Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

MARCH 28, 2017

1. Avoid the Obvious. When reaching for a different weight, turning to a sympathetic but distinctively different typeface can add drama to a design. Sentinel and Archer are two slab serifs with very different origins — one a nineteenth century ‘Antique,’ the other a twenty-first century invention full of circular ‘ball terminals’ — but using them together adds visual interest to an otherwise muted composition.

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Emmeline Illustration

MARCH 28, 2017

Things have been a bit of a whirlwind recently, I've been zipping off to Manchester to be filmed for an IPSE promo video, I've been putting the finishing touches on a brand new book AND comic, and I've navigated the dark waters of a complete computer breakdown - all whilst buying my first home, phew! One of my very favourite pieces of news is about this really brilliant interview with Creative Boom Magazine.

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You The Designer

MARCH 30, 2017

With the boom of small breweries comes a lot of opportunities to innovate beer label designs. For a long time now, we have iconic beer bottle designs from Heineken, Budweiser, Beck’s, and other big name brands. But sadly, having a big brand provides less opportunity to redesign, especially if a drastic change would result in an uproar. Smaller breweries, however, are getting really creative of their beer labels, defying even the established conventions that survived until today.

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Anna Raff Illustration

MARCH 31, 2017

World Read Aloud Day (WRAD) was back in February, and among the classrooms I connected with were 2nd graders from PS 30 in Brooklyn. After reading A BIG SURPRISE FOR LITTLE CARD to them, I fielded questions and talked about my art-making process. The school librarian was so enthusiastic, I suggested she share my Make-Your-Own Little Card activity with the teachers.

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Speaker: Amber Asay, Creative Director and Founder of award-winning design studio Nice People

Understanding what trends are happening and how they’re impacting the competitive landscape is crucial to providing top dollar design strategy to your clients. With so many trends coming and going, it can be overwhelming to determine which ones you should capitalize on and which ones might not be worth the trouble. In this exclusive webinar with Amber Asay, we’ll explore graphic design trends that need to die, trends that are starting to pick up and why, trends that have come and gone, and how t

Graphic Design

Fifi Lapin

MARCH 31, 2017

Hello dears, I'm having a spring clean of my little shop for the whole month of April which means there are lots of bargain to be had. Hop over for a peek. but hurry once they're gone they're gone! bunny kisses Fifi Lapin xxx.

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