8 Distinct Shades of Helvetica

Helvetica is known as, “The Swiss Knife of Fonts”. Its beauty lies in its diverse spectrum of weights and widths. Also, the fact that Helvetica appears austere and readable even in its lightest and heaviest of font sizes is one of its most distinct attributes.

The font is the brainchild of the typography designer, Max Miedinger and it came into being in 1957. Soon after its venture into the world, it rose up to reach the highest echelons of the typographic order to become one of the most popular fonts ever known to have existed.

 

#GivingTuesday Roundup: 12 Places To Find Answers To Most Common Designer Questions

“Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it’s really how it works.”

Steve Jobs was an intelligent man. I always remember this saying from him when I create my own designs.He was absolutely right that we should not confuse a concept of design with how things look only. It’s primarily, how things work. Until and unless your product adds value to its surroundings, it cannot be considered efficiently designed, no matter how incredible it looks. So every graphic designer has to stop at some point and think really hard how his skills and knowledge of design is helping the world become a little more coherent and attractive for the people.

#GivingTuesday Roundup: 12 Places To Find Answers To Most Common Designer Questions

“Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it’s really how it works.”

Steve Jobs was an intelligent man. I always remember this saying from him when I create my own designs.He was absolutely right that we should not confuse a concept of design with how things look only. It’s primarily, how things work. Until and unless your product adds value to its surroundings, it cannot be considered efficiently designed, no matter how incredible it looks. So every graphic designer has to stop at some point and think really hard how his skills and knowledge of design is helping the world become a little more coherent and attractive for the people.

GivingTuesday Roundup: Meet 15 Trendy Designers From Brazil – The FIFA Host!

Do what you want but there ain’t no escape from the FIFA thrill and excitement, be it online or in real life. The 2014 FIFA World Cup is currently going through the knockout stage which will end by July 13 with the final match. The tournament is being held at one of the most beautiful and exotic countries of the world; i.e. Brazil. This Latin American country is the largest in all of South America, occupying almost half of that continent. Coffee and Football, two things come in mind when a non-Brazilian thinks about that country. If you haven’t yet visited that country, now is the perfect time. Probably go catch the final match live!

DIY Logo Making for Learning Management System Software!

The steps to logo design process have never been easy. They require a lot of brainstorming and planning before you could come up with even a rough sketch of your design. If you are a designer, you would already know that. But, if you are a non-designer trying to come up with a logo design then you need to pay attention to what I am about to say.