Articles on: art & design

The weird thing about a design podcast is that, well, by design it’s missing the visuals. Who wants to hear a couple people talk about fonts, right?

There may not be a designer on the planet who hasn’t heard of Comic Sans. In fact, there may not be any computer-using non-designers who aren’t familiar with — and don’t have an opinion about — Comic Sans.

[caption id="attachment_13787" align="alignnone" width="620"] Image via Flickr[/caption] Hand-lettered, DIY wedding invitations and save-the-dates bring a beautiful, handmade touch to the wedding planning process, but if you haven't done a lot of fancy penmanship work before, the actual making of the cards and addressing of the envelopes can be kind of a daunting process. The best thing to do, of course, is to practice on something other than your $2-per-sheet paper before (if you're really a beginner, you might want to check out these instructions) you dive right in, and to make sure you have all of your names and addresses correct.

[caption id="attachment_7004" align="alignnone" width="640"] Photo: Rachel Voorhees via Flickr[/caption] Remember back when newsletters were pieces of paper that came in your actual mailbox? Of course you don't, that was practically forever ago.

It's rare when a book captivates you, pulls you in.  This is that book, ‘Pick Me Up: a Pep Talk for Now and Later’.

In this blog post, Jesus Ramirez walks you through how to create 3D text in Photoshop. Follow these simple step-by-step instructions to enhance the appearance of your text, all possible within Photoshop.

January is already coming to a close (how did that happen so fast! ?

Designers and artists can be a selective bunch when it comes to holiday gifts. Chances are their apartment, desk, and attire is already pretty nicely curated, so if you're going to get a gift it should  be thoughtful–and in accordance with their unique, and maybe even quirky, taste.