SAIT New Media Production & Design

WordPress' new default theme comes with the free typeface 'Inter' designed by Rasmus Andersson specifically for readability of mixed-case and lower-case text, especially with small font sizes. Inter gives a stronger personality to big headers, but you’ll get the most from it when using it with alternated text sizes. Would you use Inter it in your projects?

WordPress 5.3 was released yesterday! The new version contains quite a few new features, including some really nice improvements to the Gutenberg Block Editor. This blog post does a good job walking you through all the changes.

It's finally here! Nearly a year after it was first announced - Photoshop for the iPad is finally here. Adobe admits this is only the beginning, and more features will be added over time, Would you use Photoshop on your tablet? What features do you think would be hard to use on a small touch screen?

Terms and Conditions Generator can help you create a professional document with clauses and legalize for your website or app. Use it to help protect your interests and content. The tool is scalable for everything from simple blogs to e-commerce and works in 100-plus countries.

The Most Dangerous Writing App is a game that deletes your content if you get out of the flow, literally. Stop writing for more than 5 seconds and you lose all your progress. It sounds scary but is an interesting creative tool.

Can I Email? Is one of those tools you don’t know how much you need it, until you use it. Fill in what you want to know into the can I email field at the top of the screen to see what elements are supported by which email clients.

Doka is an in-browser photo editor. You can perform all kinds of basic photos edits with this free tool, including cropping and resizing (even by aspect ratio). There are even a few simple filters. It’s one of the best simple photo editing tools out there, and means you don't even have to leave your web browser (great for Chromebook users).

Every day this week we'll be sharing a cool tool that we found in the month of October that we think you'll be able to use to increase your productivity.

What font(s) do you like to use when designing for small screens? Have you ever found a font that looked great on a large screen, but didn't work on small screens or mobile screens? This article has 10 fonts to keep in mind next time you're designing for a small screen.

Do you listen to any new media related podcasts that you'd recommend? If you want to find some great podcasts to get started with, this article has 15 web design podcasts to get you started. https://buff.ly/2LngkMb

Many designers have heard of (or used) Google's Material Design system. Zomato has recently published their design system named Sushi. Have you ever designed using a design system in the past? Do you think a system like Sushi would help you work smarter on your next project?

It's interesting how much impact a small tweak can have on a logo. This article about the LA Kings logo focuses on an extra silver outline being added, and the impact that change had.

You’ve probably seen tons of wordmark logos in your lifetime. Many of the biggest brands out there have chosen this type of logo to represent their visual identity. But why did they go with a wordmark over a symbol for example? And what does a wordmark logo technically mean when it comes to design? If you’re a graphic designer offering logo services, this is extremely important to know because you’re expected to choose the right kind of logo that best supports your client’s brand identity.