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Split fountain printing 28 Dec 2012 | 10:55 am
Of all the kinds of printing available, split fountain is without a doubt my favourite. If you’re not familiar with the process… Typically when printing, a single colour only is used in each ink foun...
The Los Angeles Printing Fair 6 Dec 2012 | 01:40 pm
I recently travelled to the USA and as fate would have it, I was fortunate enough to be in Los Angeles for the annual printers fair at the International Printing Museum. To quote a few bullet points ...
Answering “how much does printing X cost” 29 Nov 2012 | 04:05 pm
When in the preliminary stages of a graphic design project involving print, people often contact me asking something along the lines of “How much for 1,000 business cards”. While it might seem that ma...
Find work experience at a printing house; Advice for design students/new designers 10 Nov 2012 | 12:32 pm
While “book learning” is all well and good, in my opinion nothing beats hands on experience. While undertaking my studies in graphic design years ago and learning about printing – the printing equipm...
Wonderful whiskey designs 7 Nov 2012 | 05:53 am
As a graphic designer and a bit of a whiskey connoisseur, when visiting the bottle-shop for a treat I often find myself wandering around, browsing the logos, labels and packaging design in the whiskey...
Windows logo design evolution 26 Sep 2012 | 12:43 pm
Over the years, the Microsoft Windows operating system family has had a few solid releases, and a few duds (I’m looking at you, Vista.) With the recent release of Windows 8 comes a new logo design, a...
Comic sans logo parodies 23 Aug 2012 | 12:43 pm
You’ve no doubt read articles by plenty of other graphic designers and typographers railing against Comic Sans, but they say a picture paints a thousand words. Comic sans was designed in the early 90...
Typeface design for doctors 22 Aug 2012 | 11:39 am
The first subject taught at medical school for prospective doctors? Pretty sure it’s terrible hand writing. My doctor has certainly mastered it. Via Orion Creatives. Typeface design for doctors
I’m accepting new projects for August; get a quote 22 Jul 2012 | 08:00 am
Looking for a graphic designer to work with on your brand identity, logo design or other graphic design project? I'm accepting new projects for August. If you haven't done so already, you can view my...
Insist on vector format logo design files 20 Jun 2012 | 02:50 pm
As a client, you’re probably not going to be well versed in the different file formats commonly associated with graphic design and their different purposes. After all, that’s one of the reasons why yo...
