Tips and News on Logo Design and Tutorials

All websites should be careful to use fonts that are practical, readable and simple. That's why so many graphic designers spend a good deal of time deciding on the details of font. There's no tried and true formula for choosing the right fonts for your document or website. In fact, in most cases the best method is to just try out each font you think might work, and then comparing the pages. When choosing a font for any project, you should always be considering the feeling and intention of the design.

NBC Universal has revealed a newly redesigned corporate logo, just as Comcast officially gains control over the media group from General Electric. The redesigned logo uses purple as the primary color, and loses the space between 'NBC' and 'Universal,' in order to better represent the unity of the two divisions.

Vector graphics, which are also called geometric modeling or object-oriented graphics, uses geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and polygons, which are all based upon mathematical equations to represent images in computer graphics. These free vector backgrounds make use of those principles, and they are free for you to use!

In Logo Design Love, Irish graphic designer David Airey brings the best parts of his infamous blog to the printed page. Just as in the blog, David fills each page of this simple, modern-looking book with gorgeous logos and real world anecdotes that illustrate best practices for designing brand identity systems that last.

In graphic design, Marian Bantjes says, throwing your individuality into a project is heresy. She explains how she built her career doing just that, bringing her signature delicate illustrations to storefronts, valentines and even genetic diagrams. Her illustration work has appeared in Wired, Wallpaper, the Walrus and many other magazines and newspapers worldwide.