Knowing how to combine fonts is one of those skills that are hard to learn and even harder to master. This was at least my own experience. I struggled with learning how to combine fonts for a long time. And, I still find myself in doubt sometimes even today. Since other designers also know this… Continue reading 6 Quick Tips On How to Combine Fonts & Typefaces
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6 Fundamentals of Great Minimalist Design You Must Know Pt1
Creating minimalist design is not as easy as it may seem. There is more under the surface of simplicity of minimalism we often don’t see. The paradox of minimalist design is that it isn’t easier just because it’s simpler. In a fact it is rather the opposite. You have fewer elements to work with. You… Continue reading 6 Fundamentals of Great Minimalist Design You Must Know Pt1
UI design – 10 steps for great user interfaces Pt10-Errors
Welcome in the last part of UI design series. Previously you learned a lot of things about minimalism and how you can achieve more with less. In this part you are going to explore one area many don’t like to talk about. It is eliminating errors from both, user and designer or developer side. As in… Continue reading UI design – 10 steps for great user interfaces Pt10-Errors
UI design – 10 steps for great user interfaces Pt7-Font Families
Welcome in part 7 of UI design series, today focused on font families. If you didn’t read the part 6, here is a quick summary … You learned to always create the color palette before going deeper and to prefer vibrant colors. Contrast is the one thing that brings clarity to your UI design and that… Continue reading UI design – 10 steps for great user interfaces Pt7-Font Families
Typeface and its anatomy
Typography is not just about playing with various fonts on Google Fonts or Adobe Typekit. Every typeface and its characters have specific anatomy composing of an array of attributes and forms that are described through a variety of different terms. This is very much the same thing as the different names for every part of… Continue reading Typeface and its anatomy
Colorless design – Why you should avoid colors
Every designer has her own style of work and procedure to follow. This procedure in most cases compose of an idea generation either using pen and paper (analog) or software of designer’s choice. This stage is then followed or mixed with an inspiration stage. Here, you are freeing up your mind and letting it be… Continue reading Colorless design – Why you should avoid colors