Posts Tagged design

Oct09/Its about the little things

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I am getting increasingly frustrated with some of the little thing that Photoshop cant do. Specifically, the fact that the shapes in Photoshop don’t snap to the pixel. Everytime I transform a shape I need to zoom in to the max so that I can make sure that the shape is not sitting in between pixels. You think with all the bloat that Photoshop comes with it would get this simple thing right.

Aug09/Zeldman’s mnemonic nursery rhyme

Write when inspired; rest when tired.Jeffrey Zeldman, Write When Inspired

Jul09/New Cards

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My new Fiedler Creative business cards came in from Moo. I think they came out great and the recycled paper looks great with my burn.

This was my second experience with Moo and their service is great. Some of my cards this time came with blank backs so they will be sending me a reorder of 50 cards. They got back to me fast and are informative throughout the process. Ill be using them for most of my print projects from now on.

Jul09/Analytics inform they don’t design

It (design) can be informed by the results of analysis, but the tools of analysis don’t create beautiful designs.Patrick Lynch, Visual Decision Making

Jun09/An instrument

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The grid system places in the hands of the designer no more and no less than a serviceable instrument which makes it possible to create interesting, contrasting and dynamic arrangements of pictures and text but which is in itself no guarantee of successJosef Müller-Brockmann, Grid Systems in Graphic Design

Jun09/Opening up for critique

I just opened up my site for critique on the Boagworld forums. I am hoping for some good feedback and ways to improve my site. Leave your comments on this post or in the forums and let me know your thoughts on the design and development of my site.