I'm in Love with Baskerville Italic
I'm currently setting captions for a book project. Some weeks ago, I chose the font Baskerville, and I'm using it in three ways:
italic all caps for the subject's name
italic upper & lower for the subject's title;
book small caps for the subject's location.
I chose it based on one or two test samples using generic text. And now that I am setting the final text, I'm ever so pleased.
The italics have stopped me in my tracks today.…read more
Brilliant
To the graphic designer who created this:
all I have to say is wow.
You can learn about the client here. All good, but it's that little logo I want to talk about.
As you see, the "w" is an upside down "m." The designer has, in essence, turned "me" into "we." This is a great example of using a simple graphic treatment to convey larger messages: no one person can do this alone. The individual must sacrifice…read more
