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Design Blog

Informative posts on design theory, reference, design history, and sources of inspiration. Presented in no particular order.

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How to Make Notes in HTML and CSS

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Recommended Design Books

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The Colour Wheel

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Inspirational Quotes by Creatives

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HTML Character Reference Guide

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Ten Principles of Good Design

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Hyphens, Dashes, and when to use them

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ISO Paper Sizes

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Animals in Logo Design

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White Space

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The Rules of Typography

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Describing Letterforms

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35 Mac OS Shortcuts for Efficiency

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Amazing (and Free) Resources for Designers

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96 Adobe InDesign Shortcuts for Designers

33 Adobe Photoshop Shortcuts for Designers

49 Adobe Illustrator Shortcuts for Designers

Experimenting with Photoshop Channels

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Make a brilliant start to your logo design project

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Established tips for your logo design project

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21 Fantastic Free Fonts for Designers

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Quick Trick: Using Mathematics in Adobe Software

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Quick Trick: Generating QR Codes – InDesign

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Quick Trick: Arranging Items in a Circle – Illustrator

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A Colour Psychology Primer

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