Graphic design is always changing. With new technologies and trends appearing almost overnight, it’s no wonder that graphic design trends are ever changing and evolving as well. Graphic design has come a long way over the past few years and the new year comes as no difference. 2017 is going to prove to be yet …
As we head into 2017, charity organisations continue to be a major factor in Australian calendar production. Generally speaking, most calendar themes are at least loosely tied to the cause represented by each individual charity. For example, the Buy a Bale organisation, established to support farmers and others having a rough time in rural areas …
A magazine has to capture something: an industry, a lifestyle, a focal point in time, an audience, or a discipline. This doesn’t come about by accident. It takes painstaking research and intricate design work to even get to a position to think about putting pen to paper. The process of creating a magazine is more …
Self-publishing offers a path to seeing your work in print and making it available to people regardless of perceived commercial viability by agents and publishing houses. Self-publishing can even be highly profitable for those who succeed at it. With the availability of inexpensive print-on-demand technology, you can easily self-publish on a shoestring budget and deliver …
Anyone in graphic design would know there are some fonts you should use and others that you should avoid like the plague. We’re going to take a look at 10 fonts you should never use when you’re putting a design together. Some of these fonts often find their way into modern publications and artwork, baffling …
Whether you’re up to date on every new technology or a veritable luddite, odds are you’ve heard of 3D printing and the amazing things that it can do. It’s recently been used to create an artificial vertebra in surgery, Local Motors is at work trying to perfect a car, and it’s been under scrutiny in …
Like all designers, you probably spend a lot of time trying to find the perfect pattern, font, and colour combo for your project. But what if you could just bookmark a page that had all the design tools and resources you’ll ever need, cutting out those gruelling hours of searching? Well, you can. Here you’ll …
Since its release in 1957, Helvetica has fast become one of the world’s most popular fonts. It’s now almost omnipresent in print, on the internet, and even in news and movies. But what are the driving factors behind this popularity? Where did Helvetica start, and why is it so popular today?
2015 was a great year for design, with new styles evolving and inspiring from outside the box. 2015 looks set to be no different! There’ll be a mix of exciting and interactive elements to engage your viewers, as well as clean flat design interfaces to keep things minimal. There’ll be a nod to retro graphics …
Comics are an amazing thing. After introducing countless children to their favourite superheroes over many years, they continue to delight both new and old school readers alike. Comic books have experienced somewhat of a resurgence of late, perhaps due to the movies and TV shows being created and inspired by famous comics.