Coding and Design Tips & Tutorials

[caption id="attachment_13672" align="alignnone" width="620"] The ITC Stone family contains a Sans, Serif, Informal, Humanist, as well as a Sans Condensed. [/caption] 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.

[caption id="attachment_13621" align="alignnone" width="620"] Image via Flickr[/caption]   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 dispersal of information was a necessary – albeit clunky and expensive – piece of equipment for the advancement of the written word, and for hundreds of years, it was absolutely crucial.

[caption id="attachment_13629" align="alignnone" width="620"] Image via Flickr[/caption] If you’re a creative person, chances are you’ve mastered the fine art of multitasking—or at least think you have. But in the face of growing evidence that trying to do multiple things at once is actually really bad for you, what’s a multi-faceted freelancer to do?

The city of Austin, Texas is teeming with creative, smart people this week as South By Southwest gets into full swing. Musicians, artists, filmmakers, scientists, and educators are coming together right this minute to share ideas, come up with solutions, and collaborate on projects.