Art History
The Street Poster: Type, Shape and a Glance
How late nineteenth-century street posters joined type and image, and what their glance still asks of a layout.
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design
8 posts tagged "design".
Art History
Gouache: Opaque Colour on a Working Desk
Why gouache stayed useful on illustrators' desks, and how its opaque, matte colour helps a study or a design.
Design Basics
A Print-Ready Checklist for a Small Design
A practical print checklist for a small design: trim, bleed, image size, colour shift, embedded type and a paper proof.
Design Basics
Five Poster Habits That Weaken a Design
Five ordinary poster habits that muddy a message, from too many fonts and starved margins to a leader no one can find.
Design Basics
Rhythm and Repetition in a Repeating Pattern
How a repeating motif finds a rhythm, and how grids, half-drops and even gaps keep a pattern from showing its seams.
Design Basics
Drawing Simple Icons That Still Read Small
How to draw simple icons that stay recognisable when small, with even strokes, clear gaps and a real-size test.
Design Basics
Margins and White Space on a Small Page
Why generous margins and unused space make a small page clearer, and how trapped gaps undo the effect.
Design Basics
The Rule of Thirds, and When to Break It
How the rule of thirds places a subject calmly, and the pictures and pages that are stronger when you ignore it.