Category Archives: Typography

Prejean Creative Tells You Why – Upper and Lower Case

Posted on June 9, 2016 by

The terms “uppercase” and “lowercase” have interesting origins that date back to the early days of the printing press. One of the earliest methods of printing involved painstakingly arranging pieces of metal type to form words and sentences. The raised … Continue reading →

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Prejean Creative Tells You Why – We Don’t Use Double Spaces

Posted on May 10, 2016 by

One space or two? Every time you put two spaces between your sentences, a typographer sheds a tear. The origin of the double space between sentences probably lies with the typewriter, which used monospaced fonts. This meant that every character was … Continue reading →

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Prejean Creative Tells You Why – Hanging Punctuation

Posted on March 30, 2016 by

Hanging Punctuation No, it’s not a form of corporal punishment, but any designer worth their weight in umlauts should be punished if they don’t remember this basic rule of typography. What does hanging punctuation accomplish? Quite simply, it creates the … Continue reading →

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Fine Art for Only 49 Cents. A Brief History of the U.S. Postal Service Christmas Stamp.

Posted on December 15, 2015 by

November 1, 1962, was a Banner Day for the United States Postal Service On a blustery afternoon in Philadelphia, then Postmaster General J. Edward Day, led a dedication ceremony for what would be the first of the USPS’ official Christmas … Continue reading →

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European Vacation – A Griswold’s Graphics Tour.

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Kevin Prejean

Took a trip in March across the big pond to Europe. It was a whirlwind sightseeing extravaganza with stops in London, Dublin, Paris, Florence and Rome. Whilst everyone is taking selfies or snapping shots of historic landmarks and whatnot, I was … Continue reading →

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