Journal

&mpersands

susieq — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:37:03 +0000

Maybe it’s their curviness. Or the ornamental quality of ampersands. I just love them. Download a free font of all ampersands here. And, if you really love ampersands, wrap up in a lovely cashmere one here.

Autumn in all its glorious { Pantone? } color

susieq — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:50:01 +0000

Stumbled upon this somewhere on Wikipedia and it made me smile.

Keep it visual, keep it simple, keep it sophisticated, make it fun

susieq — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:49:55 +0000

Communications coach Carmine Gallo has summed up the techniques of stellar presenter Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, in his new book and in this Business Week slide show. It’s well worth watching.

Some speakers do not realize how powerful a good PowerPoint/Keynote presentation can be. Their slide shows are covered in dozens of bullet points and words and more words and even more words. A Steve Jobs’ slide will contain no more than 10 words — and often no words at all! Strikingly simple, they rely on the strength of great images.

{ Go with the } Flow Chart

susieq — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:09 +0000

For PowerPoint presentations, my clients and I often have to dissect chewy information, overlay a speaker’s intentions and goals, and create a chart or graphic. Data visualization. Here’s an amusing flow chart created from The Beatles Hey Jude.

{ Via tumblr. Thanks ModFruGal! }

Negative Space

susieq — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:22:14 +0000

The best logo marks are quite simple. A beautifully rendered idea that garners a chorus of “that’s it!” They are all about concept expressed in a single, simple mark or shape in one color. These logos are often dependent upon negative space. Here are a handful of negative-space logos collected by Logo Design Love. Aren’t they clever?

FROM TOP: Martin Newcombe Property Maintenance; Egg & Spoon; Ryan Biggs Associates; Elefont; and Vanderbilt University

Happy Halloween!

susieq — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:17:00 +0000

Hope you have a tricky, treaty Halloween Halloweeny!

Tricked out pumpkin by Joe Buckland. See more at Veer.

Didot as Art

susieq — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:33:51 +0000

I see a lot of websites. This one really excited me. The font Didot expresses the style and personality for an interior design firm. What? Yes indeed. And it totally works. Take a look at the beautiful Arent & Pyke website and enjoy the visual treat.

Didot is one of my favorite fonts and friends will know that I use it often. You may purchase your own Mac or PC Linotype Didot here.

Daily Drop Cap

susieq — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:39:18 +0000

Each work day, typographer and illustrator Jessica Hische uploads one beautifully illustrated character for our viewing pleasure, appreciation, and use. Hische even provides html coding so that it’s a snap to embed her drop caps on your blog. Thank you, Jessica! Click here to see her detailed letters.

Apple Tablet?

susieq — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:26:02 +0000

Oh yeah. I really, really want one.

{ Photo from Gizmodo — read about it here }

Font: Manhattan Magazine A to Z

susieq — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:50:00 +0000

I love this layered, dimensional font designed by Dylan Mulvaney for an editorial spread in the premiere issue of Manhattan Magazine.