Online and Desktop Publishing Professional quality design at home or work We assembled this site after reading what was available for in-house designers. These sites were too vague or too detailed. The sites that explained design principles well gave few examples. Sites with great examples gave shallow explanations of what…
Tag: typography
Technological advances have led to innovations in printing and typography. We can break the history of type into eras based on technology: pre-press (pre-Gutenberg); hard-metal reusable types (Gutenberg-style printing); hot-lead machine type (Linotype and Monotype); and the digital era (phototype to on-screen type). Today, we read screens — and the…
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Learning Design by Observing The good, the bad, and the ugly Designing excellent business documents requires attention to detail and an artistic vision. Good design sense is not something people are born with, but something you gain over time. Before you begin designing your own documents, you should prepare for…
The one thing you should always be able to determine from a business card or business publication is its origin. If you do not notice the company or division responsible, then the document failed. The two most common devices used to identify documents are logos and nameplates. A logo is…