Filed under: Design

Hurrah for web fonts

November 4th, 2010

Google web font api graph, shamelessly stolen from Google's blog
Google web fonts growth since June this year. Taken from this blog post

There seems to be quite a bit of momentum behind web fonts at the moment, which is as it should be in my opinion. After dealing with the hassle of font-replacement it seems like web typography has taken a massive step forward in the last year or so.
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Getting into typography

October 22nd, 2010

I’ve had a few requests recently for decent books to learn about typography. So I thought I’d share a few here that I’ve found particularly helpful in developing my knowledge of type.

Thinking With Type

A great book, which also has a great companion website. Distinguished by the clarity and simplicity with which it deals with it’s subject. Typography is a big subject and Lupton does a great job describing the essentials without drowning you in detail.

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Take your place in the web

November 24th, 2009

System providers estimate that becoming accustomed to a graphical interface should require about eight hours of training. Other experts say the learning time is closer to 20 or 30 hours.

Wilbert O Galitz – The Essential Guide to User Interface Design

If so, where does that leave your common or garden web application or site? Only Facebook, Google and handful of others

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whydesignsgoastray

July 9th, 2009

Reading through The Design of Everday Things by Donald Norman, I came across an enlightening section entitled ‘Why Designers go Astray’. It prompted this rough thought about what makes designs go right, and thinking about the different concerns that need to be

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My Work – Big Monster

December 9th, 2008

The Outer Cover

Big Monster - Outer

The Inside

Big Monster - Inner
In no particular order, I’m beginning the process of documenting some of my work that isn’t online. In this case, it’s Big Monster.

Big Monster are a couple of Manchester-based musicians who are(were?) signed to the Fat Records label. I’m a total perfectionist, so I’m rarely happy, but this is

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