Design Citizens

If you can’t believe that we finally decided to take down the silly static JPEG that we called our “website” for approximately 4 months then, well… you better believe it!
Check it out: http://www.citizen-creative.com
This fresh and shiny website is actually a Woo Theme, AKA a premium WordPress theme built on a solid code framework which [...]

or those of you typography (and illustration) bloggers out there, you have a new resource: Daily Drop Cap. Jessica Hische creates a new, gorgeous drop cap every day that you can copy and paste into your own posts. (Expect to see more of these on Design Citizens… I love this idea!) So far she’s made [...]

We’ve said for a long time that owning a copy of Photoshop does not qualify someone to be a “graphic designer” or even a production artist or professional photo Photoshopper. Here is proof. Enjoy.

From idsgn.org: IKEA, the assemble-it-yourself furniture store beloved by college students and people who are still paying for college, years after graduation, has changed its typeface after 50 years. They’ve switched from a customized version of Futura to… wait for it… VERDANA.
Verdana can be found all over the web (it’s a safe bet for web [...]

Found this in the New York Times. I love snarky parodies on a rainy day.

Bryony and Armin at UnderConsideration have launched a new division of their blog empire called FPO (For Print Only.) As the name suggests, it will focus on well-designed printed pieces. Anyone can send in a submission for consideration and FPO will also post interesting projects they find online. 
I feel like the print industry is under [...]

Happy Friday! It’s finally stopped raining here in DC and it’s actually warm outside. On top of all that, John at ilovetypography.com has launched a new venture with Kari Patila called welovetypography.com. It’s a collection of FABULOUS photos of all kinds of different typography that you can search by keyword if you’re looking for something specific. [...]

 
The Society for Environmental Graphic Design recently asked Pentagram to redesign its logo, collateral and website. I haven’t seen any of the new printed materials in person but I have been to the website - it’s one of my favorite places to go for inspiration when I’m branding a space. While I’ve always loved the [...]