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The Ultimate Guide to Designing a Logo

MDE Productions — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:34:29 +0000

Designing an effective logo is a lot harder than most people realize. Broad concepts need to be summed up in a single image that is memorable and leaves a lasting impression in order to help brand a company or organization. To help with this endeavor, check out the ultimate guide to designing a logo. Numerous design tips are discussed, from the initial concept and sketches, to real world placement testing and color schemes. Also provided are logo design inspirations, books, resources, studios, and links to skilled designers. And of course, a few links related to design fonts.

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Design Inspiration Gallery

MDE Productions — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:29:36 +0000

For those looking to be inspired by top notch design aesthetics, check out this Design Inspiration Gallery. It’s full of designs for Logos, Business Cards, Flash Websites, and CSS Websites. All designs can be voted on, and the highest rated ones are given prominent placement and credit is always given to the designer. FaveUp is the name of the site, and their mission is to take design inspiration to a whole new level. This looks like a great start for both web and print media designers as well.

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Over 10000 Free Fonts

MDE Productions — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:14:44 +0000

Here is an amazing website full of more than 10,000 free fonts. The font preview and navigation may take some time to load, but once it does, this is one of the easiest fonts sites to peruse. Typeface previews are available in a list format, without excess clicking or separations between 10 or 20 fonts. Just select the font or typeface you want, and download any that you would like to keep. The selection is varied, and quality is acceptable considering the quantity and free download feature of all the fonts.

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Web Design and Design Inspiration

MDE Productions — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:34:22 +0000

Sawse has posted a very helpful list of sites to visit for those needing some inspiring web site designs or design inspiration. They’ve categorized the list into 3 sections; inspiration, guides, and resources. The ever popular CSS Zen Garden is first on the list, but there are many more sites for professional and amateur designers alike. These resource web sites are great for browsing and picking up new tips and techniques. They also cover a variety of design styles and offer free fonts, stock photographs and vector images as well.

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Free Icon Sets and Graphics

MDE Productions — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 17:36:21 +0000

Smashing Magazine has done a great job again by putting together a fantastic list of 20 free icon sets and graphics. Icon sets are always helpful for designers, especially when you have them on hand, and don’t have to go searching the far corners of the web to find high quality work. Icons are also very useful in web design because they can highlight or draw attention to important aspects of a website or article. They even point out icon libraries available for further exploration, and an entire other post dedicated to free graphics, including icons, buttons, and templates. Just make sure to verify the project the icons are used for follow their respective license agreements.

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Fonts and Typefaces for Professional Design

MDE Productions — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:46:42 +0000

Smashing Magazine consistently makes pertinent posts with numerous resources for designers. If you can handle the scrolling and load time, check out their list of 80 Beautiful Typefaces for Professional Design. They discuss a range of font or typeface choices for designers and web developers to use for a variety of projects. The classic fonts are listed, like Helvetica, but they also break new ground by featuring typefaces that are more popular within the design industry. Sources and examples for use are also included.

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