Sweet Tweets is a weekend feature to The Design Cubicle highlighting some of my favorite, and other Twitterer’s design-related links discovered via Twitter throughout the work week – because having resources and staying up-to-date is important in growth and development.
Week of 1-25-10:
Tips for better ideas [video]
A beautiful and inspiring video on how to be more creative. A must-watch!
‘Lorem ipsum’ for images
Dummy text generator for images.
What makes design seem intuitive? [video]
“If you’ve ever seen Jared speak about usability, you know that he’s probably the most effective, knowledgeable communicator on the subject today. What you probably don’t know is that he has guided the research agenda and built User Interface Engineering into the largest research organization of its kind in the world.”
Hourly rates vs flat fees
“This week, we’re asking the panel what they think of the hourly rate – do they like it, hate it, how do they determine it – that kind of stuff. As you will see, some panelists prefer the hourly rate while others prefer a per project fee.”
What graphic design schools are lacking
“Design school teaches you how to talk to other designers … there needs to be an entire course on talking to people who are notdesigners.”
Fonts ideal for big and powerful headings
“Headings play a major role in the way users digest content. Through size and style, they help establish a hierarchy and make text easy to scan.”
Invoicing tips for designers and freelancers
“Most designers don’t particularly enjoy the financial side of running a business, but handling it properly is a necessary part of being a freelancer or running a design agency. The financial side of the business includes invoicing clients, and in this article we’ll look at some tips and best practices for invoicing.”
Website owners need more than web designers
“Website owners have an increasingly difficult job. Not only do they need to provide visitors with an engaging, usable and accessible website, they also have to interact with them through social media, great content and other online marketing channels.”
A brand for london
“While famous for so many things, London [still] lacks a unifying, cohesive graphic brand identity under which all sectors can co-exist. The Mayor, and other officials, sought to bring together the previously branded elements of transport, tourism, government, the Olympics, and other public programmes with the creation of a new branding effort.“
Designers these days…
A great article by CSS Tricks discussing skills and traits a designer these days must have.
Michael Bierut of Pentagram discussing Clients [video]
“Our speaker at the January 2010 CreativeMornings was Michael Bierut of Pentagram hosted at the fabulous Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn. It was our biggest CreativeMornings audience yet with 300 (!) NYC creatives attending. Enjoy Michael’s insightful presentation.”
What were some of your favorite Tweeted design resources from the past week? Share in the comments below.
