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Is this what a universal typeface would look like?

Bic—internationally renowned maker of ballpoint pens, lighters, and razors—has a fantastic record for imaginative…

Adobe announces the biggest update to its core products since CS6

Today Adobe are releasing a major update to Creative Cloud. It will see significant updates to all 14 major…

Virgin America's redesigned booking system delights users

There are some tasks that are so tedious to complete online that we always put them off until the last minute: whether…

Swift programming language is announced as the future of the Apple universe

At Apple’s WWDC today, the company debuted some pretty ‘meh’ changes to iOS7; iOS8, which will be available to download…

Awesome free extension Griddify solves the grid issue in Photoshop

It’s long been accepted that building a solid grid is the foundation of a strong site design. Of course, the grid…

Comic Sans gets a facelift

Craig Rozynski may have taken on the mother of all type design challenges with his creation Comic Neue; a revival of…

Major shakeup to domain names will affect millions

At the end of last week ICANN, the body responsible for the allocation of domain names online, announced it will be…

Unforeseen side effects of Google Glass reported

It was seen as the future of the Web and mobile devices. Google Glass was the thing we all saw in movies about the near…

Discover the Future of Web Design, in London this April

Keeping abreast of emerging trends is one of the most challenging aspects of any designer's job. If you're looking for…

Getty’s photo embed service may not be as free as you think

Yay! More free pictures! We can now use millions of Getty-owned photos for free on our websites, blogs and social media…

Adobe's new product integration streamlines content across devices

One of the big challanges for large companies, especially in the digital age, is establishing and maintaining brand…

Facebook gives away next-gen design tool Origami, for free

Origami, developed by the Facebook design team, is one of the emerging next-generation tools for designers producing…

What’s really wrong with Squarespace Logo

Last week Squarespace launched Squarespace Logo, a new addition to their service designed to provide individuals and…

Adobe release major Creative Cloud update

Today, Adobe have both announced and shipped, new versions of its flagship Creative Cloud applications. In this update…

Design Quips answer some tough design questions

As designers, we often wonder why certain standards become the “right” way to do things in our daily…

Pantone unveils 2014 color of the year

Color watchers may be intrigued to see Pantone’s color of the year for 2014. The influencial team at the Pantone Color…

Forrst announces major relaunch

Design and development community, Forrst, has announced a completely new and improved website experience. Originally…

Is Mainframe2 the end for desktop computing?

If Angel funded Mainframe2 has their way with the cloud, what they reveal this week at Demo Fall 2013, will make…