Darren MacPherson is a talented graphic designer who experiments a lot with type. His typographic work was often awarded by prestigious publishers and institutions.

Darren MacPherson is a talented graphic designer who experiments a lot with type. His typographic work was often awarded by prestigious publishers and institutions.

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Comic Sans! I remember the days when I used to go with Comic Sans whenever I was confused about what font would suit my requirements. It looked like it was handwritten yet it was a font. You realize how wrong you were when people start criticizing your work

Comic Sans! I remember the days when I used to go with Comic Sans whenever I was confused about what font would suit my requirements. It looked like it was handwritten yet it was a font. You realize how wrong you were when people start criticizing your work. I was a kid back then so it was alright on my part to make mistakes and learn. But, once we enter the professional field we have to think twice before finalizing a decision. Same goes with fonts. The design of a font matters a lot in every format of text. It takes years of experience and plenty of intuition to develop that gut feeling required to analyze a font for a respective situation.

This discussion will cover some basic pointers that you must keep in mind while hunting for the best font for your upcoming design. Remember, at the end of the day, the end result must be aesthetically pleasing. 

NOTE - My examples and my text in this discussion might look overly simple but it has been done with a purpose. The whole idea is to provide you with an explanation using the simplest possible style. (Was this a disclaimer?)

Analyze Your End Result

Isn’t that obvious? You can’t start searching for the best font unless you are sure of the end market for that font. Jot down the kind of viewers that you are expecting. Will the readers of your website be night life lovers or white collar employees? All this depends on the type of content and your niche.

See, it is very easy to just decide on a font and go with it when your readership isn’t huge and you’re just starting out. It is later on that you will understand how much the wrong font selection can effect your site (after you’ve finished this article, there will be no reason for you to make bad font decisions). Once you understand your goals these tips will be more meaningful.

The White Space

Those who smiled after reading “The White Space” know exactly what I mean. A font that does not care about the spacing between two letters can mess it up big time for you. Tightly placed letters can confuse an eye and result in visuals that aren’t actually there. Properly calculated white space helps the eye to run as fast as the mental skills of the reader permits.

I don’t mean that white spacing must be taken care of all the time. There will be niches where the abrupt spacing of letters will give a high to its readers. But, such cases are rare.

Don’t Over Experiment

It will be weird if you opt for a font with uneven shapes and sizes just because they provide the artsy look you want for your text. If you end up with fonts that have artistic deformations then the reader’s brain will take more time to process the information. Like, the below image I tried to over experiment with fonts and you can see the end result. Total confusion!

The delay in time might just be enough for the reader to move on to another window. Something that you don’t want! Do you?

Headline Fonts aren’t Meant to be Paragraph Fonts

Get it? C’mon! Wasn’t that simple to understand? There are fonts that are designed for a specific purpose. Fonts that are specifically designed for headings. You use them for headings and the reader will be in awe of your choice of font. But, just because a font looks good as a header or paragraph font, that doesn’t mean the opposite is true.

A font designed for headings will never fulfill the purpose when used in paragraphs. Now get it? Huh!

The Classic Choices

Times New Roman might not provide your design with an over-the-top edge but it also won’t look terrible. These good old fonts have been around for ages and they have been used over and over whenever designers were confused about the right font.

It might not give you the high that you are looking for but sometimes these fonts are just enough (like the font selection in New York Times). Perhaps, they are the high quality font that will complete your design. You just don’t know yet!

Avoid High Contrast

So, how does contrast apply into the world of fonts? Wasn’t this supposed to be inclined towards the world of photography?

Enough kidding! By contrast I mean the difference in design of two fonts. It is suggested that you don’t use two completely different fonts on the same page and, moreover, next to each other. Please understand that it is the gradual change which is soothing for the reader’s eye. If you end up confusing the reader’s mind by drastically changing fonts at short intervals then it might just kill the purpose.

Designers have to choose fonts that merge with their design and not fonts that pop out and kill the design. Make sure you help the reader save time instead of wasting their time while they try to understand what is happening.

But, do get a Little Cheeky

Some of my above tips might prevent you from getting cheeky, but that does not mean that you are not permitted to experiment. Though you got to stick with the standard decision throughout the design yet there can be these occasional texts that will stand out and leave your readers wanting for more. Experiment!

The Magic Formula to Wrap this up

I guess we have already done plenty of reading over here so I thought why not submerge my traditional conclusion with the last (and the most obvious) tip. See, at the end of the day it will be your choice that will prevail so instead of thinking too much just follow the basic steps that you would follow in any situation (which is nowhere related to fonts):

• Look for familiar fonts and create a list.
• Look out for fonts that you haven’t seen before. You will have to dive into forums and various typography websites but the research will be worth the time spent.
• Start playing with each font in your end result and see which suits your design the most.
• Increase/Decrease the size of font and make them uppercase occasionally. See how they look.
• Choose with your gut feeling.

Remember, if you like it then you will be able to represent it too. But, if you aren’t confident with your choice then you will find 10 critics killing your hard work. Be confident (and vigilant)!

Artica Source: How to Choose the Perfect Font for Your Needs

If you’re a graphic or web designer by trade, chances are coding a website isn’t something that you prefer to spend your time on. That’s why many designers get frustrated when tasked with having to design and code a site by themselves. Today, our friends at PSD2HTML are coming to the rescue by offering 4 lucky Psdtuts readers $300 worth of services for free .

If you’re a graphic or web designer by trade, chances are coding a website isn’t something that you prefer to spend your time on. That’s why many designers get frustrated when tasked with having to design and code a site by themselves. Today, our friends at PSD2HTML are coming to the rescue by offering 4 lucky Psdtuts readers $300 worth of services for free. To enter, all you have to do is submit your entry using the form below.

PSD2HTML is a service that provides fast, high quality conversion of graphic web designs to HTML. They accept source files in all common formats including PSD, PNG, AI and even existing HTML markup.

The turnaround time depends on the number of pages and the required functionality, but the conversion of the first HTML page usually takes 8 business hours. Expedited delivery is available as well.

If you need more complex PSD to HTML slicing, you can select among the variety of markup, layout and JavaScript options until you come up with something that fully suits your needs. With over 7 years of experience, PSD2HTML can handle any conversion or implementation tasks, whether it’s web page, email, or mobile template!

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This giveaway was sponsored by Psd2html.

If you’re a graphic or web designer by trade, chances are coding a website isn’t something that you prefer to spend your time on. That’s why many designers get frustrated when tasked with having to design and code a site by themselves. Today, our friends at PSD2HTML are coming to the rescue by offering 4 lucky Psdtuts readers $300 worth of services for free .

Artica Source: Win $300 Worth of PSD to HTML From PSD2HTML (x4)

You should connect with the web design community in your area. At least, that’s what you keep thinking. It’s one of those bucket list items that you always mean to do but never really get around to pursuing

You should connect with the web design community in your area. At least, that’s what you keep thinking. It’s one of those bucket list items that you always mean to do but never really get around to pursuing. As someone tirelessly dedicated to brining you the scoop on all things design related, I took the plunge for you.

I researched local gatherings of web designers, chose a group, made the drive and talked to real people face to face about their pursuits in web design. I’ll walk you through the entire experience, including that inevitable part where you’ll simply decide not to go, so you can follow in my footsteps and do something similar in your area. Was it difficult to find a meeting to attend? Was the entire experience a socially awkward nightmare? Do I recommend it? Will I go back? Read on to find out.

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The Web Design Community Rocks

I’m ceaselessly fascinated by the web design community that I’ve found online through various outlets like blogging and social media. This thriving and ever expanding group is comprised of amazingly talented individuals all ready and eager to freely share the things they’ve learned as well as the projects they’ve built.

When I was in print design, I was one of two guys sitting in a small office isolated from the world. As a web designer I genuinely feel like a part of something larger and owe my entire career to the community. I mean that in a very literal way. If you don’t read, I don’t get paid. If you don’t write, I don’t learn anything or generate new ideas.

Going Local

Given that I’m so fond of the worldwide community of web designers that consciously make an effort to connect online, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how I need to get plugged into my local community. I live in Phoenix, Arizona, the sixth largest city in the United States. In such a vast sea (well, desert to be more accurate) of people, surely there are at least a few opportunities to meet with likeminded individuals and contribute in some meaningful way.

Once this decision was made, it was time to do something about it. My first instinct was to look for a conference of sorts. Unfortunately, it turned out that I had missed a couple recently that wouldn’t be rolling around again for some time. I considered starting something on my own, but once again, my connections in the industry are of a global nature so I wasn’t quite sure how to approach a more targeted venture.

Meetup.com

Obviously, at this point I turned to that wise, all-knowing purveyor of knowledge that is Google. I didn’t really know where to start so there I sat, fingers poised over the keyboard waiting for inspiration to strike.

Alas, for some reason entirely unknown to my conscious self, my brain chose to pull the entirely artificial word “meetup” out of the ether. I had likely seen this term referenced in a tweet or two and had it locked away in the vast collection of strange things that designers often say.

Google of course did not disappoint, and as always it felt the need to remind me that it does indeed know everything about me, including my location. The very first result was from a site called Meetup.com and it promised to show me meetups in Phoenix. Huzzah!

Finding a Meetup

Of course, since Meetup doesn’t know what I do for a living (I’m sure Google does), the initial offering was all over the board: support Ron Paul, join a singles group, go dancing at The Tilted Kilt, etc. Narrowing the results was easy enough, but I was skeptical that there would be anything like what I was looking for after seeing these initial results. Ignoring the half empty glass attitude, I trudged on and ran a search for “web design” in Phoenix.

My labor did indeed bear fruit. Sixteen search results were revealed, almost all of which were at least partially relevant. Some, such as the “Phoenix Magenta Users Group” were far too targeted for my liking. Others had the words “SEO Professionals” in the title, a questionable phrase that I ran away from whenever possible.

Sitting quietly at the top of the list though was the proverbial “just right” bowl of porridge: the simply titled “Web Design & Development Meetup Group,” which meets once per month. The next meeting just happened to be in a few days. Fate had smiled upon me.

Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

I eagerly joined the group on the site in order to discover the oddly covert, undisclosed location for the meetup. I expected a local bar or restaurant, something casual and familiar like where those dancing kilt wearers were meeting, but instead I was dismayed to find that this particular group met at a nondescript office building behind a small airstrip (the wise sage revealed this in a magical three dimensional Street View map).

Admittedly, this sounded a little rape-tastic. Even if it didn’t prove to be an evil ruse developed by a soul eating clown, it definitely seemed a little more formal than I was expecting. Suddenly, I realized something that had entirely evaded my thought process up until now, a tiny little fact that threatened to shake the very foundation of this entire venture: I’m an introvert.

Online, we nerds are bold. We rant, rave, form friendships, create enemies and thrive behind the odd balance of openness and anonymity that only the web can provide. In person, we tend to be quite shy and entirely uncomfortable when surrounded by unfamiliar faces who seem intent on communicating with us.

Predictably, I chickened out. The whole thing was going to be awkward and terrible I told myself. I’ll find something else though, it’s not like I’m dropping the idea altogether (I was).

The Chicken Crosses the Road

The night of the meetup came. My wife asked if I would be going to “that designer thing” I had mentioned, I mumbled some work-related excuse for abstaining. Work is a faithful friend who will get you out of all manner of social events.

She then left for the gym, leaving me to run to that ever seductive mistress that I always turn to when my wife leaves, Lynda. Then something strange happened. I didn’t watch a single web design tutorial. Instead, I grabbed my keys and before I knew it I was barreling towards the aforementioned creepy office building that would no doubt be the last building I ever stepped foot into.

The Meetup

Google Maps brought me right to the location of the meetup, which was indeed remote enough to send my spidey sense tingling. Fortunately, as I pulled up, I noticed a couple of guys my age walking into the building. Surely I would hear their screams if the monster from King’s novel proved to be waiting inside. After waiting the appropriate amount of minutes to ensure that I would not be awkwardly early, I gathered my courage, bade the world a fond farewell and walked inside.

Inside I found a few people gathered around a boardroom table. I bid them hello and looked for my name on a sign in sheet, knowing it wouldn’t be there since I only just RSVP’d in the parking lot. Fortunately, they saw fit to not eject me from the premises for the faux pa and even had some blank spaces prepared for my kind.

Once everyone had arrived there were about fifteen people total. There was a broad spectrum of ages, a few guys who had been using computers since keyboards and mice first hit the scene and a few young guys to not be impressed by such statements. Predictably, females were in the minority with only two present, though one was in fact the moderator of the group.

The dress code was nonexistent with most in jeans and a few in standard issue computer guy cargo shorts (winter in Phoenix is a beautiful thing). A tentative list of discussion topics was handed out and promptly ignored for the rest of the night and the meeting started off with the obligatory grade school style introductions: my name is x and I do y.

Though the lady who started the group was a designer like myself, most of the attendants were developers: PHP, Rails, .NET; all the major players were represented. Given that they were all developers, most of the group also seemed to be Ubuntu users, as a lifelong Mac evangelist I have never felt so mainstream.

The Discussion

The meetup was set to last for ninety minutes: 6:30 to 8pm. After the initial pleasantries, a new guy, one of the old timers, asked a question and the conversation topic for the night was chosen. The next thirty or forty minutes were a blur. New guy was a programmer, not a web developer. He had an app idea that he couldn’t tell us about (but of course eventually did) that he wanted to convert from a desktop platform to a web app, or so I gathered.

One of the young guys seized the opportunity and dominated the conversation for most of the evening. Every possible web programming language was laid out, suggestions were made, acronyms were meticulously defined and given historical background, on and on it went as the few designers in the room began to lose interest and turn to their iPhones and iPads for entertainment.

Such is of course the problem with putting designers in the same room as developers. Our worlds are just close enough that we seem like we should go together but far enough apart that the meetings can make both sides feel like aliens. At this point I had firmly decided that my experiment with society had failed. Nice try, but go back to your desk you filthy hermit.

The Tides Turn

Eventually, the moderator and another bored soul began to steer the topic away from the top secret web application and the history of WAMP towards something that perked my ears. Everyone began talking about their development environment: apps, tools, etc. that they use for work. At this point I couldn’t help but join in as I’ve tried every text editor, IDE and FTP app around.

From here the conversation somehow turned to my absolute favorite topic: CSS. Before I knew it, instead of the two person dialog from before we actually had a lively group discussion going about the merits of CSS preprocessors and how LESS, Sass and Stylus differ. As someone who works from home and rarely has an opportunity to really talk about this level of nerdery in a live setting, I soaked up the experience and thoroughly enjoyed it. This truly represented a topic that I’m genuinely interested in right now and it was great to meet others in my area who felt the same.

Before I knew it, we were out of time, just as the meeting was getting good. A few of the people went out for beers after, but I had a long drive and an ice cream date with my wife so I said my farewells and headed home.

Will I Go Again?

So there you have it, the undoubtedly verbose tale of my first web design meetup. I’m positive that your experience will vary but I hope this at least gives you some insight into how to find a group and what to expect.

Let’s start with a few of the harsh realities. Unless you find a nicely targeted group, you’ll no doubt find that not everyone wants to discuss topics that you find remotely interesting. You’ll often be left either hoping that your luck will change or forcefully guiding the conversation to where you want it. Also, there will no doubt be one or two people that attempt to dominate the conversation to the annoyance of the group as a whole. If you can’t identify that person, it’s probably you.

Now to the good stuff. The people that come to these things are the type of folks that are probably a lot like you: they genuinely want to make contact with others who like what they like. Consequently, you’ll find that most of the attendants are really nice people who are more than willing to engage in conversation, answer questions and help you out in any way that they can.

Further, forming professional associations in your area is a positive thing not only from a social standpoint but more importantly from a professional one. A few of the attendants in my meetup were even on the lookout for people to hire or create partnerships with.

Free advice, intellectual conversation and professional opportunities make local meetups an incredibly valuable resource that you’d be crazy to pass up without at least quick stop in to see if it’s for you. Despite the fact that half way through the meeting I had decided to never attend again, I find myself already looking forward to the next meetup and even considering starting my own.

Ultimately, I highly recommend that you give it a shot too. It may not be the best thing you’ve ever done, but it does have a good chance of surprising you and turning into a thoroughly enjoyable venture.

Tell Us Your Story

Now that you’ve heard my spiel, it’s time for you to pipe in. Have you ever attended a web design meetup of any kind? Good or bad, we want to hear the tale. Leave a comment below and tell us all about your meetup.

If you’ve never been to one, has this post encouraged you to try? What’s holding you back?

Artica Source: The Brutally Honest Tale of My First Web Design Meetup

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Just one month and a half have passed in 2012 and there are some patterns which are quite easy to notice in how people design.

Just one month and a half have passed in 2012 and there are some patterns which are quite easy to notice in how people design. Sure, most of them are similar to the ones of 2011 – it seems 2011 and 2012 will not be too different, however there might be some small changes which I will talk about soon. There is no doubt about the fact that screen size is not an issue anymore and designing for all sizes is crucial – this is the stand point of web design trends in 2012.

Why is responsive web design crucial? Because there are so many screen sizes out there, that designing a solution for each one of them is too costly and there is no real reason behind doing this. Responsive web design offered us the solution to designing for all screen sizes in the same time back in 2010 and since then it became a trend. Responsive web design is brilliant and the results are more than satisfying.

Back in 2011 very many websites started to be coded responsively and while the concept is still young, it is already well spread and popular. Media queries are a great invention and only show how web designs keeps running just behind technology evolution. Having a version of your website for a mobile phone is something everybody looks into having today, because let’s face it, who doesn’t (or will not) have a smartphone? Internet connections are something coming by default with the new generation devices, otherwise they are quite useless. Let’s not forget about tablets. Now we have internet wherever we go, 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.

Images courtesy of mediaqueri.es.

Besides making websites work on all screen sizes, building websites responsively taught us something else as well: that content is as important as ever. Content is also in focus when designing responsively, because we need to cut back on too many design elements and make the content easy to read and clear; fonts have a very important role here as well.

If you thought 2011 was the year of responsive web design, I think you are wrong. Buckle up, 2012 will bring even more exciting things about it.

Grid systems are also partially involved in responsive web design. More and more of them appear on the web and people tend to start using them more often. Now that they’ve been out for a long time designers start to trust them and this only make the web better. Frameworks were very popular in 2011 and will continue being so in the following years. They offer fluidity and give a sense of discipline to every design built on them.

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Typography is not something who appeared last year, it’s been out for a long time. Steve Jobs said himself that he studied calligraphy back in college. That was more than 30 years ago. Typography started as a discipline on the web around 5 years ago, when people realized how powerful it can turn and the effects it has over how people perceive content. Typography continues to grow, people continue (or start) to read books about it and get better at combining typefaces and using them properly in order to create the desired effects.

However, for the last year something is worthy to note – people started realizing fonts are made to be read and likewise the content. Using too many fancy fonts that were difficult to read disappeared and this will continue in 2012. Education happens really fast on the internet nowadays and people tend to learn about common sense in design more than everything else. Emphasizing on content is still something people have to learn more about, but this is exactly what is going to happen in 2012.

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The fold’s importance has been played down a lot in the past couple of years since smartphones emerged. People now think it is OK to scroll. I debated on this topic one month ago here. People can have their own opinions and this turned some of them to thinking scrolling down is no problem. And let’s face it, nothing is a problem until you make it a problem. If scrolling down is not an issue for you, then the fold’s importance is minimal.

Now that smaller screens become popular, scrolling is something that people just can’t avoid, so we will have to embrace it. The ones trying to play down the fold’s importance managed to do it thanks to the technology and gadgets which emerged on the market in the last years. With this trend set to continue, it’s clear “the fold” will only be history by the end of this year – or at longest by the end of the next one.

However, if there is something we will see a lot of during the next years, then this is the parallax effect. It is at its bottom scrolling, but not by using the wheel or the trackpad. You simply scroll to another area of the page by clicking the buttons in the menu. The parallax effect is something I simply love and I can’t wait to see more of it on the internet – it is just such a great way to make peace between the fold-lovers and the other people. The only issue of it is that it doesn’t fit with the responsive web design at all, so this is something that developers will try to sort out during 2012.

Using modular interfaces is also something that becomes quite popular lately, although it is still a debatable practice. There is not too much research behind it and we are still not sure how good it works – but this is why we have 2012. This year we will see how successful the modular interfaces will get.

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People will also keep it minimal. Minimalistic design has been the most popular throughout 2011 and this style will continue dominating the industry – although not very easy to design because of its multiple theories, it is quite easy to code and is very pleasant to the eye. It is simple, gets right down to the point and doesn’t waste anybody’s time – just what everybody looks for – information given as fast as possible.

Simple, eye-catching and elegant designs will emerge even more and will continue to stand out in 2012. People with inspiration and imagination will turn their designs into huge hits. With minimalistic web design being very simple, there are not too many ways of finding something new that nobody thought of before. If designers will manage to do it this year, they will definitely be the key people of 2012 in the business.

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Otherwise I don’t see too much new stuff coming in 2012. I see designers and developers continuing on the same track and improving the concepts and tools they use right now. I also see web designers digging motivational articles even more, because this is something that keeps them running.

Until next time… what do you think I missed? Is there something else you consider important enough to mention? Do you have a prediction for this year?

Artica Source: What is the Trend for Web Design in 2012?

When most people think about Photoshop, they probably don’t think about 3D. What most people don’t realize, however, is that Photoshop CS5 Extended includes some powerful tools to help you render your artwork in 3D. In this tutorial we will demonstrate how to create a mini planet using Photoshop’s 3D capabilities

When most people think about Photoshop, they probably don’t think about 3D. What most people don’t realize, however, is that Photoshop CS5 Extended includes some powerful tools to help you render your artwork in 3D. In this tutorial we will demonstrate how to create a mini planet using Photoshop’s 3D capabilities. Let’s get started!

Tutorial Assets

The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial.

• Stars
• Sky
• Lights
• Planet texture1
• Planet texture2
• Water texture

Step 1

Create a new document, the size is 1400 x 1400px, 96 pixels/inch. Fill background layer with radial gradient or apply Gradient Overlay effect (unlock background layer).

Step 2

Insert sky image. Go to Edit > Transform > Rotate 180

A great portfolio for a designer that makes a distinct impact.

A great portfolio for a designer that makes a distinct impact.

I really like the colour scheme and the use of icons and imagery. The typography is also an effective tool to convey the stylistic ideas of the designer.

This design was featured on the Tuesday 21st of February 2012. It falls under the category of Design, and has a layout style of Other.

If you’d like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs.

Artica Source: Design Inspiration: Dan Viveiros

An excellent logo that makes an immediate impact. I really like the red colours used and the way the shading helps to add depth to the logo. This design was featured on the Tuesday 21st of February 2012

An excellent logo that makes an immediate impact.

I really like the red colours used and the way the shading helps to add depth to the logo.

This design was featured on the Tuesday 21st of February 2012. It falls under the category of Logo, and has a layout style of Other.

If you’d like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs.

Artica Source: Design Inspiration: Swift

A clean icon for an iPhone app that just urges you to tap it. I like the way the shading gives shape and definition to the icon. This design was featured on the Tuesday 21st of February 2012

A clean icon for an iPhone app that just urges you to tap it.

I like the way the shading gives shape and definition to the icon.

This design was featured on the Tuesday 21st of February 2012. It falls under the category of iPhone App, and has a layout style of Other.

If you’d like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs.

Artica Source: Design Inspiration: Bubbly Icon