Inspired by the Storytelling With Data book I wanted to try applying some of the techniques to some existing charts and graphs. In all the examples I have been limited in not having access to the original data, so re-plotting hasn’t really been possible. Instead, I have redrawn using Inkscape or Excel and then focused… Read More »
The designer Massimo Vignelli once said that you only really need around 6 fonts. The logic of that approach is that rather than spending ages trying to find the ‘perfect’ font from all the thousands that are available, you focus on a reduced range of basic fonts. This creative constraint then gives you more space… Read More »
Premature generalization can happen when we incorrectly widen the scope of a problem, or try to anticipate use cases before they happen. It often comes about when we attempt to make a multi-purpose, or re-usable solutions before fully understanding what is really needed. Premature generalization is a trap we can fall into just about anywhere… Read More »
Export L-Edit Config Settings L-Edit is a piece of powerful layout design software. As you use it you will probably make changes to the configuration, such as keyboard shortcuts and other settings. This post shows you how you can export these customisations as a config file which you can save as a backup, or to… Read More »
L-Edit Change Layer Rendering When designing layouts in L-Edit being able to change the appearance of different layers is very important. Sensible selection of layer rendering can make editing design files much easier. This post shows you how to change the rendering in different layers in L-edit. Setup Layers The settings for changing the appearance… Read More »