Judy Clippinger / Graphic Design

02/17/2026

The Clear Focus Bible utilizes a revolutionary typography that guides the eye through the text with artificial fixation points that highlights initial letters of words. This unique approach encourages a more in-depth reading of Scripture as well as making it easier to read and understanding longer portions of Scripture in less time.

Read more of the Bible with better focus using the Bionic Reading® method The Clear Focus Bible utilizes a revolutionary typography that guides the eye through the text with artificial fixation points that highlights initial letters of words. This unique approach encourages a more in-depth reading ...

12/16/2025

Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year is “Cloud Dancer,” a soft white shade that the company describes as a calming, lofty neutral meant to symbolize clarity, tranquility, and a fresh start in an increasingly chaotic, tech-saturated world. It is the first time Pantone has chosen a white-shade as Color of the Year, and the institute says the hue functions as a blank canvas that helps people slow down, reset, and refocus.

Supporters, including some designers, wedding planners, and decor experts, see Cloud Dancer as chic, versatile, and perfect for minimal, quiet luxury aesthetics across fashion, interiors, and branding. Online, though, the reaction has been far from neutral, with critics blasting the choice as lazy, uninspired, and even dystopian. Others say that after years of rich, emotionally driven colors, naming a nearly colorless white as the defining hue of 2026 feels like a creative cop-out.

At the same time, retail sales of neutrals have been surging in interiors and fashion, and that a flexible, grounding base shade makes sense for a year when many people are rethinking their priorities and environments. What is your take: is Cloud Dancer a smart, timely reflection of where culture is heading—or a tone-deaf non-color that misses the mood of 2026?

11/10/2025

10/24/2025

And we have the winners! With 183 countries participating in Crayola’s first Global Color Vote, the top Crayola global colors are Cerulean, Robin’s Egg Blue and Wisteria! A special “World’s Favorite Colors” crayons, markers and colored pencil packs, activity kits, and themed coloring book collection will be available this holiday and early 2026. 🖍️

08/19/2025

Before digital typesetting, printers used physical pieces of metal type to arrange words. These letters were kept in wooden or metal cases, each compartment holding a specific character. Capital letters, used less frequently, were stored in the upper case, placed higher up on the workbench. The more frequently used small letters were kept in the lower case for easier access.

This practical arrangement allowed printers to work efficiently, reaching for the lower case letters more often, while capitals remained within reach but out of the way. Over time, the physical layout of these cases became so standard that the terms “uppercase” and “lowercase” carried over into modern language, even long after printing became digital.

Though most people today have never seen a real typesetter’s case, the terminology survives in every keyboard, word processor, and style guide, linking modern writing to centuries of printing tradition.

05/02/2025

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Thanks, Jay
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03/07/2025

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Symbols are everywhere, even when we don't realize it. A drawing of a heart, a no smoking sign, or a crosswalk - they're all physical representations of a word, a concept, or an idea. As often as not, people use symbols and see symbols without actually knowing their names. For example, let's take...

02/01/2025

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01/02/2025

https://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year/2025

For 2025, the Pantone Color Institute selects PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse, a warming, brown hue imbued with richness. It nurtures us with its suggestion of the delectable qualities of chocolate and coffee, answering our desire for comfort.

01/02/2025

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Spirograph designs that you could make if you happen to have a degree in art.