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I chose the publishing house of Penguin for this research point after looking at various websites.
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Vernacular typography can be very well crafted but it can also be crudely created signs done in a hurry. Either way it is using typography…
The alphabet is only part of a typeface that contains lots of different characters such as number, punctuation, mathematical and monetary symbols and ligatures. Explore…
Becoming aware of how you look at things is useful in understanding how best to construct the visual dynamic of your own design work. Go…
Research the work of graphic designers that interest you. How do they use visual language? What is it about the work that you admire? Make…
I am subscribed to Adobe Creative Cloud at the student rate, so have access to Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. Out of the three I am…
How do you approach being self-critical? What issues does it raise? Do you have friends, family, colleagues or a group who will critique your work…