Recently I saw an advert for a logo design job where the client provided little more information than the industry that the business was in. The client then stated that they would not answer any questionnaires, “so don’t bother asking”!
I’d love to see the final logo, but I pity the designer tasked with creating the logo without being allowed to ask questions. I’d also love to know why the client was so against answering any questions. Read more…
Photoshop is brilliant; I’ve met very few designers who don’t like it, but I’ve met a few who get frustrated doing basic tasks. Mainly this is because they haven’t yet found a shortcut for what they’re trying to do. Read more…
The written word is everywhere. You can’t escape it, and I for one wouldn’t want to. I love to read; whether I’m delving into my latest purchase of fiction, or just walking past a poster on the side of a bus shelter, I’ll read it all. And then I’ll analyse the typography (yes, I realise that I harp on about typography a lot, but I’m a designer, so it’s important to me). Read more…
Last week Aberdeen experienced a 2-day ‘heat wave’. Usually in the Granite City, we leave our jackets at home, search for the one pair of shorts that we own and declare a heat wave once the temperature reaches 12°C, but the temperature rapidly approached 30°C. Read more…
Brand guidelines generally accompany a logo design and are a set of rules designed to ensure consistency across all of a company’s branded materials. Read more…
Welcome to the next meeting of Type Addicts Anonymous. Last time we covered Step 1: admitting the problem. This time I’d like to present Step 2: resisting the urge to lecture others about bad typography. Read more…
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