06/09/2020
for Black Lives is a new platform to connect activist organizations to creatives willing to donate their work hours pro bono. Spread the news or sign up!
Creatives for Black Lives
Where the creative community does pro bono work for organizations working towards justice for black people.
04/09/2018
Great advice for designers everywhere. We pride ourselves on being focused on .
Why graphic designers need to master UX
Discover how to develop your knowledge and understanding of the increasingly important discipline of UX design.
03/24/2018
This project is beautifully designed and developed.
Can 27,000 American lives be saved each year? The Boston Globe has a plan.
Ahead of Saturday’s March for Our Lives, the Boston Globe published
01/19/2018
A great way to garner interest in the position. Nicely done, City of Los Angeles - Job Opportunities!
Apply by Jan 25.
“The graphic designer role would include creating posters, pamphlets, covers, signs, exhibits and translating statistical data full-time for the City of Los Angeles across all departments, with a salary ranging from US$46,708 to $103,230 annually. Minimum requirements include a previous two years of full-time, paid experience, or a bachelor's degree in art, graphic design or computer graphics.”
Why this awful job ad for a graphic designer is actually brilliant
Is this perfectly calculated eyesore humorous, or a step too far?
12/12/2017
A font for visualizing data without code!
AtF Spark | Resources | Data Driven Journalism
Why not make data visualisation a feature in your writing? Using the new font, AtF Spark, even non-coding journalists can add charts to their headlines and graphs to their texts.
11/26/2017
Why White Space Is Crucial To UX Design
"White space has been proven to increase comprehension up to 20%."
05/18/2017
The president continues to have an effect on all aspects of the news business.
Is it time for you to consider a new homepage for your site? Let us help!
The Atlantic has a redesigned homepage for the dizzying, Trump-ified news cycle
"When there is an overwhelmingly important story in the world, we can flood the zone."
05/17/2017
A great job opportunity for fellow news junkies and communicators!
Communications Manager
The Online News Association, the world’s largest membership organization for digital journalists, is seeking a creative, enthusiastic Communications Manager to join our terrific team in Washington, D.C. The ideal candidate will have strong writing and…
04/10/2017
Designer Compiles Handy Open-Source Typography Handbook For Fellow...
As a web designer, being adept in typography is essential. Some newer designers might be unfamiliar with what makes good typography, or some...
03/19/2017
Yes. The answer is yes.
Should designers care about typographic mistakes?
In a recent post, Christopher Phin taught you a typographic lesson. Now he explains why.
03/06/2017
Some of the history behind the golden era of government design.
Nixon, NASA, And How The Federal Government Got Design
"We felt this was 'important work.'"