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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.

Graphic design books to read this year

With numerous new graphic design books being published, it can be hard to know which ones to purchase or not.  We have taken the guesswork out of it for you.

Good Magazine Ads to Take as Example

Print ads are easily overlooked in today’s time due to social media. However, the print ad is still as applicable and competent as vintage posters ever were. Whether they are small magazine ads or huge billboard ads they still work.

Color theory: what you need to know as a designer

What is color theory? The most important and subjective thing about design is color. A color will arouse different reactions from different people. This is due to culture, association, or personal preference.

How to install a font you downloaded from the internet

So, you download a font from the internet and you want to use it in your projects. But do you know how to install a font on your local system? There are plenty of apps, such as Word or Excel, that automatically install fonts when you install them. You can often use these fonts with any other app on …