50s Smart Phone

Imagine if the smart phone was a technology developed in the 1950s. How would the advertising of that era showcase this modern marvel? Students in the Typography class were challenged with this concept. Given a stock image they were to design an ad featuring a smart phone being careful to use typefaces and design trends common in the 1950s. It was a great way to stress how important design details are to the historical context of a piece.

Disappearing Fonts in InDesign or Illustrator CC

We recently had a student who couldn’t select any fonts in InDesign shortly after we switched to the Creative Cloud. They vanished. After some detective work by Jason, he discovered where our fonts disappeared to and brought them back. See the screen shots below for the solution:

When selecting a font only Minion Pro would appear. No other fonts were available

When selecting a font only Minion Pro would appear. No other fonts were available

The culprit was the "Apply Favorite Filter " had been selected.

The culprit was the “Apply Favorite Filter ” icon had been selected.

The solution is to click twice on the "Clear Filter" icon and Voila! your fonts are back.

The solution is to click twice on the “Clear Filter” icon and Voila! your fonts are back.