Sometimes, when you see your design and text, you find something that looks off or awkward. You might encounter a kernings problem. With a few tweaks and kerning, you can adjust text and make it more suitable for your design. Today, I will provide you with a complete guide that allows you to kern like …
Designing a poster might be the most daunting task, especially when you don’t know where to start. However, if you look at the basic element, a poster design can be broken down into two elements, text and image. By adjusting the text and image according to your poster need, you will be able to create …
Remembering the 90’s will get you thinking that this was an era when David Carson, graffiti, and grunge were something. The 90’s was also the era when typography started getting its popularity. Later, some artists and designers whose job was designing custom lettering were born. And now, typography is a famous discipline among other skills. …
What do we mean by typography guide? Have you noticed how typography designs are so varied? From elegant top-notch watches brand logos, spooky horror movie posters, and chic fashion women ads to fun and colorful cereal boxes. Why are they so different, and why do they have to be made different? Realize it or not, …
What is typography? This is a question that beginners (and laypeople) often ask in the design industry. Typography seems so important that when reading about tips and tricks about graphic design, everyone who wants to create their own designs should understand typography both theoretically and practically. In fact, typography has always been around us. Take …
Finding a common style of typographic design patterns in web design and its common issues has been a research topic since the coming age of digital media. One conducted extensive research on websites that are popular across the internet, starting from popular newspapers, blogs, magazines, and other types of related typography websites. Among all those …
Shoko Mugikura is a designer based in Berlin, Germany, but originally from Japan. She usually works on book designs, and her interest is particularly in the history of Japanese and European typographies. She recently wrote for Smashing Magazine regarding the Japanese writing system that most people in the world think is very complex—which is reviewed …
Did you know that typography can spread out some personality to any of your creative projects? Whether it is a private website, business presentation slides, or any branding and marketing materials, one should learn how to create the text for branding messages to look captivating on display (on the page or screen), as it is …
Choosing the right font for your project can be tricky. Every designer – amateur or professional – should always be aware of this. One false choice can ruin your design. Still, it is worth the risk. If you make the right decisions, the result will be so satisfying. That is why you have to know …
When it comes to typography design, it is more than choosing fonts. It is also more than making decisions on which fonts appear visually aesthetic. No matter how creative the design is, it is useless if it still has one problem: A readability issue. The appropriate typeface is not just about what fits your work’s …