Tag Archives: Design
Font Friday: Picking Fonts
Posted on 28. Oct, 2011 by Kenny.
Well over a year ago I started Front Friday and I think I only posted two or three times. So, let’s just say that this is a very infrequent blog day. However, someone passed this along to me a few weeks ago and I thought it would fit perfectly for “Font Friday.”
When doing any design work, picking the right font is key. So, here’s a fun little chart that will help you in picking out the right font for your project.
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Who is your T-Shirt vendor?
Posted on 04. May, 2011 by Kenny.
So, I need a little help. I’m gathering information before I have 1500+ camp shirts designed and printed. I want to know about who you know or who you use. Obviously, I’m looking for a great price, but I need to know the capabilities of the printer. Can they do over-sized prints, can they print over seams and stuff like that.
So, if you would please help me by commenting below, I’ll even publish a little directory of T-Shirt vendors to share with everyone. When you’re planning to print your next ministry shirt, you’ll at least know what your options are.
Here are the questions:
- So, what’s the name of the vendor you use?
- What’s their website?
- What’s their phone/contact info?
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Graphics: Stock XChange
Posted on 25. Feb, 2010 by Kenny.
When designing stuff for ministry, I rarely do anything from scratch. To be honest, I know very few designers that do anything from scratch. They usually start with something. Either it’s a background, a texture or sometimes a pre-designed element. Sometimes you can find something great in a basic Google image search. You can almost always find great stuff at iStock, but you’ll have to pay for it. If you’re looking for better graphics than you’ll typically find on Google image search, but free unlike you’ll find on iStock, check out Stock XChange. From what I gather, it’s a massive collection of user contributed images and graphics. Sign up for a free membership and look for what you need.… Read the rest
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Design in Children’s Ministry: You thought I was done?
Posted on 11. Jan, 2010 by Kenny.
There’s a brilliant article over at Collide magazine about why design matters in the church. A few weeks ago I did a little series on how to improve your design and one of the posts was “why you should care.” I don’t know if I was nearly as eloquent as Collide, so definitely give it a read. My favorite part is in the intro.
…you’re probably convinced that design matters. I mean, it just does. After all, when something is ugly, confusing, vague, misleading, or malfunctioning— when something is poorly designed—we instinctively want to grimace, look away, or flee the premises altogether. If bad design is bad, it stands to reason that good design is good. But why, specifically, is good design good for the Church?
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Better Design: Why you should care
Posted on 28. Dec, 2009 by Kenny.
I had to take a design class as a part of my masters program for Education. Although I was glad to take this class (since I love design), I wasn’t sure why this was required. Now I understand.
It’s the same reason why you as a Children’s Pastor/Director/Leader should also care about design.
By the very nature of what you do, you are a communicator. It’s how you do what you do. Although the majority of what you communicate my be verbal/written, design plays a significant role in your ability to effectively communicate. Whether it is a take home paper, a note to parents a sign on a door or even slides for weekend productions, we’ve all had to design these.… Read the rest
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Lock-In graphic
Posted on 15. Jul, 2009 by Kenny.
We’re doing a lock-in just before school starts. We’re a little behind the eight ball. I designed two graphics that we’d use on the web and post cards to promote. What do you think? Which do you like?
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Comic Sans… I hate you too!
Posted on 21. Apr, 2009 by Kenny.
You’ve heard that I “loath” the Algerian font. Well, I dislike Comic Sans just as much. It’s not that it’s a horrible font, it’s just that you people freaking over use it. I say “you people” becasue the majority of my blog audience are Children’s Pastors and Children’s Pastors (and teachers) are the worst offenders. It’s “kid friendly” therefore we must use it on EVERYTHING!
NOOOOOOOOO!
I’ve seen Policy Manuals typed in Comic Sans. Don’t even get me started.
Well, a good friend of mine sent me this article from the Wall Street Journal concerning this type face in particular. So funny!
So, if you tend to use Comic Sans, stop it! Hmmm, I just had an idea. I’d like to create a computer virus that spreads like wildfire, bu the only thing it does is delete Comic Sans and Algerian from the control panel.… Read the rest
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Ode to fonts
Posted on 20. Apr, 2009 by Kenny.
I’m not ashamed, I love my fonts. Although I’m not a professional, I do like to dabble in graphic design. When starting a project, I almost always start with the font. I sort through hundreds of fonts looking for just the right one. Then I design around the font. I know know if this is right or wrong, it’s just the way I do it. So I really do love my fonts. I enjoy recognizing fonts I design with out in the wild. If you remember, I’m also passionate in my dislike for certain fonts as well.
Why am I writing this? Well, I am passionate about this and that should be enough reason alone. However, I’ve found that every Children’s Pastor wears multiple hats, one of which is “graphic designer.” Few things bother me more than a poorly designed flyer or sign.… Read the rest
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Show me the registration forms!
Posted on 16. Feb, 2009 by Kenny.
Hey people! I need your help. Last Sunday I picked up and looked at our “registration card” that first time visitors fill out. Embarrassingly, it was the first time I looked at this. I’ve got several new volunteers who are doing our data entry and I was overseeing their training. I tried to enter one of these cards into the database and found myself guessing and making assumptions. Unfortunately, our registration card causes you to guess who the cell phone belongs to and who the email belongs to. There are other things as well, but I won’t get into them.
So, I plan to revamp this sucker in the next few weeks. Here’s where I could really use your help. I love to look at how other churches do their cards.… Read the rest
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Final review
Posted on 01. Jul, 2008 by Kenny.
I’ve actually enjoyed the comments and suggestions on some of the pieces I’ve had to put together. I was spoiled to have a graphic artist helping me with this stuff at my last church.
So, below is a Baptism Class poster followed my a revision of my Parent Meeting postcard.
Any last comments or suggestions before these go to print?… Read the rest
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