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About What Font Is. Who, Why, When?

This is a translation in english of an interview that Alexandru Cuibari (the owner and technical lead of) gave in one of the leading marketing magazine in Romania, Iqads.   Alexandru Cuibari: „ This idea came to life from a need of my own. During highschool, I used to make greeting cards.” As a…

Best fonts for books readability

Do yourself a favour and don’t make back to school season harder than it has to be. Choose your books wisely – and choose the fonts you use for their layouts even more wisely.

Fonts used in beer industry

One of the hottest summers on record is about to end, but the temperatures are set to remain high. The good news is the beer is still ice cold. The even better news is that now you don’t have to keep staring at the bottle wondering who designed the typefaces that you’re bound to remember the next mo…

Graphic design trends that your colleagues are using

Modern Graphic design leans towards magnetizing audiences through an upgraded minimalist, yet functional style. The 2018 graphic design trends seek to streamline old graphic design patterns into fresh, avant-garde graphic design styles.

Fonts of the 2018 Fifa World Cup

The typefaces displayed on the backs of football superstars gathered in Moscow from all around the world had a strenuous task: how to achieve balance between the team’s history, with its traditional colours and ‘coat of arms’, and a new, fresh design, all while trying to mix in a pinch of Russian cu…

Typography Rules You Should Know as a Designer

Graphic design typography, however, comes with a clear set of typography rules. No matter how good you think you are or how inexperienced you are, it’s never a waste of time to remember the typography rules because they transform your creativity into an effective design.

Typography mistakes that designers should avoid

Carefully-tailored typography that harmoniously blends with all the elements of your design may be overlooked or may not even be appreciated sufficiently. On the other hand, typography mistakes will stand out glaringly and will weigh down your overall design.

How to find a cursive font you’ve seen in a design

The world of the best cursive fonts is sophisticated and intimidating if you are a beginner. What is more, one of the most asked questions in a designers’ community is: How to find a cursive font you’ve seen in a design?

Learning the basics of kerning

What is kerning? What does kerning mean? Kerning is a typography process that allows designers to make the required adjustment of the spacing between letters or characters to avoid those off-looking clumsy gaps and ultimately improve readability.