Sculptors and installation artists often use lightweight foam as the core for their structures, but not all adhesives perform well with it. Some chemically react with foam, eating it away or causing it to melt. Fortunately, excellent adhesives have been formulated specifically to work with foam. Each has its own properties and best uses. Some…
Kerning and tracking are two related and frequently confused typographical terms. Both refer to the adjustment of space between characters of type to improve readability and appearance. Most instances of kerning occur automatically in fonts nowadays, while tracking is available in most type settings. People who aren’t in graphic arts or publication fields rarely need to…
The term leading dates to the days of hot metal type when strips of lead were placed between rows of type to provide line spacing. Leading is the space between the baseline of one line of type and the baseline of the next line of type. It is usually expressed in points. The greater the leading, the further apart the lines of type…
Watch this video to learn about the best use of a prop in film and television and how props are often capable of enhancing a script. There are more to props than meets the eye. Who doesn’t love a good prop? I certainly do. Props matter and yet they are often undervalued by filmmakers which is…
As a kid, the first and only thing I ever wanted to be when I grew up was an artist. I never got bored or minded being sent to my room as long as I could draw. I wasn’t the “good artist” at school—I couldn’t draw a superhero, or a realistic Snoopy. But I was…
Architecture students in four different year groups at the University of Kentucky College of Design present projects in this VDF school show. The projects range from a museum on a former coal mine to an exploration of the future of 3D-printing in construction. All 12 schemes were developed on either the Undergraduate or Masters course at…
ISA’s Alison Kent and Karen Johnson of The Color Goddess weigh in on attracting the sign industry’s next generation. Alison Kent, the International Sign Association’s(ISA; Alexandria, VA) director of workforce development, and Karen Johnson of The Color Goddess (Asheville, NC), each responded to Eric E. Larsen’s June 2020 column, “Skilled Sign People Wanted.” Kent: It wasn’t that long…