Fonts For Designers 2018

Different styles of fonts send different sorts of messages, they add a different feel. What sort of message do you want to send? Clean and corporate? Comfortable, homely and somewhat informal? Arty, future looking, with that extra swish? Handmade but with grace and pizazz?

Do you love free fonts the way I do? If so, then youโ€™re going to enjoy my list of the 20 best free handwritten fonts for you to use in your 2018 handmade design

Source: 20 Best Free Handwriting Fonts For Designers 2018

If you’re creating a logo for a brand, here are 33 amazing modern sans serif fonts that you might want to use in your project.

Source: 33 Modern Sans Serif Fonts That Are Perfect For Logo Design

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20 Important Design Principles and Resources

There are no fixed rules or formulas for good design, but there are a few basic principles that will help you create design that is effective, functional, and aesthetically pleasing. Technical jargon can sometimes get confusing or overwhelming, which is whyย Canva has come up with a fantastic infographic that uses

Source: 20 Important Design Principles Explained With Simple Illustrations

Having the principles, clearly understanding them and being able to use them is a start, from there you need to have the resources to undertake the work …

a range of stock images, illustrations, buildings, textures, abstracts, patterns and a whole lot more to aid your projects alonghere there is colour, imagination, views of the city and more

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With so many different fonts out there to choose from, sometimes getting the right combination to use in your project can be a tricky task. This round-up uses 10 visual examples of exquisite font pairings and explains what it is that makes them work

Source: 10 Exquisite Font Pairings and Why They Work so Well

a variety of graphics resources including patterns, textures, stock images, from the abstract and coloured to grunge and beyond – for photoshop, illustrator and morehere you have the urban, plantlife,

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Design Trends, 2017

Here are a few ideas to help you along the way with that all important element of your marketing and branding. How you design what accompanies what you say is so important – the images, the typography, the colour …

Every designer loves breaking the rules every now and then. This month’s web design trends highlight some of the rebellious spirit in ways that look amazing. The key to all these rule-breaking designs is that the rest of the interface is simple and actually follows the rules. From text that doesn’t stay in its “container” to oversized design elements to odd ball geometric shapes, let’s walk on the wild sideโ€ฆ Here’s what’s trending in design this month: 1. Text Without Boundaries There was a time that every element in a website design had its own place. That’s not always the case anymore. More designs are allowing elements to cross planes and move into the space of other elements. It sounds like one of those ideas that could go horribly wrong (and it could), but these websites show that there’s something beautiful about text that lives in two spaces at the same time. The trend is exemplified by text elements that cross into multiple containers, such as text that layers over the

Source: 3 Essential Design Trends, October 2017 | Webdesigner Depot

Check out our review of the hottest typography trends for 2017, and become a professional graphic designer.

Source: 10 Typography Trends to Stick to in 2017

Is product design only about how humans interacts with it?

Source: Color, psychology and design โ€“ UX Planet

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Showcase, Website Designs, SEO, ideas to help you along

Getting your message out there can be quiteย  task. You need to have the right content on the right channels at the right time. The styles you employ need to fit with what you are saying. Below are a few bits and pieces to help you make some decisions.

Here’s a stunning roundup which includes a hand-picked showcase of trendy hipster style website designs. They all boast a retro or vintage theme.

Source: Showcase of Trendy Hipster Style Website Designs

Are you looking for ways to improve your business website? Want to know the key aspects you should measure to maximise performance?

Source: Website Analytics: 7 Factors You Should Measure to Maximise Performance [Infographic]

How has your website performed from an SEO perspective since 2012? Have you noticed peaks and troughs in rankings and traffic over the last 5 years?

Source: A Timeline of Googleโ€™s SEO Updates & How They Affect Your Website [Infographic]

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Continuing with the seasonal makeover

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Dripping out the same tired designs and marketing messages is not only a dreary affair for the public it is also the same for you – or it should be. Have some fun! Yes, it ay take a little time, or mean you have to spend a few pennies hiring people like us but it can give you a boost as well as your online and overall image, perhaps, just perhaps boosting sales as well. Here are a few more ideas and resources to help you on your way –

The power of beauty in design

Source: Design principle: Aesthetics โ€“ uxdesign.cc

To honor the memory of Gilbert Baker, NewFest and NYC Pride partnered with Fontself to create a free font inspired by the design language of the iconic Rainbow Flag, the font was named ‘Gilbert’ after Mr. Baker.

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A Makeover for your Online Identity

The seasons are changing – as they do every year – so why not give your brand and your marketing a makeover, freshen things up as the weather warms and flowers bloom. As always design moves on and so should our approach to potential and existing clients and customers. As is usual there are a few resources here for you and a whole set of ideas to play with – from design to typography …

โ€œA companyโ€™s logo is like a personโ€™s nicknameโ€ is a great analogy I once heard at a design conference. Not only does it simplify theโ€ฆ

Source: Modern Identity and Logo Designs โ€“ Inspiration Supply โ€“ Medium

It really can be useful to give your business a new look, at least in part, every once in a while. It does not have to be a massive makeover but just a refreshing of your style, design etc. – quite possibly well in keeping with your existing design but something with a slightly new face to it. Design is always being updated in terms of not only what is possible but the current flavours of the day – there are generally a few options running at any one time.

yes! pandora has opened her box and allowed out not quite the chaoos you might expect but some varying patterns for your use, she is mellowing in her old age, take advantage and see what she has to offer

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Pandora has done it again – opening up that box and letting all sorts fly free, well nearly free, here is a range of abstract illustrations useful for backgrounds and a whole lot more. Take a look and see what you think …

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Typography trends that are expected to be embraced more widely in the web and mobile app design in 2017.

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Are you about to embark on a new website design project for your business? Need some basic design knowledge to help you along the way?

Source: 10 Basic Elements of Design You & Your Website Designer Should Stick To [Infographic] – Red Website Design Blog

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Typography – fonts for all desires

In this exclusive feature, our experts select the 11 best new typefaces of 2016.

Source: The Best New Typefaces of 2016 (So Far, Anyway) – Print Magazine

Understanding type can be one of the most difficult elements of design. Thereโ€™s a lot of terminology and lingo that type designers (and designers, in general) use when talking about lettering. Sometimes it can be tough to decipher it all. If you find yourself wondering what the difference between a hook and a counter are [โ€ฆ]

Source: Typography Cheat Sheet [Infographic] – Designmodo

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Video, Illustration, Marketing – 2017 trends and resources

Here are some key video trends to consider in yourย 2017 social media marketing plan.

Source: 6 Video Marketing Trends that will Shape 2017 | Social Media Today

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I have lived and worked on 2 continents, working in a variety of industries, from multi-nationals to small, local businesses. I have a world of experience and the creativity and imagination to back up the hard work and perseverance.I have 2 blogs writing on maketing, design and more.

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At Envato, we see aย lot of fonts. While weโ€™re working on web designs, or reviewing the typefaceย library of over 1,000 fonts on Envato Elements, we start to notice a few trends. Hereโ€™s a few listsย of our favorite must-download fonts to add to your collection: 26 elegant script and handwritten fonts 37 classic serif fonts Using [โ€ฆ]

Source: Top trends in typography for 2017

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Design – Ideas, Typography, Colour

Here are a few more ideas and some resources to go with them. Take a look at your palette selection, your font choices and your general design styles. If you need further help get in touch – design@f4mmedia.com. We can help with your print design, as well as illustration for your social media posts and, generally, your online content. Add to that taglines created for you and if you need a real rest, we can take over your social media scheduling.

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Discover visual effects trends to look for in 2017. You’ll see a collection of websites that represents the trends fr visual effects in the coming year.

Source: 15 Visual Effects Trends You Must Keep Your Eye On This Year – Creative Beacon

The act of choosing two typefaces is probably the first (and often mo

Source: How to choose and pair typefaces | Zell Liew

When it comes to making charts, scales, and explaining data visually, using color is a very effective tool. Hereโ€™s what to do, and what to avoid.

Source: The Power of The Palette: Why Color is Key in Data Visualization and How to Use It | Creative Cloud blog by Adobe

The Font Collection Volume II has arrived packed with 40 fantastic and diverse fonts from some seriously talented designers. Save 94% today!

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Content – Design, Styles, Marketing – 4

The messages you put out there in support of your business are not just bits and pieces of marketing, they come together as the whole story that is your branding. So, what story fits best with the people you are trying to reach – your targets? When you have decided upon the style of story, how can you decorate it to give it more impact?

Where you have a more thoughtful target group it may be useful to use a gentler narrative. Then to this sort of message you can add artier, crafted images with a gentle palette.

For those people who have less time and a more pressing life – your story and imagery needs, often, to be more direct and have brighter more direct colours in use.

Sometimes a natural background, even muted can make the point. Then using a soft, soft palette having your typography tell the story, at least in its emotive details can do the trick.

Sometimes the choice to be made is between the fully frontal business image and the imaginatively crafted art-based image. One shows that you are all business, the other, all creative imagination. Your backstory can be many things – every business and its surroundings, geographic, economic and mercantile, they are all different. Telling that story can be quite different, rather than a simple clone of this or that. In just the same way each particular element of your target audience, your target customer base, they may have similarities, but they also have slight but particular pieces of the purely individual. Make it resonate.

Do you ever find yourself noticing that a certain design element just keeps popping up? Even those tiny details that look somewhat insignificant can be indicators of design trends. That is particularly true with the elements in this monthโ€™s roundup. Each of these trendsโ€”white edges framing a web design, cinemagraphs and tiny loading animationsโ€”are seemingly simple details that enhance the visual experience for users. Hereโ€™s whatโ€™s trending in design this month: 1) White edges More web designs are using white edges or framing around the perimeter of the design in the web browser. Itโ€™s a new twist on an old idea when more websites were built to certain sizes and framing was used for odd browser widths. Itโ€™s something that faded as more designers opted for responsive, full-width designs. The new twist with framing is interesting and is a nice way to create a canvas for the design. Most of the sites using this trend include a whiteโ€”common, but not mandatoryโ€”edge around the design.

Source: Essential design trends, December 2016 | Webdesigner Depot

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The mythic color standards company says it selected the bright, natural color as a counterpoint to the murky political climate around the world.

Source: Greenery: Pantone hopes its 2017 color of the year will improve our gloomy moodโ€” Quartz

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