Here’s a post of the most popular posts in 2008. This site has been a great success compared to year’s past. Focusing more on what people want to read about and where that intersects with what I want to write about has been a key strategy. People visit this site for design, crafts, tv talk [...]

The latest episode of the SketcheeBook Podcast is about starting a blog as part of your creative process. Blogging (and podcasting) are great ways to interact with others, solve common problems and use what you’ve learned to help others. If you haven’t already, subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or using the feed. Share this [...]

With everyone buzzing about the economy, these vintage bank ads designs seemed particularly relevant. Vintage Advertisements (via Mint.com) Chelsea Bank’s ad seemed the most eye catching to me. The colors are great for a bank, which usually one might think of something more conservative. I can’t tell what the heck is going on there. Share [...]

Google Reader has launched a new interface design. I never really liked the old design of Google Reader. I had criticized the overuse of boxes, rules, lines and terminologies. Most of this has been fixed in the new version. The settings now says “Folders and Tags”, but is it more clear what a tag is [...]

You don’t need expensive courses or book to learn InDesign. You don’t need official experience or knowledge to add your InDesign knowledge to your resume. What you do need is self-motivation, so I’ve provided a few resources here to start you out. photo credit: stevenvanwel 1 — Adobe’s InDesign website isn’t just a sales oriented [...]