Drew Melton Flourishes Beautifully

Drew Melton Flourishes Beautifully

Drew Melton is a Los Angeles-based letterer, graphic designer, and occasional illustrator. He and his wife just launched Anchor Paper Co., a new collection of beautiful stationery. Each design is hand-lettered by Drew and pressed into premium cotton paper and it's is just gorgeous. 

The Great Debate: Metrics vs. Optical

The Great Debate: Metrics vs. Optical

There's been so much debate between the automatic kerning settings between using Metrics and Optical in Adobe InDesign. In our classes, we've touted a combination of using Optical plus manual kerning for headlines in most instances, but have also seen instances where using the Metrics default works nicely too.

Danny Yount Solves The Mystery Of The Title Sequence

Danny Yount Solves The Mystery Of The Title Sequence

Danny Yount is a Los Angeles-based graphic designer and commercial director who has a diverse visual style and a unique range of depth and craftsmanship in motion arts and film. He has earned an Emmy for the Six Feet Under main title and was the Senior Creative Director at Prologue Films where he designed the main titles and end credit sequences for Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Rocknrolla, Sherlock Holmes, Tron Legacy, Oblivion, Iron Man 1, 2, and 3 and many others.

Leah's Workshop: In The Loop {Photos}

Leah's Workshop: In The Loop {Photos}

In The Loop is an exploration of script-making and crafting and teaches aspects of readability, angle, stroke variation and more. Leah taught participants what is most effective in creating longevity and elegance. Her workshop focuses on mimicking natural lines and translating letterforms to digital forms with bézier curves.