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โ Susan Kare, Graphic Designer
โก๏ธPop Quiz: What was Helvetica originally called?
In today’s issue:
- Design on the Go: Top Graphic Design Apps to Elevate Your Skills
- Simplicity at its Finest: The Ultimate Collection of Neutral Typefaces
- Artistic Expression in Digital Form: All About Hand-drawn Graphics
Let’s dive in, shall we?
DESIGNERโS TOOLKIT
Design On the Go: Top Graphic Design Apps to Elevate Your Skills
Game-changing graphic design applications for rapid designing.
CREATE โ A powerful graphic design + drawing app for designing flyers, posts, and more.
Sketchbook โ The ultimate tool for drawing, painting, and sketching on the fly.
Pixelcut โ An AI-powered graphic designer and photo editor with capabilities like magic eraser, background removal, and a variety of templates.
Assembly โ A tool for creating impressive illustration and vector art for your designs.
Go deeper:
- The Best Graphic Design Software in 2022 – Creative Bloq
- 11 Best Graphic Design Apps for iPhone – Applavia
- The 13 Best Free Graphic Design Software for Marketers and Beginners – Hubspot
TYPE TROPES
Simplicity at its Finest: The Ultimate Collection of Neutral Typefaces
Discover the best neutral typefaces and how you can use them in your designs.
- Muller Next โ A refreshing neutral font thatโs accessible yet stylish and impactful. An excellent font for packaging design or raw/minimalist posters and campaigns.
- Helvetica โ An age-old favorite, Helvetica is the hallmark of neutrality. This sans-serif Grotesk typeface can be seen all over signage and corporate brand identities.
- Neutral โ A sans-serif typeface, neutral is an attempt to remove all stylistic elements so the content can shine through.
Go deeper:
- Muller Next Makes a Case for the Impact of Neutral Type – Print Magazine
- Just How Neutral is Helvetica? – Monotype
- The Story of the Worldโs Most Famous Font – Design & Paper
Artistic Expression in Digital Form: All About Hand-drawn Graphics
โ๏ธDrawing to become a Better Designer
- Why Graphic Designers Should Learn to Draw – Bon Fx
- Drawing for Graphic Design: 6 Exercises to Sharpen Your Skills – Creative Live
Get Inspired
- How to Create Your Own Hand-Drawn Graphics – Articulate
- Cool Drawing Ideas to Get Fresh Inspirations for Your Designs – Design Stripe
โก๏ธThe Answer: Helvetica was originally called Neue Haas Grotesk.
Created by Max Miedinger in 1956, Neue Haas Grotesk was a dense and sturdy font released by the Haas Type foundry. The font was later renamed Helvetica which translates to โSwissโ in Latin as it was made in Switzerland.
