Each year tends to have defining themes and unique looks. Last year we saw the rise of 3-D imagery, collages that combine photos and illustrations, and big typography. We also saw some…
Roundup: Our most-read design posts
In 2016, I penned three blog posts about design that—despite being pretty cheeky—are just as…
Visualizing police violence and racial inequality in America
The United States seems to have reached another tipping point in terms of police violence…
Five fundamentals for a successful art search
Conducting an art search on stock-photography or illustration websites can be challenging. While no art…
The Gold Standard: Design takeover, November 2019
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Interactive visualization: Bringing attention-grabbing data to life
Creating a visual representation of a data set often demands a lot of creative problem-solving…
Linking 2019 design trends to B2B content
Written by Delilah Zak, Katie Edwards, and Justin Durkin. The Leff design team recently sat…
Leff brand design: Communicating through colors
Between late 2017 and early 2018, Leff went through a rebranding exercise with an external…
Typographic anatomy: An interactive guide
Typography is the practice of positioning written words so that the text is both legible…
Reading the straight and narrow: Column chart best practices
Continuing my chart blog series, today I’ll be discussing the column chart. If you have…