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thank you Microsoft! This has been my pet peeve for years.

Microsoft Word now flags double spaces as errors, ending the great space debate Word finally settles the great space debated that has lasted decades

Corona is keeping the design world busy!

McDonald's and other brands are making 'social distancing' logos It's not just people that are social distancing. Brands are doing it too.

today's client conversation:

client: I attached a quick layout in Word so you'd have an idea of direction, do you think it will work? be honest.

me: well perhaps a version may work but I can already tell you it will be too busy like this. I will work out an alternative.

client: ok but can you do one exactly like I did so I can see it?

me: ok, I honestly will do that.

Does anyone else have these convo's??

Opening reception today from 4-8PM.
It should be a good show! 67 artists, including me.
The Think Shop, 811 Monmouth St., Newport KY

yes! these are true!

10 Things Designers Freaking Hate With a Passion Being a designer is awesome. We get to make cool stuff in Photoshop and get paid for it. I think it's pretty high on the list of cool ways

in case you need a primer!

Emoji Meanings: How to Interpret and Use 17 Common (& Confusing) Emojis To ensure you can use emojis to properly engage with your audience, take a look at our list of the most common (and confusing) emojis, with examples of how to use them for any of your marketing purposes. Also, learn which emojis your business should avoid.

Art to the rescue!

How Golf Digest helped free a golf-course artist imprisoned 27 years for a murder he didn’t commit Valentino Dixon particularly liked a column in Golf Digest called, “Golf Saved My Life.” It would help change his life.

Type Obsession Thursday: the basics

Its time for a "purge"! What should I do with these vintage books?!

Love these!

60 Brilliant Negative Space Illustrations By Noma Bar Avinoam ‘Noma’ Bar is an Israel-born artist and graphic designer renowned for his negative space artworks that have adorned the covers of over 100 magazines. He has published over 550 illustrations and even released two books of his work: (1) Negative Space and (2) Guess Who – The Many Faces o...

uh oh. This can ruin an appetite.

Denny's craptastic new mascot has inspired some pretty good p**p jokes They've given 'Grand Slam' a whole new meaning.