“Fontifier lets you use your own handwriting for the text you write on your computer. It turns a scanned sample of your handwriting into a computer font that you can use in your word processor or graphics program, just like regular fonts such as Helvetica.”
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“When one thinks of good graphic design, one pretty much never thinks about the work of the federal government. American graphic designers have long bemoaned the government’s lack of interest in supporting good design (and always always always hold up the Netherlands as the ideal). I spent 10 days over the holidays on a road trip throughout the American Southwest, with the chief destinations being national parks — Death Valley, Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde, Canyon de Chelly, and Petrified Forest. Perhaps in another post, I’ll discuss the travels. Here, I’m focusing on something else. Upon entry of each park, you receive a park brochure. Overtime, you realize there’s a pattern to the brochures…”
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“After spending quite some time avidly reading food blogs out there, I have decided to start my own. This blog is a way for me to share my passion for all things food-related: thoughts, recipes, musings, cookbooks, ideas, inspirations, experimentations.”
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“While I am greatly generalizing to drive my point, I advocate that visual communication work is conceived and designed according to the good principles of Information Design listed above and not according to the visual taste and preference of anyone.”
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“What does one of the world’s leading authorities on usability say about PowerPoint? As cofounder of the Neilsen Norman Group and author of the classic ‘The Design of Everyday Things,’ Don Norman is a strong advocate of user-centered design and simplicity. Surprisingly, Norman disagrees with PowerPoint’s most vocal critic, information design guru Edward Tufte.”
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