurts when buds are breaking. Why else would the springtime falter? Why would all our ardent longing bind itself in frozen, bitter pallor? After all, the bud was covered all the winter. What new thing is it that bursts and wears? Yes, of course it hurts when buds are breaking, hurts for that which gro

For this project we have to create a type specimen poster. I hope to use the variables I have experimented with like scale, weight, linespacing, and indentation. I also want to use new ones such as…

Introduction This post consists of a series of short written pieces that offer advice on how to improve your graphic design abilities and build your confidence. It is aimed at potential students of…

Opinions on corporate and brand identity work

Some Gestalt theory of continuation with the white bars More emphasis of visual interest than clarity with these two. * Experimental Jetset

A class assignment on a typographer and his/her typeface.

Check out this excellent write up on Typophile on how to setup a flexible baseline grid in Adobe InDesign. The author has set up the grid so that every baseline is 12pts apart. This is a good setti…

type poster

Part of the Bring In 'Da Noise Bring In 'Da Funk series designed by Paula Scher (and Lisa Mazur?), photographer Richard Avedon for Pentagram Design for The Public Theatre 1995 or earlier.