Thank you to everyone for making 2008 a wonderful year. It marks my first full year of blogging, and the first full year of running my own business. I’m looking forward to making 2009 another fantastic year of growth, learning, designing, and happiness.

See you in 2009!

I Love Typography has a Rather Difficult Font Game that is both challenging and fun.

Give it a spin. I got a 26/34. What’s your score?
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As the year draws to an end many, myself included, have put together reflections on 2008.

The next step is to look forward. Here is a list of predictions for the world, and the world of graphic design, for 2009.

Top 5 Predictions for 2009 Directly Related to Graphic Design
05. Adobe CS4 and Mac OS […]

First some ground rules:
Album cover art only. Insides and overall packaging will not be considered. While noble and creative efforts have been made by bands and designers to redefine album artwork (see Of Montreal and Snow Patrol), this list is for cover design only.
Genre cliches have been excluded in the worst category. For example the […]

The NPR show Studio360 recently featured Cleveland, Ohio native Michael Bierut from the design firm Pentagram.
The buzzword this year is change. But some things, like the traditions that surround the Christmas season, seem to remain the same. Kurt Andersen asked the design firm Pentagram to re-imagine the holiday beyond tinsel and holly. It goes […]