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New CSS Reference for Web Design at Sitepoint
2008-02-20 10:38:00 If any of you are like me and just starting to try and get your head around CSS there are a lot of online resources out there. A new resource I have just become aware of is Sitepoint’s CSS reference for web designers which goes through all the basics and not so basics of CSS. ... More About: Web Design , Design , Reference
Freelancer Focus 15th February 2008
2008-02-15 10:09:00 I am looking for more people who would be interested in taking part in Freelancer Focus please see this post for details if you are interested. I am also interested in design case studies too. Freelancer Focus is a regular feature, where freelance designers are invited to answer a series of questions about themselves and freelancing. ... More About: Freelancing , February 2008 , February
2 New(ish) Design Related Blogs
2008-02-14 10:40:00 I try to keep an eye on what is happening in design by keeping an eye on other design related blogs. A couple of relatively new design blogs are Margins and Columns and Logo Design Love Margins and Columns Margins and Columns is a blog brought to my attention by its owner Pawel Grabowski who took part ... More About: Blogs , Related
Greeting Card Design at the Spring Fair
2008-02-12 10:53:00 Last week was a busy one for me. I went down to Birmingham Tuesday and Wednesday to the Spring Fair to look around the exhibition and meet a couple of people. If you have never been to the Spring Fair before (I hadn’t) it’s a large exhibition featuring toys, gifts, kitchenware and cards. You wouldn’t ... More About: Design , Card , Greeting
Freelancer Focus 1st February 2008
2008-02-01 12:31:00 I am looking for more people who would be interested in taking part in Freelancer Focus please see this post for details if you are interested. I am also interested in design case studies too. Freelancer Focus is a regular feature, where freelance designers are invited to answer a series of questions about themselves and freelancing. ... More About: Freelancing , February 2008 , February
Is Subscription Based Design Software a Good Idea?
2008-01-31 10:37:00 I have recently been looking at different 3D software. I currently use Strata 3D which is great for packaging design and POS but not as good at organic modelling. I have dabbled with a few free 3D packages and also tried out Lightwave, which I found the interface way too complicated. I found Animation Master ... More About: Software , Design , Idea , Good
Computer Arts Logo Design and Funtastic
2008-01-30 10:05:00 The last couple of weeks have been pretty good for me on a design front Just before Christmas I was pleased to be invited by Computer Arts to submit a short opinion based article about logo design. Yesterday I received a copy of Computer Arts Projects - Branding and Logo Design and there on the inside ...
Cool Colour Features in Illustrator CS3
2008-01-29 09:40:00 I bought Illustrator CS3 a while ago but hadn’t really looked into all the new features. I found a flash video from Adobe Illustrator Techniques showing the new colour features that Illustrator CS3 offers which look like they could be really useful. The first is the ability to easily change all the colours in ... More About: Tutorials , Features , Cool , Colour
Freelancer Focus 25th January 2008
2008-01-25 14:57:00 I am looking for more people who would be interested in taking part in Freelancer Focus please see this post for details if you are interested. I am also interested in design case studies too. Freelancer Focus is a regular feature, where freelance designers are invited to answer a series of questions about themselves and freelancing. ... More About: Freelancing , January , January 2008
Can You Teach Yourself Graphic Design?
2008-01-22 09:56:00 I often receive emails with people asking me how they can teach themselves graphic design. Having taken the traditional college route I find it a difficult one to answer. I know from personal experience that what I learned at college was only a drop in the ocean (a starting point) and much of my current ... More About: Design , Graphic Design , Graphic
Freelancer Focus 18th January 2008
2008-01-18 11:21:00 I am looking for more people who would be interested in taking part in Freelancer Focus please see this post for details if you are interested. I am also interested in design case studies too. Freelancer Focus is a regular feature, where freelance designers are invited to answer a series of questions about themselves and freelancing. ... More About: Freelancing , January , January 2008
Book for Logo Design Inspiration
2008-01-16 11:16:00 There are a lot of good websites out there now for logo design inspiration including most well known logopond, while these are great I always prefer looking at reference in printed book form. I bought Dos Logo s about a year ago while working on a logo design project and stuck for inspiration. Unlike many books on ... More About: Design , Inspiration , Book
20 Signs You?re Working for the Wrong Design Company
2008-01-15 10:37:00 A guest post by Louisa Nicholson Listed in order of importance, the top 20 signs that you’re working for the wrong design company: 20. You aren’t making what industry says you should for your area. For the United States, reference the AIGA surveys 19. The clients like you better than your boss. 18. You work overtime when you don’t ... More About: Design , Company , Signs , Wrong , Working
Freelance Focus 11th January 2008
2008-01-11 15:31:00 Freelancer Focus is a regular feature, where freelance designers are invited to answer a series of questions about themselves and freelancing. This week Tara (who runs this blog) (pictured left) is the freelance designer in question. If you would like to take part please read my previous post. Any designer or illustrator can also take ... More About: Freelancing , January , Freelance , January 2008
Your Design Interpretation of the Peace Symbol
2008-01-07 12:17:00 The peace symbol will be 50 years old in 2008. To celebrate this, on the site Happy Birthday Peace , artists and designers are being asked to submit their interpretation of the peace symbol. You can download a template from the site and then upload your own design. Some celebrities who have taken part so ... More About: Design , Interpretation
Freelancer Focus 4th January 2008
2008-01-04 11:40:00 I am looking for more people who would be interested in taking part in Freelancer Focus please see this post for details if you are interested. I am also interested in design case studies too. Freelancer Focus is a regular feature, where freelance designers are invited to answer a series of questions about themselves and freelancing. ... More About: Freelancing , January , January 2008
Problems with Western Digital Mybook Hardrive on Mac
2008-01-03 18:37:00 I bought a Western Digital Mybook for backing up my design work after reading a review, admittedly they were using PC, but it said it was compatible with Macs. The Mybook seemed like a good buy as it was pretty cheap storage with a large capacity. When I tried to use it with my Mac ... More About: Problems , Western Digital
What are your New Year Design Resolutions?
2008-01-03 12:50:00 First I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year . I love the Christmas break, but it’s so hard to get back into work again. We all make New Years resolutions each year - eat healthier get fit etc etc, but what about your design and business resolutions, do you have any? My New Year ... More About: Design , Resolutions
New Book available on Freelancing
2007-12-22 09:00:00 I found out Freelance Switch have produced a new book on freelancing “How to be a Rock Star Freelancer” via Charity at Design Adaptations I haven’t read the book but according to the Freelance switch site: “Weighing in at 212 pages, this is the essential guide to Freelancing . It covers topics like Getting Started, Getting Your First ... More About: Books , Book
Freelancer Focus 21st December 2007
2007-12-21 09:05:00 I am looking for more people who would be interested in taking part in Freelancer Focus please see this post for details if you are interested. I am also interested in design case studies too. Freelancer Focus is a regular feature, where freelance designers are invited to answer a series of questions about themselves and freelancing. ... More About: Freelancing , December , December 2007
David Airey?s Graphic Design Site Has Been Hacked
2007-12-20 18:11:00 I have just found out that David Airey’s popular graphic design blog has been hacked and his domain www.davidairey.com stolen. For those of you who are fans of his design blog he is currently using www.davidairey.co.uk so make sure you change any links to that address (just going to do mine now). Best wishes to ... More About: Design , Graphic Design , Site , Graphic
Design Competition to Win £5000
2007-12-20 10:55:00 Brahma Beer is having an art/design competition with the opportunity to win £5000. The competition is open to artists and designers in the UK aged over 18. To enter the competition you have to create a piece of art or design which communicates the brand of Brahma, its curves (the bottle shape) and its Brazilian heritage. ... More About: Design , Competition , Competitions
Resources for Improving Drawing and Illustration
2007-12-18 10:18:00 I stumbled on squidoo about six months ago but to be honest never really took to much notice of it. Squidoo is a platform where you share your experience of subjects you feel you have a good knowledge of and like I say I hadn’t really thought any more about it until I stumbled across ... More About: Resources , Drawing , Illustration , Stration
Freelance Focus 14th December 2007
2007-12-14 10:29:00 I am looking for more people who would be interested in taking part in Freelance r Focus please see this post for details if you are interested. I am also interested in design case studies too. Freelancer Focus is a regular feature, where freelance designers are invited to answer a series of questions about themselves and freelancing. ... More About: Freelancing , December , December 2007
Why Can?t I Use A Wacom Tablet?
2007-12-13 11:19:00 I got a Wacom tablet - A5 Graphire about a year ago. I love the idea of being able to paint in Painter or ArtRage with the feel of a pencil or brush without the mess of real painting. I see online some amazing work done in these programs and yet when I try to ... More About: Tablet
Design Case Studies 12th December 07
2007-12-12 10:58:00 Design Case Studies is a feature where graphic designers/illustrators are invited to show off a piece of work and talk us through their design process from initial ideas through to their final design. Andrew Davies (pictured left) is featured this week and talks about one of his designs. 1. Your Name? Andrew Davies 2. Your Location (City ... More About: Design , December
Free 3D Design Software
2007-12-10 12:46:00 When I was first looking for a 3D design program several years ago, most of them were very expensive and complicated (far too complicated when I just wanted to use them for print work and packaging visuals).There are now several free 3D options available a couple of which I downloaded to try out. Google Sketch Up I ... More About: Software , Design , Free
Freelancer Focus 7th December 2007
2007-12-07 12:55:00 I am looking for more people who would be interested in taking part in Freelancer Focus please see this post for details if you are interested. I am also interested in design case studies too. Freelancer Focus is a regular feature, where freelance designers are invited to answer a series of questions about themselves and ... More About: Freelancing , December , December 2007
Show off your Designs in Photoshop Friday
2007-12-01 09:10:00 Jennifer over at Laughing Lion Design who is a designer and design instructor is starting a new feature over on her blog. She is looking for people to create images in Photosho p based on a different theme each week. It can be a photograph that has been manipulated, an image you started in illustrator and ... More About: Show , Friday , Designs
Freelancer Focus 30th November 2007
More articles from this author:2007-11-30 10:51:00 I am looking for more people who would be interested in taking part in Freelancer Focus please see this post for details if you are interested. I am also interested in design case studies too. Freelancer Focus is a regular feature, where freelance designers are invited to answer a series of questions about themselves and ... More About: Freelancing , November , November 2007 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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