Reclymate Font Family by Zarma Type
Reclymate Proves a Condensed Font Doesn't Have to Feel Cramped
Reclymate, built by Zarma Type, was drawn narrow from the start, not squeezed after the...
Six Adobe InDesign Templates I Downloaded Years Ago From Adobe Stock...
Honestly, my Adobe Stock download library is a mess. Hundreds of purchases are in there, most opened once, then forgotten within a week. But...
Leckerlee Lebkuchen’s Tin Packaging Design Just Turned 15. Here’s What 46...
Back in 2012, WE AND THE COLOR ran a feature on a small gingerbread company's holiday tins. The illustrations were bright, the folk-art patterns...
The Garamond Typeface & Why There’s No Such Thing As “One”...
Ask ten designers which Garamond font they use, and you'll get eleven answers. That's not really a joke about designers being indecisive, though—guilty as...
How a 1941 Doctor’s House in Valencia Became a Case Study...
The Doctor's House isn't a flip. It isn't a gut job either. It's a 345-square-meter argument, built in brick and steel, that old houses...
Adobe Stock Still Beats Envato Elements and Creative Fabrica, Just Not...
I spent six weeks running the same design tasks through Adobe Stock, Envato Elements, and Creative Fabrica. Same logo concept, same social carousel, same...
What Separates a Timeless Brand Identity From a Trendy One
A timeless brand identity is not one that never changes. Identities that last usually evolve as the business, audience and platforms around them change....
Vintage Graphic Design Book Review: Heller & Fili’s Love Letter to...
A review of Vintage Graphic Design, Steven Heller and Louise Fili's sourcebook of type, monograms, and ornaments from the golden age of printing.
I bought...
GC Fentura Font Family by Glyphonic
The GC Fentura font family markets itself as a "modern structure sans," which sounds like the kind of phrase a type foundry writes at...
The 5 Best Adobe InDesign Templates We Actually Tested in the...
Each one of these Adobe InDesign templates went through a full review on WE AND THE COLOR first. Each one earned its spot because...
Camp Crafts Font Duo by Komet & Flicker
Camp Crafts is a two-style font system built around the visual language of old trailhead signs and campground markers. It ships in a sans...
Luxury Home Design Doesn’t Need More Rooms. It Needs Less Noise.
After thirty years in practice, design studio ARRCC has watched luxury home design move away from size and accumulation and toward ease. Clients no...

















