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May 23, 2012
by Shane Porter
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Category Archives: Design
Design, iPhone | August 23, 2010 | 0 comments
Color Stream – Smashing Mag’s Color tool for the iPhone
I’m an avid reader of Smashing Magazine, and welcome their wide variety of blog posts on all aspects of website design and development. I was pleasantly surprised when they announced Color Steam a couple of days ago. The free app is like a version of Adobe Kuler, allowing you to create colour schemes from scratch or from snaps using your iPhone camera. I found it easy to use, and quite fun too. The only downside is that it requires iOS4, so some older iPhone users will be excluded from the experience.
You can download the Color Steam application from the usual place.
Admiration, Design | March 8, 2010 | 0 comments
Logorama wins Best Animated Short Film at the 2010 Academy Awards
I first heard about Logorama when I visited David Airey’s great logo site, Logo Design Love. Lucky enough to watch a the entire film (see below), I was blown away by the animation and sheer number of logos, integrated into the story in an inventive and creative way.
I was happy to hear this morning that the film has won the Best Animated Short Film award at the 2010 Academy Awards! Continue reading
Design, Screencasts | November 30, 2009 | 0 comments
Create a swatch in Kuler and export to Adobe Illustrator
I’ve just created a (very) short screencast over at screenr.com showing you how to create a colour swatch from an image in Adobe Kuler and export the swatch to Adobe Illustrator. Check it out:
Design | July 26, 2009 | 0 comments
Useful links for font inspiration
There’s no question that carefully chosen and presented typography can help a design to convey its message. Choosing fonts for a piece of work can, however, be a bewildering process.
Here, I present some useful links for font inspiration, in the hope that they’ll help you to choose the right font for the right job.
Die 100 Besten Schriften (The 100 Best Fonts of all time.)
It’s a German language blog post, but it’s packed with (100, unsurprisingly) of the most recognised and often used fonts.
21 Most Used Fonts by Professional Designers
A great list of 21 of the most often used fonts, with screenshots of their variants.
Typefaces no one gets fired for using
Well-known designer Cameron Moll gives his quick lowdown on his often used typefaces, and requests others do the same.
Top 100 Types survey
The results of Paul Shaw’s readers’ top typefaces.
30 Fonts That All Designers Must Know & Should Own
Another good list of inspiring fonts.
40+ Excellent Free Fonts for Professional Design
The cost of professional typefaces can sometimes be prohibitive for the casual designer or someone on a strict budget. Smashing Magazine has put together a great list of more than 40 fonts that are free to use in your designs, and don’t skimp on quality.