Archive for the ‘Productivity’ Category

Apr 2nd, 2010
20

It’s Time to Take a Bite

After a few weeks of thought, I’ve decided to turn my PC hat in (not that I ever really wore it, nor was I proud of it and in it’s place I will be taking a big bite out of the Apple. I don’t for one second think that being a Windows or a Mac [...]

....continue reading
Mar 16th, 2010
15

Don’t be afraid of success

I was driving home earlier today from a client meeting, and I had a moment of a type of self-awareness that I’ve never had before. I realized that sometimes I allow myself to fear success. Even if it’s for only a few minutes. This might sound strange to some, but it is definitely something I [...]

....continue reading
Jan 1st, 2010
14

Display Current Year With PHP

Now that 2010 is just starting, many web designers have to update the copyright year on their own websites, and their client’s websites. Many end up doing it manually and waste a lot of time with this tedious task, but some use a better method, and it’s as simple as one line of PHP. Copyright [...]

....continue reading
Jun 22nd, 2009
10

Advice for Young Graphic Designers

Earlier today, my company received an inquiry on our contact form from a 14 yr old simply asking for some feedback on three designs that he has created. I am always more than happy to spend time helping others , especially younger designers just starting out and I am impressed by this 14 yr old [...]

....continue reading
Nov 6th, 2008
13

The Days of Static Design Visuals are Dead

**update – submitted this article to Just Creative Design’s Group Writing Project for charity along with a monetary donation over at Just Creative Design’s fund raising page ** Static design visuals: all web designers use them as a way to present the designs to a client. I personally upload a jpg of the visual to [...]

....continue reading
Oct 10th, 2008
58

50 Reasons Why You Will Not Make It As A Freelancer

Some designers make a great career out of freelancing, some struggle to ever pay the bills solely from freelancing income. If you are already a successful freelancer, you will probably see that you are not guilty of most of the points made below. If you are hoping to be a full-time freelancer, or are currently [...]

....continue reading
Sep 9th, 2008
28

Most Important Thing I Would Tell A Design Student

I was recently interviewed by a graphic design student from a near-by University and a few of her questions made me think more about my career as an owner of a creative design and development studio . It also made me think about how it was to start out in the design industry…the things I [...]

....continue reading
Sep 7th, 2008
12

Designers Present Their Workspace | Here’s Mine

A new blog diving into the online design community is Craig Farrell , and this week he has asked everyone to show their workspace, whether it be a designer’s corner in an office block, or a programmers dungeon with no sunlight. Nice idea and it will be fun to see our online friends’ work areas, [...]

....continue reading
Sep 2nd, 2008
8

Google Chrome – What?! Another Browser?!

Yesterday, Google Chrome , Google’s open source internet browser, launched with a live video press release. Matt Cutts, head of Google Spam team was in the room, live blogging from his seat . So, many of us developers and designers thought "Oh no, not another browser! Please not another CSS rendering nightmare to add to [...]

....continue reading
Aug 26th, 2008
14

3 Questions for 3 Top Design Bloggers & Productivity Tips

Twitter, Technorati, Digg, Stumble Upon, Design Float etc etc…..the list is endless. Social Networking consumes a lot of our time, and it is now a difficult task to manage that time effectively, and remain as productive as possible with the jobs that pay the bills. Later on in this post we will be discussing this [...]

....continue reading