The day’s best and most important design- and design business-focused articles, tutorials, and resources hand-picked by Pariah Burke.
- 150+ Epic Examples Of Editorial Design
A lot of people read magazines for the information, the stories, and the pictures – there is no doubt about that! However, another reason we love magazines (especially today) is because of their timeless and beautiful designs, layouts and illustration artwork. I know that for me a lot of emotions come up anytime I pick up an old magazine I read as a kid, or even pick up a new magazine today, the way they are crafted really leaves an imprint on our lives if done correctly. Great design just sits in the background of books and magazines as we peruse and catch up on the news or whatever it is that the editorial is about, playing a big part of a beautiful performance composed by writers, artists and journalists. Without the words the editorial wouldn’t have a voice, but the imagery created to accompany the pieces is just as important and has been the tradition of print media for several centuries (starting way back in the 1400’s! Its has even moved onto the web now, of course!). Let us dig into a little bit of editorial history to see how this trend got started in the first place shall we?
Tags: Design Typography
- Frightening story, though disjointedly written – The £8.8m typo: how the letter S killed a 124 y.o. family business
The Welsh engineering firm of Taylor & Sons has won a major claim against the government agency after they mixed it up with another firm of a similar name
- What Will Save Us from the Dark Side of CSS Pre-Processors?
To spare ourselves the complexity and tedium of writing CSS, we’ve embraced CSS pre-processors. But we must use them wisely or risk outputting CSS that is weirdly convoluted and just so wrong. Could post-processors save us from the pitfalls of pre-processors? Lyza D. Gardner is cautiously optimistic about their future, but also has a solution we can implement right now to save ourselves from both unchecked pre-processors and unseasoned post-processors.
Tags: CSS
- What Will Save Us from the Dark Side of CSS Pre-Processors?
To spare ourselves the complexity and tedium of writing CSS, we’ve embraced CSS pre-processors. But we must use them wisely or risk outputting CSS that is weirdly convoluted and just so wrong. Could post-processors save us from the pitfalls of pre-processors? Lyza D. Gardner is cautiously optimistic about their future, but also has a solution we can implement right now to save ourselves from both unchecked pre-processors and unseasoned post-processors.
Tags: CSS
- Murder in Italic — I Love Typography
However, the falling out with Aldus, serious though it was, pales in comparison to an altercation with his son-in-law. We know nothing of the circumstances that led up to the fight, but we do know that it concluded with Griffo apparently beating him t…
- Vector Drawing on the Go – Adobe Shape to Draw to Illustrator
Illustrator Brian Yap shares his process for drawing vector images no matter where he may be.
I’m always drawing, so I love the freedom that comes with mobile illustration apps. Because not everyone is comfortable with them, I’m demystifying the process by showing you how I work. This process is a great way to create a vector illustration or get a head start on a more complex vector drawing. Even if your process is different, you might be interested in seeing how you can go from mobile apps to Adobe Illustrator CC.
- 5 Typeface Challenges in Designing For Next-Gen Interfaces
Good typography will be key; small screens don’t have much room, and information-intensive displays like automobile instrument clusters depend on clarity and “glance-ability” to quickly convey critical information in the most effective manner.
Here are five typographic considerations designers should keep in mind when creating their next interface.
- Adobe Creative Cloud for enterprise now supports Single Sign-On
With SSO support, we’re delivering on our promise to provide IT administrators better security controls and allowing users to log in with a single credential to access Creative Cloud for enterprise desktop apps, services and mobile apps.
Tags: CreativeCloud Adobe Enterprise
- The Guy Who Knows Everything About Comics Finally Made a Graphic Novel
If you’ve written the book on making comics, what kind of comics do you make? For Scott McCloud, it’s an ambitious graphic novel about creativity itself.