Tips and News on Logo Design and Tutorials
By sarah on 2012-01-25
In this new featured fonts post we're gonna see some nice examples of free fonts at FontXS. And to keep consistency with the theme of the day, here are some retro style fonts for free!
Design trends: retro style wedding invitations
One of the biggest trends in the design world today is the retro style inspired looks that you can find in logos, stationary and lately I've ran into quite a few wedding invitations in this style.
A lot of them have this sort of art nouveau feel to them, mixed with bold contemporary fonts and clean cut shapes and lines, letterpress is also a recurrent method of print. It's...
Design news: London olympics stamps
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If you can't still adjust to the idea that it is already 2012, here's a small reminder that the olympics are being held in London this year, and the british are commemorating the games with the release of various sets of stamps.
Design classics: Vintage swedish book covers
In the midst of current logo and design trends, geometrical shapes and patterns are a huge hit. Therefore it's good to take a look back at the trendsetters of cool patterns, such as these beautiful swedish book covers from the 50's and 60's.
Some of these patterns can be considered as inspiration for contemporary designs, some of them very geometrically minimalistic. I can't help to think...
Traditional crafts: Hand-drawn signs
With the omnipresent use of digitally manipulated images and general digital design for advertising, going back to the roots of graphic design is always a nice reminder of where we come from. Here are two videos, although from very different latitudes, that remind us how beautiful a perfectly made hand drawn sign can be. Enjoy!
Dusty Signs from Hunter Johnson on Vimeo.
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