Design
Graphic design is more than just good looks. Design is the process of visually conveying ideas or messages to a specific audience.
Designing Adobe Portfolio
In November 2015 I did a little talk at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City about designing Adobe Portfoli…
Designing the holidays
It’s that time of year again. You know, the time when we all write articles about “that time of year”? I thought it wou…
How to write with your brand’s voice
Businesses obsess over their visual brands. They spend days debating the typeface selection, but give no thought to the…
What Netflix’s rebrand teaches us about responsive design
Last week, streaming media service Netflix unveiled its new identity. Designed by New York-based agency Gretel the rebr…
By Ben Moss
FontReach ranks the Web by font
FontReach is a simple web app that scans the top 1,000,000 sites on the Web in order to rank font usage.
Visit the sit…
By Ben Moss
500px unveil a distinct new brand
500px is one of the best photo communities on the Web, a great place to post images, and download unique stock. And to …
By Ben Moss
Circling ourselves: the story behind Asana’s rebrand
On the surface, this is the story of how Asana went from a logo with three circles to a logo… with three circles. But l…
By Micah Daigle
Channel 4 reveals a bizarre rebrand
Channel 4 is today launching a major brand redesign. Masterminded by 4Creative, Channel 4’s in-house creative agency, t…
By Ben Moss
Opera rebrands with elegant new identity
To celebrate their 20th birthday, Opera are launching a new brand identity, the most visually striking element of which…
By Ben Moss
How good is Google’s new logo?
Today, Google released an update to its logo which it describes as: “simple, uncluttered, colorful, friendly”. The disc…
By Ben Moss
The 1 rule all designers should live by
When Thomas Heatherwick’s 2012 Olympic cauldron unfolded its 204 petals on a warm summer's evening in London during the…
By Martyn Perks
How to create a personal brand, and why you should
The concept of having a personal brand can be intimidating. It seems like only famous people have a shot at establishin…
Sub-branding vs. brand fragmentation, which should you choose?
Designers commonly offer numerous services and products, from straight design consultation, to side-projects, and apps.…
By Jason Mark
Facebook reveals new logo
Yesterday, Christophe Tauziet, a product designer at Facebook, shared a shot of the new Facebook logo.
Reportedly desi…
By Ben Moss
60+ best free fonts, Summer 2015
2015 continues to be a fantastic year for fonts. Type designers are increasingly prolific and there’s a new design for …
6 pro secrets for portfolio headlines that convert
I’ve noticed something: the best designers are often the worst salesmen. But if you work hard to refine your craft, to …
How to successfully combine typefaces
Combining typefaces is one of the most challenging skills for a designer to master. Setting two fonts together in the s…
By Ben Moss
Is Neue Haas Unica the perfect grotesk for the Web?
This week, the Web went giddy at the knees over the release of Monotype’s Neue Haas Unica. The typeface is a redesign o…
By Ben Moss
