Sweet Tweets is a weekend feature to The Design Cubicle highlighting some of my favorite, and other Twitterer’s design-related links discovered via Twitter throughout the work week.
Week of 7-6-09:
80 Creative and Well-designed Logos
“80 creative logos of different variety, all categorized under these groups: Wordmark, Symbolic and Combined mark.”
100+ Minimal and Typographic Package Designs
“Sometimes, less is more… Here are over 100 examples of package design that either has a minimal style, or a typographic based solution”
Colorful Infographics
“The color palettes are consistent throughout the graphics without making things unnecessarily complicated with palettes that strain the eyes or make use of too many colors.”
Great Vintage Advertising and Propaganda
“Vintage ads and propaganda are a true inspiration for every designer, on how they used to set typography, and many other elements through the canvas.”
50 Best-Of Designer’s Download Picks and Resources
“You’ll find an assortment of top-notch Vector Packs, brushes, patterns, Free Fonts, Icon Sets and .PSD downloadable files that others have freely contributed to the design community.”
Successful Logo and Identity Designs Starts with a Solid Name
“How many times have you been given a logo design job, but found out that the company name is either long, odd, not appropriate, sounds silly, sounds cliché and a number of many other possible scenarios?”
25 Must-Read Books for Designers, Typography Lovers and Freelancers
“All these books can help make you a better designer and business owner so I thought I’d make a list of some of my favorite ones and include a short summary/quote, book authors and the topics discussed in the books.”
Recession Advice For Designers
“AIGA asked the following 10 design professionals from across the country to share their advice on remaining competitive in an economic downturn. These essays offer valuable insights that can be useful to designers during both good and bad times.”
10 Common Freelancing Myths
“There are a lot of misconceptions about freelancing, hiring a freelancer and what the life of a freelancer is really like. Here are some of the common myths and a look at the reality of each one.”
17 Remarkably Professional Free Fonts
“There is definitely not a shortage of free fonts. However, it can be difficult and time consuming to find free fonts that possess a superior and professional quality.”
What were some of your favorite Tweet design resources from the past week? Share in the comments below.
Thanks for all the great suggestions here. I loved the one about the solid name. That’s a great read.
One of my favorites I found throughout the week was an article on David Airey’s blog written by Leslie Tane. It talked about the 20 questions a client might ask you when deiciding to hire you for a design job.
I’ve also mentioned it on my weekly fav list here. http://bit.ly/2m1J1l
Preston,
Great addition. Compliments my 20 questions to ask clients post nicely. Thanks for sharing! PS. I fixed your link ;)
Thanks for fixing. You’ll notice I included your article in my weekly favs too. Great one as usual. Keep up the good work.
Brian,
Thanks for the post. I just found your blog today. Really liking it so far. My favorite from this list was the “100+ Minimal and Typographic Package Designs” I love typography and great package design.
Thanks, Jamie