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Olympics graphics 2016

November 9, 2013May 24, 2022 1 minute read.

Rio 2016 is fast approaching – take a look at the official Olympic and Paralympic pictograms. With any new Olympic or Paralympic Games, all creative eyes are going to be on the all-important design aspects. Logos aside, pictograms are probably one of the most essential designs for the games – adorned across leaflets, architecture, flyers,…

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Typography tutorial

October 23, 2013May 24, 2022 3 minute read.

Leading, Tracking and Kerning At Turquoise Creative we love typography and we thought you might be interested in learning some typography principles yourself. When designing layouts and adjusting type, it is important to understand the basics of working with text, line spacing, and letter spacing. This article briefly covers leading, kerning, and tracking for you…

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Google’s logo goes flat

October 8, 2013May 24, 2022 1 minute read.

Search engine giant Google is rolling out a new identity, which ditches the previous 3D-style elements of the logo. The new, flat identity, which also features a refined colour palette and updated letter shapes, is launching across most Google products over the next few weeks, according to Google tech lead manager Eddie Kessler. It is…

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