How To Create a Compelling Print Portfolio: 5 Tips
There is absolutely no doubt that a strong portfolio can make all the difference between a popular household name and an artist who only creates work as a hobby. It is very important for an artist or designer who wishes to make a living from his or work to use a combination of tasteful arrangement,...
Read more…Comment and Contact Forms Are For Users, Not You!
Introduction Comment and contact forms are a prevalent feature of almost every website out there today. They are usually pretty straight forward; you provide some details (such as your name/return contact method/etc), write your request/comment/etc, click send, and then hopefully, you get a reply. Simple stuff! There is, however, differences between comment and contact forms,...
Read more…Teaching Graphic Designers About The Web
I was listening to episode #53 of SitePoint’s podcast when they mentioned that old “should designers code?” debate. While I don’t want to beat a dead horse, SitePoint made a great comment – that perhaps someone should figure out how to write a book on how to teach graphic designers how to do web design....
Read more…Interview With Francisco of Finch
I’d like to welcome Francisco as my first interviewee on the blog! Many of you know him as Finch or the guy with the big logo. But who is he really? I was able to get him to stop working for a few minutes in order to answer some questions and let us in to...
Read more…8 Awesome Sites From Designers & Developers
You can say that I’m super swamped this week and unable to contribute an awesome post today. Or instead you can sit back, relax, and look at this fine collection of awesome sites from designers and developers. Don’t hate. If you know of more, please let me know. I am an avid geek collector of...
Read more…Do You Have To Go To College To Be A Designer or Developer?
Talking about college yesterday, preparing for my little sister to go to college and listening to a question on FreelanceSwitch got me thinking: does one have to go to college or extended learning to become a successful designer or developer? Personally I can argue on both sides. On one side, I learned an invaluable amount...
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