“Designers must be aware of cultural nuances and contexts in order to create designs that resonate with their intended audiences.”
– Richard Buchanan, Professor of Design
⚡Pop Quiz: What is the meaning of arabesque patterns in Islamic art and design?
In today’s issue:
- Nightmare Letters: Scare Your Audience with These Eerie Fonts
- Arabic Artistry: Captivating Graphic Design with Middle Eastern Flair
- Going Green: The Deep Meaning of Green in Design
Let’s dive in, shall we?
HORROR DESIGN
Scare Your Audience with These Eerie Fonts
Here are some contemporary fonts that are perfect for your next horror design project:
👉Lucifer – A menacing serif typeface by Nguyen Gobber, Lucifer is perfect for headlines, running text and poster design.
👉Maelstrom – Razor-thin spacing with a dark blackletter edge make this font the perfect futuristic yet terrifying typeface for your dark sci-fi design project.
👉Widescreen – Designed for a fictional company, Widescreen is a subtly ominous font that’s perfect for instilling some fear.
Go deeper:
- Typefaces of Terror: Seven of the Scariest Fonts – Creative Boom
- Minimalist Horror Movie Posters – 99 Designs
- Horror and Graphic Design – Parachute
- The 14 Spookiest Horror Movie Posters – Vectornators
DESIGN CULTURES
Arabic Artistry: Captivating Graphic Design with Middle Eastern Flair
Here are the defining features of contemporary Arabic design:
✒️Bold typography: Designers use a wide range of Arabic typefaces to create expressive and eye-catching designs, often experimenting with different fonts and lettering styles.
🧿Cultural references: Using motifs from Arab history such as traditional Islamic art and calligraphy, Arabic designers infuse their work with meaning and cultural significance.
👩💻Innovation: Many designers are working to merge traditional Arabic elements with contemporary design trends, creating designs that are both visually stunning and highly original.
Go deeper:
- How The Middle East’s New-Gen Graphic Designers Are Exploring Arabic Type Design – GQ
- Arabic Designs – 99 Designs
- The Top 10 Arabic Design Cliches – Tarek Atrissi Design
Going Green: The Deep Meaning of Green in Design
🍃Learn how to refresh your designs with the color of growth and renewal.
- Green: Color Psychology, Symbolism and Meaning – Color Psychology
- The Meaning of Green in Design – Adobe
- All About Green – Shutterstock
- Color Theory For Designers – Smashing Magazine
⚡The Answer: Arabesque patterns are used to symbolize the infinite nature of God and the universe.
Arabesque patterns are characterized by intricate, repeating geometric and floral motifs that represent the infinite nature of God. These patterns are often used to adorn religious buildings, manuscripts, textiles, and ceramics.