Steve Kapsinow (bio)

In its semi regular Uni Watch feature, ESPN.com offers some modest proposals to help revive the almost lost art of vertically arched lettering (VAL) on the backs of sports team uniforms. While VAL is aesthetically superior to the more common radial arching, it is much more difficult to execute and thus on the verge of extinction.

It may sound strange, but the best way to create typographic emphasis is to exercise restraint. These tools, applied with subtlety, will help your type stand out.

Although some images may share identical RGB values, their appearance differs because every imaging device responds to color stimuli differently. To work efficiently, you need a way to accurately preserve color information from a digital camera or scanner, through editing and correction to a finished print. Part of this requires choosing the right colorspace for your digital workflow.

STEP presents the 2005 Adobe Design Achievement Award winners.