My new little find…

I happened to run across PicJumbo the other day and I was happy that I did. The site hosts a variety of free images that have an open license so that you may use them for personal or commercial projects. Even though I am no professional photographer, I try to use my camera as much as possible and as often as possible. But when I need a professional photo for a project PicJumbo will be the first place I go to. The images are high quality and easily accessible . Creative Market is my next go to for images. I go to these not because they have larger collections, or even better quality of photos than the “Big Name” places, but because they are designers and people just like me. I will always buy from a design community before I look elsewhere. If you like PicJumbo, or have your own favorite place to get your images I would like to know.

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James Benavides

Awful Type

It sure is satisfying when…

It sure is satisfying when a client goes through a group of typefaces and picks out two that were recent purchases. I knew that I liked them and I was happy to add them to my collection, but when they chose those two I was pleasantly pleased. The fonts happened to be on sale, or they were reasonably priced which is a bonus. I tend to keep up to date with what is trending at Creative Market because their font choices tend to be well thought out and versatile. Here are the two fonts that I led me to write this post. Let me know what you think. The original post and images can be found here.

Eveleth

Eveleth is a letterpress type font that has a nice texture to it, but it also comes in a clean version. Here are a few looks that convinced me on purchasing it. 

First was the price. 16 fonts for $9!!! I am a sucker for a good deal.

Nanami Rounded

The rounded look of the Nanami Rounded font is what initially caught my eye. It is a very subtle roundness, but it comes off as a nice, clean, and versatile font. The font also comes in a variety of weights, which is another feature that I look for in this type of sans serif font. I have used it in headlines and body copy and the overall effect comes off as clean and crisp. I also did a little research and this font was highly recommended because it is the successor of the Original Nanami font. It has been my font of choice since purchasing it. It is versatile and the rounded corners are a nice touch and they are eye-catching. Did I mention my proclivity for good deals? It was 75% and worth every penny.