The Handwriting of Type Designers

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Themaninblue is running a story on the handwriting of type designers.  I don’t know about you, but my handwriting barely passes for legible, and I’ve always wondered what some of the greatest type designers’ handwriting actually looks like.
The results [...]

CSS Hack: Cross-Browser “min-height” Hack

digg_url = ‘http://blog.georgegumpert.com/2008/01/23/css-hack-cross-browser-min-height-hack/’;So CSS can be a bit frustrating from time to time. While working on the reskin of this site, one problem I kept running into was the css attribute “min-height” wasn’t always working. How did I get around it? With a little help from Grey Wyvern (who just so happens [...]

New Skin

I made a new skin and went ahead and launched it. Everything works, though you’ll probably be noticing some heavy changes over the next few days as I tweak out the final details.
Please, let me know what ya’ll think below! Comments, criticisms, browser-incompatibilities, etc. Thanks!

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9 More Rules to Designing a Logo

digg_url = ‘http://blog.georgegumpert.com/2007/11/29/9-more-rules-to-designing-a-logo/’;While my last article, which linked to Hal’s blog focused on logo design from a client’s standpoint (what to look for in a logo), today’s post focuses on what to do when you, the designer, are creating the logo.  Some of these I’ve learned in school, some of these I learned from others, [...]

7 Steps to Designing a Logo

One of my clients is a copywriter, and has worked in the industry for a damn long time. Well, he runs a blog of his own, and has written up a very good guide on logo design.

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Paid to Blog (Honestly)

A hot topic of debate in the “blogosphere” has been the topic of advertising. Why do people look down on advertisements on blogs? Sometimes it’s because they’re intrusive. Other times it’s because there are more ads than content. But sometimes it’s because it’s hard to distinguish the difference between paid articles [...]

On Apple

Cute. Progressive. Stunning. These are just some of the words used to describe apple and their design aesthetic over the years. Sure, compared to the “beige box” stigma the PC has gotten, they are fantastic pieces of art, just by looking at them. So sleek, so thin, so sexy. [...]