I was reading Wikipedia on graphic design topics. Most of the articles aren’t in great shape without basic information on the topics we all use everyday in our profession. The web is big enough that any of the missing information can be found pretty quickly just by a Google search. I don’t think that many [...]

Being a graphic designer can be a pretty pricey thing. We like to have powerful computers and expensive enterprise software. I’m looking at you Adobe Create Suite …. There are alternatives that aim to meet the needs of our profession and products. Graphic design is an art and software is just a tool like a [...]

Social networks aren’t just great for connecting people with their friends and family. They’re great ways to find content. Myspace has been a great platform for connecting bands with their fans and fans with musicians. The power of social networks is being harnessed to help artists and designers come together in new ways. Community is [...]

I had a great time, I really did. Tons of people had a horrible experience. It was rainy (flooding), traffic was bad and poorly managed. I drove in my little Toyota Yaris. It took hours leaving from Potomac Mills to the venue. Roads were closed due to the flooding and many people were turned away [...]

After reading about the design of social features for Google Reader, I was thinking about the overall design aesthetic of the product. Google Reader is just ugly. Why all of the blue and green boxes? It would fit in much better with Google’s company brand if all of that was just left white. There are [...]