Sunday, 29 May 2011

Ecofont: A Free Eco-Friendly Font

Ecofont
Hats off to Spranq design studio from the city of cheese, Netherlands. One that has designed environmentally friendly letter: Ecofont. A Letter that can reduce the use of printer ink and toner up to 20% compared to ordinary letters.Read more »

Saturday, 28 May 2011

Designer's Diary: Thank God There's Deadline!

Designer's Diary: Thank God There's Deadline!
Whoever you are, a graphic designer, writer, music arranger or other creative fields, must have experienced moments where it seems your work will never finish. You discover a new color combinations which therefore requires changes in theRead more »

Saturday, 21 May 2011

Let's talk about sustainable design!

sustainable design
Sustainable design! well, what exactly is sustainable design? According to Wikipedia, sustainable design (also called environmental design, environmentally sustainable design, environmentally conscious design, etc.) is the philosophy of designingRead more »

Friday, 20 May 2011

Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Semiotics in Graphic Design

Semiotics in Graphic Design
Semiotics is one that is frequently encountered and must be understood in the world of graphic design, visual communication design in particular. The word semiotics derived from Greek words: 'semeion' meaning 'sign' which is a lesson about theRead more »

Monday, 16 May 2011

The Power of Simplicity in Graphic design

The Power of Simplicity in Graphic design
Simplicity is a situation, condition, or form which summarizes everything there is to be more modest as well as significant (perhaps the word 'simple' is not quite right to explain it). Inversely related to something that is complex, simplicity seeks toRead more »

Saturday, 14 May 2011

Semiotic Quiz: Visual sensibility Test

Semiotic Quiz: Visual sensibility Test
Semiotics is something usually found by the principals of graphic design. Understanding semiotics is a way to train our visual sensibility where all the signs and symbols can be found around.Read more »

Sunday, 8 May 2011

Graphic Design Principles

Graphic Design Principles
In their work, graphic designers should consider the various principles in order to achieve a good outcome. The principles described below is not a dead value, it also doesn't mean that most good design is like what is contained in these principlesRead more »

Blogging for Branding, Education and Business Series (Part 2)

Blogging for Branding, Education and Business
This is the second part of "Blogging for Branding, Education and Business Series". be sure to read the first part first ("Blogging for Branding, Education and Business Series (Part 1)"). Previously I've discussed at length about the benefits of blogging inRead more »

Saturday, 7 May 2011

Blogging for Branding, Education and Business Series (Part 1)

Blogging for Branding, Education and Business
If I usually present a rather heavy article, so in this article I deliberately try to make it a little lighter, by the way this discussion about blogging habit. This article firstly comes from my brother's question, Ocha, who is currently studying philosophy of scienceRead more »

Sunday, 1 May 2011

10 Good Sites for Finding Free Fonts

10 Good Sites for Finding Free Fonts
This time Jayce-o-Yesta Jayce Design Studio (JOY Design Studio) is going to share some free font sites. I think this one will be useful not just for graphic designers and perpetrators of typograph, but also visual artists or even to those who just simplyRead more »