Some fellow students were asking me about typography today.

They were asking:

•Where did you learn what you know?
•Where can you find more info about typography?
•When do you know that the font you chose is right?

My response is:

•Do as many tutorials as you can....
•Read as many designer interviews as you can....
•Research as much as you can about typography....

It's easy for me to spend the time because I love typography.

Over the next few days I will post mainly typography focused link for the reason of discovery and inspiration.

If there is anything else that might help drop me a line here or on Twitter @ADesignInMind.....enjoy!

~Creating Solutions for Creative Problems~

Many people, designers included, think that typography consists of only selecting a typeface, choosing a font size and whether it should be regular or bold. For most people it ends there. But there is much more to achieving good typography and it’s in the details that designers often neglect.

These details give the designer total control, allowing them to create beautiful and consistent typography in their designs. While these details can be applied across different types of media, in this articles we’re going to focus on how to apply them to web design using CSS. Here are 8 simple ways you can use CSS to improve your typography and hence the overall usability of your designs.

From Smashing Magazine

Excellent collection of inspirational packaging design.
Click on D-Lists to connect to link.

Before starting any project it’s essential to get the right preliminary information from your clients. This will help pave the way to a successful project, assist in bringing client’s vision into perspective and build a lasting relationship.

A must read from the design cubicle!

80 of the Best Vector and Illustrator Free Resources

From speckboy design magazine: July 7, 2009

1. I Heart Vector

2. Vecteezy!

3. CoolVectors.com

4. BittBox

5. VectorVault

6. deviantART

7. Blog.SpoonGraphics

8. Quality Free Vector Graphics

9. Dezignus

10.Free Vector Graphics

11. Idee Montabili.

12. freevectors.net.

13. vectorstuff.blogspot.com.

14. Vectorportal.

15. Webchantier Vector Image Portal.

16. Aiga Symbol Signs.

17. CreateSk8- - Freebies.

18. www.keepdesigning.com.

19. Clipart deSIGN.

20. Vectors Workshop.

21. www.localarcade.com.

22. vektorDB.

23. Gravitation

24. Garcya.us.

Top 10 Best Vector Tutorial Sites

2. Blog.SpoonGraphics.

3. Vectorials.

4. BittBox.

5. VECTORTUTS.

6. Illustrator Tutorials on Pixel2Life.

7. Adobe Illustrator on the Web Design Library.

8. Vectips.

9. NDesign Studio - Illustrator Tutorials.

10. Illustrator Tutorials on Good-Tutorials.

Top 10 Premium Vector Resources

2. iStockphoto.com

3. Vectorstock.com.

4. Vector Redraw.

5. Ultimate Symbol/.

6. Mister Retro - Vector Image Collections

7. ArtBitz Stock Illustration.

8. Vector Art.

9. Designious.

10. AI Vault.

Top 10 Free Illustrator Brush Resource Site

2. Vectorportal.

3. BittBox.

4. CreateSk8.

5. Illustrator-Brushes.

6. Illustrator brushes packs for Illustrator.

7. COLORBURNED.

8. Illustrator Brushes on deviantART.

9. MUJKA ILLUSTRATOR BRUSH SETS.

10. Digital Art Corner.

Top 10 Free Illustrator Symbol Resource Sites

2. Vector Portal.

3. Illustrator Symbols on deviantART.

4. Graphic Xtras - Symbols for Illustrator.

5. Code Zebra - Adobe Illustrator.
6. Integration and Application Network - Free Vector Symbols.

7. Creative Curio - Illustrator Symbols Illustrated.

8. CreateSk8 - Free Illustrator Symbols.

9. Brainstorm and Raves - Free Adobe Illustrator Symbols.

10. Cartographic Symbols and Map Symbols Library.

Top 5 Free Illustrator Plugin Resource Sites

2. Illustrator Plugin World.

3. Free Photoshop - Illustrator Plugins.

4. Graffix plugins for Adobe Illustrator.

5. Huge List of Adobe Illustrator Plugins & Filters & Tools.

Top 5 Free Vector Logo Resource Sites

2. LogoZu - Vector Logo Sharing.

3. Free-Logotypes.com.

4. All Free Logo - Vector Logo Database.

5. Logotypes.ru.

Top 5 Free Vector Editors (Illustrator Alternatives)

2. Karbon14.

3. Scribus.

4. Nodebox.

5. Skencil.

I have taken all Vector articles and all User Submitted/Recommended Resources and compiled this list of the Best Illustrator/Vector Resources.
I took into consideration popularity (both from outgoing links and Technoratii ranking), the quality of resources, number of resources and, to be honest, how well there site was designed.

I have split the resources into categories: Free Resources (downloads); Tutorials; Free Illustrator Brushs; Illustrator Symbols; Illustrator Plugin; Free Vector Logos; Free Vector Editors.

Thanks to everyone who helped me with this list.

Click here for Link.

By Dainis Graveris • July 6, 2009

Official new posters for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games. For the first time, the Paralympics will be depicted equally with the Olympics on posters commemorating the Games.

See Posters Here