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From Kyle Tezak’s Four Icon Challenge:
That’s what so great about icons, they’re tiny poems. I decided it would be a fun project to attempt to sum up some of my favorite books, movies, historical events, anything, with just four icons.
“To say a grid is limiting is to say that language is limiting, or typography is limiting. It is up to us to use these media critically or passively.”
A fresh new look at some seemingly forgotten principles of Typography. Every designer who is serious about typography should have this poster on their wall. Head over to Jim Godfrey Design to get your limited edition (only 200 posters available) poster or download the PDF for free from here.
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This was definitely one of my favorite projects to date. Working in a stunning location to do photography and site planning and getting loads of world class wine and food to wash it all down! As far as clients go, this is the best I’ve had so far!
“Pythagoras said that nature is number and if you apply that to data, at the end of the day, WordPress is just a load of data that you can manipulate and twist into wondrous things. I think what’s killing web design is lack of imagination, quite frankly.”
I just had a look at a site for an NGO called The Girl Effect and the concept seems cool, but what always amazes me and gets me thinking is how well many NGO’s websites are designed!
So I was wondering if anyone out there had noticed this before and if you have any answers? I think…
This is the logo of my latest creation that is still in development. I had loads of fun designing the logo establishing a brand since I have quite a bit of “Artistic Freedom”.
Ill keep you all posted as the site is due to go live in a 2 weeks.
“The material that’s the most important for the users’ goals or your business goals should be above the fold. Users do look below the fold, but not nearly as much as they look above the fold.”
Jakob Nielsen, Scrolling and Attention
I’ve thought the same many times, especially when I come across sites like this and this that encourage people to disregard the fold entirely.
(via davidkaneda)
