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Call me a typographic geek, but I love a good ampersand (&)!

September 9, 2019 by thewonderland Leave a Comment

It’s fun, it’s functional and it’s also a bit of a hero in the world of typography! Not only is the ampersand pretty to look at but more importantly, it sits pride of place in probably hundreds of very famous logos! From creatively curly creations to their smart, sleek and stylish sisters, there are no boundaries when styling up this beautiful glyph. Did you know… There seems to be a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design Tagged With: Ambersand, creative, design, font, typography

The Art of Typography

March 10, 2017 by thewonderland Leave a Comment

The Art of Typography

Just a bit of background Life as a designer isn’t all about creating a pretty picture or getting my crayons out! It’s about the thinking behind it, such as what is a good design, what’s on trend? What response will it have? What can we do to attract the audience? It is also about capturing the imagination and attention of someone to evoke a preferred reaction, in a creative way … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design, Wanda's Wondertips Tagged With: creative, design, The Art of Typography, the wonderland, typography

Can design help to open doors for people with disabilities?

February 10, 2017 by thewonderland Leave a Comment

Design has always been used as a device to aid in visual messages that the creator wants to convey, but they can also be used to evoke empathy with and even support people with learning difficulties. This subject is quite close to my heart as my brother Alex has autism. With his learning difficulties, Alex would never have got to where he has today without having had the opportunities that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Campaign and ad critique, Design, Social Media Tips & Tactics, Uncategorized Tagged With: design, Disability, Dyslexia, font, Graphic design, Learning difficulties, type, Typeface, typography

Get your creative 5-a-day… eat your greens and write with them too!

August 3, 2015 by thewonderland Leave a Comment

Here at The Wonderland, we’re always looking for different and creative solutions to problems, the challenge here being: what do you write with if you don’t have a pen? Typographer Ian Barnard has taken potato printing to the next level by fashioning an assortment of vegetables into pens. He uses carrots, broccoli, asparagus, lemon grass and chilli. It’s amazing how different vegetables can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Design Tagged With: calligraphy, creative, creativity, Ian Barnard, typography, vegetable

Typography Challenge: Our results

March 9, 2015 by thewonderland Leave a Comment

Sooooo, this week we’ve taken our own advice and made time for a well-earned ‘play-break’. Here’s what we’ve managed… we’re happy with the results! :D     Written by Laura … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Wonderland HQ Tagged With: challenge, type, typography

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