The Design of Pokémon

Pokémon are the nostalgic love of many who grew up playing the original games on GameBoys and Nintendo DSes. The sheer number of the cute, lovable, furry creatures – almost 900 of them – really makes you wonder how so many different unique designs were thought up. This article gives Read more…

The History of Typography

Have you ever considered how modern typefaces such as the one you’re reading right now, Arial, were developed? This brief stop motion animation summarizes these developments. As an example, one of the most popular typefaces of all time, Times New Roman, has a longer history than you’d imagine. Its name Read more…

Design of Mobile Icons

I’m personally the (seemingly rare) owner of an Android phone, and one of my favorite features of the operating system is the depth of its customizability. One of the things that you can customize are the icons used to represent apps on the home screen – you can switch between Read more…