John Boardley demonstrates his passion for type

Why does a guy from the United Kingdom move to Japan to write about letters cut from German potatoes (01/13 post)? To explain it, John Boardley, the voice of ilovetypepography.com, invokes the words of type designer Eric Spiekerman, "I can't explain it; I just like looking at type. I just get a total kick out of it. Other people look at bottles of wine or whatever...I just get kicks out of looking at type."

Boardley offers a refreshing look at typography, both serious subjects and the simple joys of form and expression.

John Boardley's ilovetypepography.com...
Here > http://ilovetypography.com/

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How to design a book cover

Ask any author, publisher, or bookseller-a book cover design can have a dramatic effect on the interest in and sales of a book. It is considered so critical to sales, cover design is almost exclusively under the control of the publisher-yes, even for design-oriented books. Needless to say, I have great respect for those with a talent for finding the essence of a few hundred pages and presenting it in one compelling, provocative image. Designer and illustrator Ben Gibson has a real talent for it.

Ben Gibson's portfolio (1MB PDF)...
Here > http://www.ben-gibson.com/BenGibson_Design.pdf

Gibson's web...
Here > http://www.ben-gibson.com/

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Are you using icons on your business cards?

Have you considered integrating icons into your print design? Here's a nice example from Gardner Design. I guess Bill Gardner, principal of Gardner Design, is a bit of a business card icon himself. In addition to being a talented designer, he is the creator of LogoLounge.com, a top-tier resource for exploring the current state of logo design.

Business card icons...
Here > http://www.gardnerdesign.com/default.aspx?mode=2&p=150

The Logo Lounge...
Here > http://www.logolounge.com/

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A design that breaks typographic rules

There are understood "rules" in all disciplines of graphic design. In typography, there are widely accepted practices for the leading of lines, the kerning of individual characters, how and where lines of type should break, and so on. This example shows how you can base a design on defying those rules. Designer Miguel Ripoll demonstrates his keen understanding of type by transforming headlines and subheads into word illustrations.

Breaking typesetting rules...
Here > http://spanish-portuguese.berkeley.edu/

Ripoll's portfolio...
Here > http://www.miguelripoll.com/#

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A design that breaks typographic rules

There are understood "rules" in all disciplines of graphic design. In typography, there are widely accepted practices for the leading of lines, the kerning of individual characters, how and where lines of type should break, and so on. This example shows how you can base a design on defying those rules. Designer Miguel Ripoll demonstrates his keen understanding of type by transforming headlines and subheads into word illustrations.

Breaking typesetting rules...
Here > http://spanish-portuguese.berkeley.edu/

Ripoll's portfolio...
Here > http://www.miguelripoll.com/#

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