Jorge Paricio is an adjunct professor of Industrial Design at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and author of Perspective Sketching, Freehand and Digital Drawing Techniques for Artists &…
As a child, you may have been captivated by shapes. If you never grew out of that stage (or have always wanted to revisit it), you're probably either working in…
For this wallpaper download, I decided to go ahead and play at my own work, dealing with elements that I wouldn’t normally work with for creating artwork. As a letterer,…
There's a pervasive idea that artists can't hold down real jobs -- or even jobs as artists. They're too free-spirited, they're too creative. They can't be hemmed in by traditional…
Designer Brooke Bucherie, from Austin, Texas, was obsessed with type and hand lettering, so she collected it ... sort of. She randomly gathered screen shots of type she loved online,…
Pop-quiz: How inspirational is your desktop wallpaper? Here's a hint: If you're still using the default images your computer came with, the answer most likely ranges from "somewhat" to "not…
Designer/illustrator Felix Sockwell is known for his illustrative, fluid line work. When looking at his pieces it appears that his pen never left the page, as each idea and object…
A type super family is a family of typestyles that are united in some way, usually sharing the same basic foundation and structure, but with different finishing details. Most commonly,…
In the time between when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press (around 1440) and, oh, 10 years ago, letterpress printing has had quite a roller-coaster ride. The technology that revolutionized the…
Stewart Scott-Curran wears more than one hat—he’s an art director, graphic designer, and illustrator. Currently he’s he art director at CNN digital, and he hosts Creative Mornings in San Francisco, where creatives…