Glenn Pierce

Tying It All Together: What a Well-Placed Headline Can Do For A Layout

tying it all together, rugs and headlines

There’s a scene from the Coen Brothers’ 1998 cult classic The Big Lebowski where Jeff Bridges’ character, The Dude, walks into a local bowling alley lamenting the ruination of a living room rug vandalized by intruders. “That rug really tied the room together, did it not?” asks a concerned John Goodman, who plays fellow bowler [...]

Capital Improvements: Using Initial Caps to Improve Your Designs

initial caps

It’s been said that history is our best teacher. It’s hard to believe that whoever first uttered those words had custom media on the brain. But they might as well have. One of the most effective and time-honored tools in a designer’s repertoire is the drop or initial cap. First used in ancient, illuminated manuscripts, [...]