This is what I hope will be the first of many posts on this topic, "When Clients Get Funny".
Yesterday, my company Brian Joseph Studios received an inquiry from our contact form, and in the "Tell us a little about your project" field, the potential client wrote:
" The usual - [...] Continue Reading…

The way in which we communicate in today’s world as humans is becoming increasingly complicated and cumbersome. With so many methods of communication, which do you use, and when you do select one, how do you know that method is the best for the recipient to receive the message [...] Continue Reading…

As a designer, I am constantly networking with peers worldwide using social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter . As both services grow, develop and increase in popularity, they begin to take on a similar shape to one another. We can share links, photos and other information to our [...] Continue Reading…

**UPDATE - June 19th -  I have closed comments on this post now as I feel that all sides of the argument have been voiced, and it seems the right time to close the discussion on this particular post. I look forward to the continuing debate on other sites/blogs [...] Continue Reading…

Back in October, I asked you guys for some answers and thoughts on the topic of "What Clients Need To Know When Hiring A Web Design Company ". You can read the comments made here
The article in the business magazine (Gulf Shore Business) has now been published and you [...] Continue Reading…

It is always nice to see subscriber stats going up. Today, I realized that the email I send to a first time commenter on my site displays my old RSS feed link asking them to subscribe.
So, I just checked out my google webmaster tools account, and it looks like [...] Continue Reading…

Just like most things in web design and user interface design, personal preference is the cause of many arguments.
Rather than discuss this as an argument, I would like to see statistics on opinions from fellow designers, internet users, general garden gnomes etc.
Please select below, whether you prefer to create/visit/browse [...] Continue Reading…

Artists place their signature in the bottom corner of a masterpiece and journalists add a copyright to their articles. Logo designers, however, are not so quickly recognized for their work.
Some logo designs , especially those that were created prior to the internet age, do not have an official designer [...] Continue Reading…

As with any logo designer, it is a lot of fun to see your very own creation applied in many different ways, whether it is on tv, or a popular website. One of my favorites is to see a logo I designed presented large scale on the side of [...] Continue Reading…