Monday, April 5th, 2010
A very common request designers must make from their clients is for the vector artwork file of their logo. If you’re lucky the original logo designer provided your client with a folder full of all the file types you could ever need for their logo. If you are not, then the following steps may help [...]
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
A couple years ago a design firm I worked for was asked by the Indiana BMV to submit a few designs for the new Indiana license plates. We submitted a few designs, but the BMV claimed they were not interested and that was that. A few months later I was driving down the road and [...]
Monday, August 3rd, 2009
Take a look at whitehouse.gov from 1999 compared to the current whitehouse.gov. It is amazing to look back at the last decade and see how web design has progressed, but why such a dramatic shift?
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
Anyone seeking to either develop a new brand or re-brand their existing one should definitely check out the book Zag, by Marty Neumeier. This book is excellent at simplifying some of the most complex elements of what makes a brand both unique and ultimately successful.
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
Our world is saturated with design of all shapes and sizes. Every nook and cranny has some sort of design slapped into it. As a designer, this can be looked at as a blessing and a curse.
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
Recently, I have been reading a lot about problem solving and the role of a designer in today’s business world. One topic that caught my eye deals with framed and unframed challenges. I uncovered this topic from NextDesign, a forward thinking design organization.
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
These days with the internet blowing up the amount of businesses in every market it’s getting harder and harder to standout. Perhaps you are settling for being third best and don’t ever foresee competing with number one and two. Maybe you are just in the wrong market all together.
