DESIGN CHATTER
So What IS a Leap Year, Anyway?
Mar 08, 2024
And what would happen if we didn’t bother having them? Good question. CNN is here with a beautifully designed explainer on why we have these calendar quirks, where their origin was, who’s harebrained idea they were, and what the future holds for them.
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Riken Yamamoto is 2024’s Pritzker Prize Winner
Mar 06, 2024
The 2024 Pritzker Architecture Prize winner has been announced, and architect Riken Yamamoto is the lucky winner. Inspired by the relationship between architecture and community, Yamamoto uses design to connect his buildings to the very human communities in which they sit. Buildings that aren’t just fancy glass monoliths, but that also serve the people that live around them, like fire stations, housing, and city halls.
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How design agencies help small businesses stay consistently awesome
Mar 05, 2024
You finally nailed down that killer logo design and got your brand’s colors just right. But how do you ensure brand consistency sticks around as the business grows and evolves?
Cue a spotlight on design and branding agencies. They protect your brand and serve as the gatekeeper to stop logos from being stretched, prevent weird color combinations from causing a distraction, and give your business a chance to be remembered for the right reasons.
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Logo file handoff: Here’s what to expect from your designer
Mar 05, 2024
It’s exciting when you commission a design agency to create a new logo design for your brand. You get to see colors and shapes come together to form the new face of your brand.
But what good is this new logo if it appears incorrectly on a video promo or an annual report? It’s working overtime to help people associate the mark with your business whenever it materializes.
We’ll explore the essential files you’ll need to reproduce your logo and explain how the handoff works between you and the designer.
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Dune in Type
Mar 01, 2024
The long-awaited second part to Dune is out in theaters today, so we’re here with a very nerdy (on multiple fronts) deep-dive into the “Dune Font” from one of the iconic print runs of the books! This run started in 1975, 10 years after the original publication, and it made a splash almost immediately. No small part of that was the visually arresting cover design, and the centerpiece: the moniker title in the fanciful typeface that hinted at the wonders contained in the pages,
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Let’s Give the Logos Some Love
Feb 28, 2024
As far as graphic design in music goes, album covers usually get all the love. But what about band logos? Sometimes, they’re forgettable, but many have become iconic and instantly recognizable, whether poorly scrawled on a notebook or on a poster on a wall advertising an upcoming tour date. Some of the most familiar ones were made before computers and the advent of vector-manipulating graphic design software, which makes their impact all the more impressive!
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