Think before you paste!

Think before you paste!

I’ve had this washtub for more than 30 years. My children had their Lego and other small toys in it. At that time, stickers were extremely popular among children. You got them everywhere. When buying clothes, toys, or shoes. The really advanced collectors emptied...
Thou shall not use Comic Sans

Thou shall not use Comic Sans

I am just now reading a book by Luvvie Ajayi called “I am judging YOU – a do-better-manual” This is a very outspoken book where everybody gets their share of “judging”. This lady is not afraid to share her opinions and I find it very liberating.One of the things...
Fonts are not created equal

Fonts are not created equal

Fonts are different. We know this, of course, and that is why we choose one font for something and another font for something else. Fonts have contrasting stylistic attributes. I usually say that fonts say more than the words that have been set with them. We will...
Your logo: your most important icon.

Your logo: your most important icon.

After my latest newsletter about icons, I had a response from a reader. It is always very nice when someone spends their precious time to answer or comment on what I’ve written. What was especially pleasant about this particular response, was that it came from a...
Do you use icons?

Do you use icons?

The word ICON is of Greek origin; “eikenai” meaning “to seem or to be like.” We know the meaning of this word from the eastern church as religious paintings, and also from popular culture meaning “idol”. Icons came to Graphic Design and visual...