Dirk Petzold
Dirk Petzold is a graphic designer, content strategist, and the founder of WE AND THE COLOR. With a sharp eye for visual culture and a deep passion for emerging trends, Dirk has spent over a decade building one of the most respected platforms in the creative industry. His mission is to inspire and connect designers, artists, and creative minds across the globe through high-quality content, curated discoveries, and thoughtful commentary. When he's not creating or curating, you'll likely find him running mountain trails or exploring new ideas at the intersection of design and technology.
All content on WE AND THE COLOR is human-curated and edited, with AI assistance in research, writing, and image editing.
The Art of Home by Shea McGee: Yes, It’s Worth Buying,...
My girlfriend and I got The Art of Home by Shea McGee as a gift about a year ago. We're both a little obsessed...
Solique Font by Struvictory.art
The Solique font, designed by Victoria of Struvictory.art, is a handmade sans-serif built around sunbaked textures, mid-century warmth, and letterforms that look drawn, not...
Voux Font Family by Miller Type Foundry
I purchased the Voux font family last Tuesday, and it immediately replaced three other typefaces in a deck I was building from scratch. That's...
How Do You Remove a Background in Photoshop or Luminar?
Background removal used to mean an entire afternoon lost to the Pen Tool, followed by a headache from zooming into stray hair pixels at...
The Frame – Praia da Poça Turns a 1921 Estoril House...
The Frame – Praia da Poça is a new residential project by ARX Portugal, developed in co-authorship with Boost Studio, on a coastal plot...
The Polaroid Font by Funtype Co. Is a Condensed Sans Serif...
Let's be honest, type foundries from around the globe release a new condensed sans every other week, and most of them blur together after...
Photoshop or Lightroom: Which One Actually Deserves Your Monthly Fee?
Photoshop and Lightroom get bundled together so often that people forget they solve two completely different problems. I tested both, side by side, on...
Josef Albers’ Interaction of Color, the 50th Anniversary Edition Book Review
I've had my copy of Josef Albers' Interaction of Color, the 50th Anniversary Edition, on my desk for quite a while now. Not on...
Fjorden Font Duo by Heinzel Std.
The Fjorden Font Duo Is a Rounded-and-Regular Retro Pairing Built for Bold, Confident Headlines
I put the Fjorden font duo on my desk for two...
What Does a Good Adobe InDesign Magazine Template Actually Need to...
Seriously, I've opened, tested, and quietly abandoned more magazine templates than I care to admit. Most collapse the second you swap a font or...
Back to School with the Best Pens, Notebooks, and Other Supplies...
It happens quite often that many supplies fail in predictable ways. A pen skips halfway through a lecture, a notebook's spine cracks by week...
Theodore and Scarlett Font by Keithzo
I first noticed the Theodore and Scarlett font through a Creative Market notification I almost swiped away. But happily, I didn't. Something about the...
