Minutes http://blog.cdgi.com Things we've done or learned Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:23:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Do typefaces really matter? http://blog.cdgi.com/2010/07/do-typefaces-really-matter/ http://blog.cdgi.com/2010/07/do-typefaces-really-matter/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:12:14 +0000 Mike Fleischner http://blog.cdgi.com/?p=90

To most people, typefaces are pretty insignificant. Yet to their devotees, they are the most important feature of text, giving subliminal messages that can either entice or revolt readers, says Tom de Castella.

When Avatar, the biggest grossing movie of all time was released, one section of the audience was immediately outraged.

Graphic designers hated it. Why? They didn’t like the font that director James Cameron had chosen for the subtitles.

“I hated it on the posters and then threw up a little in my mouth when I realised I would have to read that ugly font throughout the film in the subtitles,” one blogger commented.

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Our redesign of Berman DeValerio’s website is now live!

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David Saraceno (left) and Vanessa Schaefer (right) of Clockwork Design Group, with Maureen Grenier and Diane Power of Mirick O'Connell.

Clockwork Design Group takes home a FIRST PLACE for Websites at the 2010 New England Legal Marketing Association’s Your Honor Awards!

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In this article, we’re going to travel back in time and see how some of the most popular websites today looked in their beginning, and how their design has evolved through the years.

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