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The 15+ Best Comic Book Fonts for a Cartoon Look

Inkbot Design

Whether aiming for action-packed superhero comics, whimsical children's tales, or something unique, this guide will equip you with the knowledge and resources to level up your comic book design game. Let's discover the fonts to make your characters leap off the page and your stories unforgettable.

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The Top 10 Fonts of All Time

Inkbot Design

Widely used in advertising, corporate branding and publications, Futura became synonymous with modernity and forward progress. It continues to be famous for book design, having been used for editions of literary classics. It was especially popular for logos and headlines meant to convey innovation.

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History of Graphic Design: Tracing the Path of Visual Communication

Inkbot Design

Swiss Style graphic design emerged, emphasising objective photography, grids, and sans-serif typography applied with mathematical precision. The rise of consumer culture driven by advertising and corporate branding led to pioneering work from agencies like Doyle Dane Bernbach, which took a more creative advertising approach.

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50 Essential Books Every Graphic Designer Should Read in 2020

Shillington

These companies are run by passionate professionals who are well aware that following their vision is just as important as continuously communicating their vision’s brand. Corporate branding works as an extension of a business by visually expressing its concept, so it is no surprise that new stories require a new visual language.

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Why New Wave Graphics Are the Most Influential Designs You’ve Probably Ignored

Eye on Design

Curator and graphic designer Andrew Blauvelt, who penned one of the essays in the book, sees new wave design as a direct reaction to the way the Swiss International Typographic Style (flat, abstract symbols and logos; minimalism; sans serif type) had been widely disseminated and then codified by 1960s and ’70s corporate branding.

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59 Essential Books Every Graphic Designer Should Read in 2022

Shillington

From architects and product designers to textile artists and digital innovators, Women Design profiles a selection of the most dynamic female designers from the modern era, showcasing their finest work and celebrating their enduring influence. Buy the book. Buy the book. And here’s the book to explain it.