Serif, Sans-serif, and Script Hand Lettering Inspiration
Hand lettering and hand drawing have become a big part of our designs here at Typeset. We don't always pull those elements in, but our design still leans that direction. There's nothing wrong with good, pre-fab type and other elements, but hand lettering and drawing...
How to Work Productively at Home
You started working at home because of a great idea, a dream. "This is going to be great!" you said. Then started the vicious cycle of not getting anything done, becoming a workaholic, rooting your identity in how much you got done, and back again. Here's how to cut...
5 Reasons Great Logo Design is Vital to Business Growth
My wife Hannah and I just moved to Washington State, and one of the most common questions we get when we meet new people is, "What do you guys do?" I'm a graphic artist, so most people understand exactly what that is. "Oh, you design billboards and stuff?" "Yeah, and...
3 Easy Steps to a Perfect Logo
People ask us all the time, "what process do you go through to create a new logo for me?" It's almost as if they're scared they'll get stuck with a logo they hate- one that they paid hard-earned money for. However, the design process we've created is fairly simple,...
New Mentor Sessions!
Eric and I have been working on the details, and we'd like to introduce you to our new mentor sessions! They are meetings between the three of us that cover specialized topics in-depth, like small business, restarting your brand/business, and blogging and social...
10% off Logo Design and Business Cards!
We recently had the pleasure of working with a friend of ours, Ellie Berry, to produce a new logo for her company. Communicating closely with her to determine exactly what she needed, the logo turned out perfect! However, I was even more impressed with just how...
6 Pieces of Prime Script and Serif Inspiration
There is a place for the straight cut of the Sans Serif, but something about the smooth curves of the script and the sharp edges of the serif, harken back to a classic time in print history. A time that many designers find themselves replicating with their modern...
The Evolution of Design – The Resurgence
Design is always moving and fluctuating. As a designer, it's something that you have to learn to adapt to and work with. Since starting work with The Resurgence last year, we've had many changes come down the pipeline, which eventually shifted the way I adapted our...
7 Excellent Examples of Motorcycle Beauty
The only bike I've ever owned, was a little 1972 Honda CB250. It had just over 5,000 miles on it and hadn't been driven in over 10 years. My dad always talked about fixing it up, but never had the chance, so I finally bought it from him for a couple hundred bucks and...
6 Excellent Burning-House-Style Compositions
Maybe it's the organization (thingsorganizedneatly) and simplicity of the shots, or maybe it's the general coloring, but the composition of this style has always appealed to me. I'm not sure what the origin of the style is, but on theburninghouse.com, they describe it...