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Bonus Design Prompt 18: September (opens the original)
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My Secret Arsenal of Fonts (opens the original)
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There’s a new-ish restaurant in town that’s quickly become my favorite spot for special occasions, called Queen’s Raw Bar and Grill. Their brilliant billboard caught my eye first. A crab smoking a cigarette while holding a martini?! Get out of town... no... actually, please stay in town.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q9Rj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa00f
🎬 A Video Process of Learning How to Use the Leroy Lettering Set (opens the original)
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Design Prompt 17: September (opens the original)
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Happy September, friends! We’re inching towards my favorite time of year, and I can guess I’m probably not alone in that sentiment. Los Angeles likes to play little tricks on us, though, and the falltime temps don’t quite hit until…November. So I’ll have to keep my sweaters packed away for a few more months and live vicariously through the rest of you across the country.Onward towards our design prompt…I’ve had a few conversations recently about…Ugh, I don’t even want to write the letters…AI. Is
Creative Counseling, How to Shop at Estate Sales, and Unexpected Visitors (opens the original)
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There’s this clickbait-ish type of post that I’ve seen circling the internet for years where a graphic designer will boldly state that “graphic designers are not artists but instead are problem solvers.” I can’t express how hard that makes me roll my eyes, but I do understand the wobbly self-esteem behind the statement because up until 5 years ago, I used to believe this about myself as well.I’ve spoken here before about burnout as a graphic designer over the past 20 years, but I’m not sure I’ve
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