Every Builder needs a hammer or something equivalent to make their everyday work and / or life easier and more enjoyable. In the past year, I’ve signed up for both free and paid tools and services that have made my life easier as an independent Graphic Designer, while also getting rid of a few from last year [...]
Archive for December, 2010
The process and challenges of a website design
Jon Hicks has a nice process post on his blog about the recent challenges he faced while designing the ShelfTheme. I always enjoy reading others process and Jon’s does not fall short.
A fine looking Number set for download
Andy Mangold has surely crafted a beauty here and giving it away for free: Pompadour Numeral Set
In a sea of Designers: My ‘best’ advice
Just yesterday a third year design student had contacted me asking for one piece of advice I would provide to her and other fellow graduating students. Here is my response in long form: In a sea of Designers It’s almost 2011, the web is crawling with great talent by the day (just check out Dribbble’s [...]
Font alternatives for Georgia
Typedia has put together a nice post on the ‘Cure for the common webfont‘ with part 2 featuring Georgia.
Interview with Ellen Lupton, author of ‘Thinking with Type’
Great interview over at @unmatchedstyle with Ellen Lupton (author of several design books including the popular and must-be-read Thinking with Type.
