Designer Wisdom

Someday I want to be a Graphic Designer, and I need a way to remember all the tips and tricks I figure out along the way. This is my solution.

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I'm gonna make this someday.

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To help you practice pairing typefaces!

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A font is what you use, a typeface is what you see.

Norbert Florendo

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Simple message. Great minimalist design. Found at visual news. -Danny

Sometimes the very best designs are those that strip away all that is unnecessary, all fluffy decoration, and leave us with a simple message that speaks to the human condition. Christopher David Ryan’s (aka CDR) work does just that.

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"Close your eyes and open your mind"

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Such a pretty puppy!  I found a kitty version of this a while ago...

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i love this idea.  The artist used real people and photo manipulation to recreate these portraits of our childhood princesses!  =)  

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Legalities of designing

Tonight I'm working on a new project that involves me doing my research on the legalities of using a typeface.  It sounds tricky, but I don't want to violate any copyrights or steal anyone else's work as I begin to trod into the world of the paid designers.  

I love typography--almost as much as I love color theory.  As it is, I want to avoid being sued for any rules I don't know about.  =)

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realistically, most foundries will allow you usage so long as the font itself is not redistributed (i.e. create outlines).

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You don't have a font manager? GET ONE. It'll save your computer from trying to boot up all your fonts at once. And save you a lot of time.

Londa, Office Manager and graphic eyeball extraordinaire at Illumination Arts Publishing

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This poor graphic Tee designer is getting some serious flac for this.  

World (but more specifically, designers)--MAKE SURE YOU HAVE CORRECT SPELLING AND GRAMMAR!

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“There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love. There are simply different ways of doing it.”

Man Ray

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To avoid getting the "missing font" error, just turn all your type into objects by "expanding" them.

Londa, Office Manager and graphic eyeball extraordinaire at Illumination Arts Publishing