DESIGN CHATTER
Webdesigner Depot’s Design News Roundup
Jun 10, 2022
Webdesigner Depot has its weekly roundup of new for designers, and this is a particularly good batch! From a new Greeking generator called Bob Ross Ipsum that can take the humdrum Lorem Ipsum and jazz up your projects, to a deep dive in why every modern movie poster looks the same (seriously, why?!), to a great resource on the value of using a grid in your design, whether it’s for print or web had us having a hard time picking just one,
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A to Z of Awesome with LEGO
Jun 08, 2022
Pride Month is off to a strong start, and now LEGO is in on the celebrations! The toymaker invited members of the LGBTQIA+ to craft something that encapsulates themselves in a project called The A to Z of Awesome. This initiative will showcase builds from the public, as well as LEGO employees, and will run until 2023. So if you’ve got an idea, it’s not too late to get it featured! LEGO will ultimately curate the work to spell out out the alphabet on a website that will feature all the letters and their creators by the end of the year.
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Building Connections with Customers to Increase Brand Recognition
Jun 05, 2022
Brand recognition is just as important as consistency. It helps investors decide whether or not to invest in companies. And it also dictates if we as consumers lean towards one product or another.
Drinks are a good example. Coca-Cola has some of the most recognizable brands under its umbrella. Out of the 33 top global beverage brands, the company owns 15 of them, bringing in over $1 billion annually.
Coke’s brand are so integrated into our day-to-day lives that out of the almost 8 billion people roaming the planet,
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What Does Your Font Make Your Customers Feel?
Jun 03, 2022
Monotype is here with a well illustrated and researched case for how fonts make you feel. We can all feel it, if a typeface is poorly chosen, it can make the whole design look…off, even if you can’t quite put your finger on it. Like you wouldn’t put up a daycare sign using something futuristic and clean, and you wouldnt start a bank with a playful typeface. The study is fascinating, and shows specific examples. Monotype also showed that the font caused these associated emotions in the absence of a logo or photo at all.
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A Redesign to Help Inspire Action
Jun 01, 2022
Another case of designing for good! In the UK, missing persons posters have gotten a new graphic refresh. Far from the days of a black and white photo on a milk carton, these new posters, to raise awareness about missing citizens, have a new dimension…literally! Using AI and access by a QR code, these posters simulate 3D images of the people in question. Scanning the code brings up a photo of the missing person person smiling and laughing,
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What’s the Big Deal About Privacy?
May 27, 2022
You’ve been hearing all about data privacy for years, but what does that MEAN, exactly? Well, Apple is here with a new ad that puts it into terms that might make a little more sense to a layperson. Changes to cookies and data collection aren’t just things digital marketers need to be worrying about, you as a consumer should be aware as well. Apple of course makes sure to highlight the way their products can help protect your online privacy,
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