Time moves fast. It’s been almost 20 years now since Apple turned away from building colorful computers, and embraced the minimalist white, black, and gray look. Through the mid-aughts, we still had occasional pops of color from the iPod mini line and the short-lived iPhone 5c, but the Apple of […]
It’s one of those dun days in early April, when the sky is threatening rain and the trees haven’t leafed out yet. In the Meadowlands, the marshes are still a monotony of beige; the surrounding buildings all seem to be made of bleached brick. So it’s something of a shock […]
Very timely article from Lifewire about how to find the most popular items being searched for online … from Lifewire: What are the most popular searches on any given search engine? Many search engines and sites keep track of the top searches on the web, either in real time or […]
The reimagined monthly–with larger format, heavier paper stock, upgraded editorial content and state-of-the-art design–affirms new publisher Howard Milstein’s commitment to GOLF’s print edition while laying the groundwork for a soon-to-be-introduced redesign of GOLF.com and the brand’s digital, video and social media platforms. Their bold redesign meets with advertiser approval: Ad […]
Font selection and usage is the cornerstone for so much of what a graphic designer designs. Adobe recently published some top trends in typography you should know about. Here’s a bit of their article: As designers, we rely on typography trends now more than ever for storytelling in design, and […]
The United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) today of price changes to take effect Jan. 27, 2019. The proposed prices, approved by the Governors of the Postal Service, would raise Mailing Services product prices approximately 2.5 percent. Shipping Services price increases vary by product. […]
Great article spotlighting one small town newspaper that has actually grown advertising and subscription base in this digital age. From the New York Times: Practically every morning begins with a thud on the driveways of the roughly 50,000 homes here. The newspaper has arrived. That newspaper, The Villages Daily Sun, […]
We are often asked to create an original piece of design … only to then deliver that piece for use in Word. Frustrating. Here’s a great article from Vice discussing the convergence of page design and word processing — and doing neither very well from a user standpoint. From Vice: […]