December 2017 - Freeport Press

The Last Free Fonts You’ll Need This Year

29 December 201729 December 2017|design

To cap off this year’s series of Free Font Fridays, we present two modern sans fonts with an extra dose of style. Quark by Typomancer is a fresh sans serif with some unexpected letter variations that make it distinct and...

How Real Books have Trumped Ebooks

28 December 201709 November 2021|Print

Something fascinating has been happening to print book over the past few years.“Books have always had a fetishistic quality to them, with their dusty secretiveness,” writes Alex Preston in The Guardian. “Now, though, it feels like we’re living through a...

Today’s Consumer and the Craving for Real

27 December 201727 December 2017|Paper, Print

If you haven’t seen this one, be warned; it’s a tearjerker. The video was created by the Paper & Packing Board and makes a powerful point about the impact of print on our emotions. “In the ad, titled ‘Letters to...

This Week’s Free Font is Grotesque

22 December 201722 December 2017|design

Let’s get to the first font ASAP. No, really, this week’s first freebie is Asap, by Pablo Cosgaya and Ominbus-Type Foundry. This simple, rounded sans-serif design has a friendly, casual style. It includes three weights plus matching italics, and you...

Buying Magazines Makes Canadians Happier Shoppers

21 December 201721 December 2017|Magazine, Print

We’ve got some interesting data out of Canada on print magazines in the retail setting. According to a press release from Magazines Canada, in-store magazines displays make for better shopping trips. “This is the first new data we’ve had in...

TV, Print Still Most Influential Advertising

19 December 201710 November 2021|Print

When your customers are making a buying decision, what factors into their choice? If they’re like most people, trust in your brand is a huge part of the deal. So how can brands build more trust, especially during this time...

Print Magazine Ads Continue to Tell it and Sell It for Brands

18 December 201710 November 2021|Magazine, Print

When it comes to your customer journey, there are different marketing tactics that work well at different places in the funnel; that’s no surprise for any student of marketing. Some advertising is great at building brand identity; other ads engage;...

An Urban Take on Free Font Friday

15 December 201715 December 2017|design

As the handcrafted artisanal look gives way to a more modern approach, designers are reaching for fresh fonts that look modern, without looking stark. And that’s why we really like these two fonts. First up is Axis, created by Brazilian-based...

13 Delicious Indie Food Titles to Taste

15 December 201715 December 2017|Magazine, Print

Stacks’ compiled a list of their favorite food titles, each one served up with a healthy helping of culture and design. What is it about food that makes for such great indie magazines? This year we’ve seen several yummy titles...

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