Inspiring Typographic Posters
Friday, 23 January 2009 10:19

You can’t design without type. However, yon can use only type (or mostly only type) to create breath-taking designs. In fact, many graphic designers and artists take exactly this route to communicate their ideas through their works. The results are sometimes crazy, sometimes artsy, sometimes beautiful, but often just different from things we’re used to. Thus designers explore new horizons and we explore new viewing perspectives which is what inspiration is all about.

 

This post showcases over 50 breathtaking typographic posters designed by artists across the globe. We feature Oriental, Iranian, Hebrew, Japanese, Chinese and Russian typographic posters as well as a number of further references. This isn’t a “best of”, there is no ranking and the collection isn’t supposed to be complete; it’s rather subjective and quite random. All screenshots are clickable; however, links not always lead directly to the corresponding image (e.g. it’s impossible in Flash-based sites) — sometimes you’ll need to search for it.

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Top 7 Fonts Used By Professionals In Graphic Design
Friday, 23 January 2009 02:35

1. Helvetica
helvetica

 

Without a doubt, Helvetica is the most heavily used font by professionals (and also by the not so professional) in graphic design. Although some praise the font, many believe that it is spaced too tightly.

 

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My name is Syamsul Arifin, I'm a graphics designer from Surabaya, Indonesia with over 2 years industry experience and this is my personal website showcases some of the work that I have created. I can render any kind of approach to design - minimal to maximal, bright to dark, clean to grungy... and can translate my designs into HTML/XHTML/CSS. I am also a Flash enthusiast.


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