I heard about this a while ago, and I thought it would be fitting to discuss the corporate identity of a city in Canada, even though it’s not in my province. The city of Regina (in the province of Saskatchewan) has a new logo and branding package. The new logo and branding were developed by…
Zalanda being snooty, from page 21 If you’ve been reading my art blog for a while, you’re probably familiar with my comic series, Green Corner. Zalanda is the primary antagonist of the series and the older sister of Aena, the protagonist. You can read Zalanda’s character bio on the Green Corner site. There are certain…
Speaking as someone who’s studied typography, there are truths to both sides of this argument. I’m going to get a bit technical here, feel free to ask about any terms that seem confusing. Black text on a light background is common in print because it is high contrast and very legible, but also because it’s…
Every graphic designer and, arguably, every visual artist should know how to use the principles of design to their advantage. I’ve seen mistakes before in the list of principles as presented by others, and I wanted to provide an accurate list here for reference. I’ve listed the principles of design below as I learned them…
If you’ve followed my comic series, Green Corner, for a while; you’ve probably noticed that I tend to make adjustments from the pencil stage to the final digital image. In the earlier pages, I often corrected proportions as well as relative sizes of characters and objects. Now, I make far less adjustments of that kind…