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August 12, 2009
Featured designer: James Reynolds
Featured designer: James Reynolds

James Reynolds is a talented young designer from London. You should definitly check out his portfolio, there isn’t a lot of work yet since he just graduated, but you will like what you see for sure.

August 5, 2009
Featured design studio: Subtitude
Featured design studio: Subtitude

Subtitude is a small design studio from Montreal, in Quebec. They just launched a bunch of products: fonts, vectors, cards,… It’s been a real pleasure for me to browse their website and see some quality design goodies, go check it out. Subikto-one, a set of hand positions and combinations sold as vectors. Subasmet: astrological and […]

August 3, 2009
Save 50% on Neue Frutiger value packs
Save 50% on Neue Frutiger value packs

Linotype has a great discount on Neue Frutiger value packs for the launch of this great new font. This kind of high-quality fonts is quite expensive for freelancers or design students, so I assume that this is a great opportunity to buy it on Linotype’s site. What got better in Neue Frutiger? Improving an amazing […]

July 28, 2009
An interview with Marcus Kraft, graphic designer
An interview with Marcus Kraft, graphic designer

Could you introduce yourself to Designer Daily’s readers? My name is Marcus Kraft and I’m a graphic designer based in Zurich, Switzerland. My work includes a range of projects such as art direction and design for art and cultural institutions and other clients. How did you get into design? As a very young child, I […]

July 24, 2009
11 essential iPhone apps for designers
11 essential iPhone apps for designers

With over 65’000 iPhone apps, it’s sometimes hard to make a choice or find the perfect application. This post is collecting some of the apps you shouldn’t miss if you are a designer on the move. 1. Loupe Capture your color inspirations and create color swatches from your photo library or using the camera to […]

July 23, 2009
Featured design studio: Designunit
Featured design studio: Designunit

If you like good editorial design and typography, you’ll surely be a fan of the work coming out from Designunit. Great use of photography, clean designs and good balance in the designs seem to be the way to go for them, check out their portfolio.

July 16, 2009
15 objects with typography
15 objects with typography

Early this year I published a post with 15 typography-based objects, since the creative work around typography is so amazing, I thought that I should do another roundup on that topic. In this collection, you will find some objects that do a nice use of typography in their design. My favorite is by far the […]

July 15, 2009
Why Monotype Imaging should hire a new PR firm
Why Monotype Imaging should hire a new PR firm

I just received a press release for FontExplorer X Server solution, which is available online. Although I don’t need it, the product seem interesting and I’m glad to hear about it. Unfortunately, the PR firm who announced this doesn’t seem to know much about typography, and the email had a signature using… Comic Sans MS. […]

June 26, 2009
Featured designer: Julien de Repentigny
Featured designer: Julien de Repentigny

I recently discovered the work of Julien de Repententigny, a talented canadian graphic designer. He got some great work for magazines in his portfolio, as well as great typographic work and illustrations, make sure to visit his website for some great inspiration.

May 29, 2009
10 free fonts with a family
10 free fonts with a family

Last time I wrote about free fonts, people complained arguing that free fonts can’t be used in professional designs, partly because of the lack of font variations. In this post, I’ve been looking for quality fonts that have more than one weight and found quite a few. Of course, these fonts don’t compare with Helvetica […]

May 8, 2009
15 great grid-based designs
15 great grid-based designs

Using grids for design is far from new, but it never gets old. The following images showcase some great uses of the grid, but they are far from exhaustive. 1. Chinese festivities typography Two posters by Chen Zhengda, chinese graphic designer, for the “Chinese Festivities Typography 2004”. 2. “Everything in it’s right place” Poster by […]

April 8, 2009
30 high-quality free fonts for great designs
30 high-quality free fonts for great designs

EDIT: Please note that some of these fonts are for personal use only, make sure you always check the license before using the font. Even though you’ll have to pay for the best fonts, like Helvetica or Univers, the web is full of quality fonts that are perfectly suitable for professional design work and business […]

April 6, 2009
Hitler freaks out over Comic Sans MS
Hitler freaks out over Comic Sans MS

This week-end I decided to have a little fun and did my own adaptation of the “Hitler meme“. It’s my very first time editing a video, so I have to apologize for the bad quality of it, I still thought it was funny enough to be shared. Of course, don’t take this seriously, it’s just […]

February 11, 2009
Identify fonts with your iPhone
Identify fonts with your iPhone

Those of you who already are users of the popular “What the Font?” online service and happy owners of an iPhone will be happy to hear that the service has its own iPhone app now. After installing it, you just need to take a picture of the font you want to identify, crop it, specify […]

January 19, 2009
15 great typography-based objects
15 great typography-based objects

Wooden type blocks table, I want one! Every typography lover is by definition a fan of printed documents. However, beautiful typography can be also be found on objects and products. This post is a selection of great typography-based objects that you will enjoy for sure. Another table, with metallic movable types. Vintage typography pillows, with […]