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Ink of the Week Winners
“Science Olympiad Rocks!” and “Salute” are the winners of this week’s Ink of the Week contest! The Science Olympiad team at John Adams High School in Indiana trains six days a week to compete in 23 different events at each invitational competition. During last week’s first competition of the season, the team [...]
Artist of the Month – Justin Santora
At CustomInk, we love custom artwork, and that love goes beyond custom designs created in our Design Lab. To inspire your creative side, we’ve chosen some of our favorite artists to feature on our blog. Here we meet illustrator Justin Santora, a Chicago native who primarily works in poster art. Get to know Justin a little bit better with [...]
Font of the Week — Din
You may recognize Din and not even know it— it’s most popular for it’s use in traffic signs around the world. Created in Germany in 1931, Din actually stands for Deutsches Institut für Normung, or the German Institute for Standardization. Din’s clean, grid-based type was meant to convey simple messages quickly with [...]
Ink of the Week Winners
“Kindness Matters” and “Bangor Area High School Color Guard” are the winners of this week’s Ink of the Week contest! Kindness matters at Erma B. Reese Elementary in Lodi, California. To help the school with a fundraiser for field trips, the Special Education staff members designed these “Kindness [...]
Get Your Festive Sweaters Ready!
Winter holidays are right around the corner- make sure you’re dressed appropriately! Our Design Lab has everything you need to make your own fabulously festive sweatshirt (or t-shirt, or raglan, or hoodie, or tank top). Get inspired by these winning designs from this year’s CustomInk Holiday Sweater Design Contest! Click a [...]
Font of the Week — Times New Roman
Times New Roman was created in 1931 for the British newspaper, The Times, by Victor Lardent. Times New Roman is best known for it’s use in Microsoft applications, like Word. Thanks to it’s highly readable nature, Times New Roman can be used for various print needs— from books all the way up to large print needs, like [...]
Ink of the Week
“#teamjackie Rocking Ragnar Trail Los Coyotes” and “Go AWAY…I’m Reading” are the winners of this week’s Ink of the Week contest! Last weekend, this group ran in the Ragnar Trail Los Coyotes race and were able to surprise one of the teammates with #teamjackie t-shirts. Jackie was diagnosed with breast [...]
Font of the Week — Bodoni
Bodoni was created in 1767 by Italian Typographer Giambattista Bodoni. Giambattista Bodoni found inspiration for this tried and true typeface thanks to French Founder, John Baskerville. Bodoni is an example of an early font that broke from traditional typefaces, instead embracing thick and thin strokes and hairline serifs. Bodoni is [...]