Category Archives: trends
Branding Client Inspiration: Bright, Bold & Modern
I’ve been selfishly hoarding this particular client’s delicious inspiration for a few months now, and I decided it’s simply time to share all of this wonderfulness once and for all! While it’s fun to explore various looks and styles for
Branding Client Inspiration: Bright, Bold & Modern
I’ve been selfishly hoarding this particular client’s delicious inspiration for a few months now, and I decided it’s simply time to share all of this wonderfulness once and for all! While it’s fun to explore various looks and styles for
Sweet Gig! Wedding chalk lettering
Last week a client I worked with referred someone to me who needed the chalkboards in her wedding photos reworked. I don’t know about you, but I love little surprise blips of a gig like these. Keeps things interesting, and
Sweet Gig! Wedding chalk lettering
Last week a client I worked with referred someone to me who needed the chalkboards in her wedding photos reworked. I don’t know about you, but I love little surprise blips of a gig like these. Keeps things interesting, and
Here’s the thing about skeuomorphism
A few weeks ago I kept seeing articles talking about this issue of skeuomorphism in design. Never hearing of the word until then, I needed to really chew on it in order to come up with some conclusions on why
Here’s the thing about skeuomorphism
A few weeks ago I kept seeing articles talking about this issue of skeuomorphism in design. Never hearing of the word until then, I needed to really chew on it in order to come up with some conclusions on why
Fonts and their personalities
The other day I got an offer to get a coupon through my email. Really? A coupon? Through your email? blah blah blah, Wow Jenny. Why are you blogging about this? Psh, BECAUSE since I no longer read the words,
Fonts and their personalities
The other day I got an offer to get a coupon through my email. Really? A coupon? Through your email? blah blah blah, Wow Jenny. Why are you blogging about this? Psh, BECAUSE since I no longer read the words,
Versatility vs. Consistency In Style
I was flipping through some inspiration sites I know and love when I came across a piece of work I instantly recognized. Not from someone I know, and not because I had seen the piece before, but because it came
Versatility vs. Consistency In Style
I was flipping through some inspiration sites I know and love when I came across a piece of work I instantly recognized. Not from someone I know, and not because I had seen the piece before, but because it came
Fontrovery: Archer, or What Does Martha Stewart and S&M Have in Common?
While retreating on a much-needed vacation, I was strolling through a souvenir shop and saw the book cover design for the much talked about Fifty Shades of Grey. I haven’t read the book, I don’t really care to; S&M doesn’t
Fontrovery: Archer, or What Does Martha Stewart and S&M Have in Common?
While retreating on a much-needed vacation, I was strolling through a souvenir shop and saw the book cover design for the much talked about Fifty Shades of Grey. I haven’t read the book, I don’t really care to; S&M doesn’t
Inspiration Refresh
I’ll be honest, I don’t always think to use all of the resources available to me when I truly need them. I either don’t realize that they’re around, forget about them entirely, or just shrug it off with a list
Inspiration Refresh
I’ll be honest, I don’t always think to use all of the resources available to me when I truly need them. I either don’t realize that they’re around, forget about them entirely, or just shrug it off with a list
The Value of Creative Work
http://mashable.com/2012/07/25/crowdsource-logo-design/ A friend of mine shared this today, and while I’ll spare you the colorful language that accompanied it, I had to write about it. In fact, I stopped illustrating a shot of Jack Torrance to write about it. So
The Value of Creative Work
http://mashable.com/2012/07/25/crowdsource-logo-design/ A friend of mine shared this today, and while I’ll spare you the colorful language that accompanied it, I had to write about it. In fact, I stopped illustrating a shot of Jack Torrance to write about it. So
Typographic Monotony of American Retail
I love this article over at Fonts In Use: http://fontsinuse.com/uses/28/the-typographic-monotony-of-american-retail It’s not really long, but it does talk about an issue we all know I love so dear: typography. Especially overdone typography. Helvetica is so freakin over. I hated it when
Typographic Monotony of American Retail
I love this article over at Fonts In Use: http://fontsinuse.com/uses/28/the-typographic-monotony-of-american-retail It’s not really long, but it does talk about an issue we all know I love so dear: typography. Especially overdone typography. Helvetica is so freakin over. I hated it when
Creating a Brand Without Typographic Inspiration
Having branded 70+ small photography businesses, I’m pretty comfortable working off of conceptual information (as opposed to the typographic stuff that leads the way in terms of identity design) when working on a brand. At first I railed against it,
Creating a Brand Without Typographic Inspiration
Having branded 70+ small photography businesses, I’m pretty comfortable working off of conceptual information (as opposed to the typographic stuff that leads the way in terms of identity design) when working on a brand. At first I railed against it,
