design

October 7, 2010

Google: Kill the JPEG with WebP?

Why get rid of the JPEG? It's become such a popular format that everyone knows and understands.
October 1, 2010

Web Font Embedding: Cufon is the future, bye sIFR

Everyone wants to be unique, especially on the web. Graphic designers are able to create different feelings and evoke different emotions through illustrations and fonts. Using fonts can be tricky but when you've found the one that matches your personality, you'll always want to use it.
September 24, 2010

The Reality of Customer Focus: We Design For Ourselves

When we design, sometimes the simplist thing that we can do is design for what we "think" our customer would want - which ends up turning out as what we the designer would want. Often times, research is a neglected area for small businesses, and even when large businesses do it, it's sometime not executed properly.
September 17, 2010

Improve Your Business: Know The Variables that Affect Your Designs

rocess is one of the most important things that a designer can have next to templates and one-click widgets that speed up the mock-up stage. Having a strong process allows a designer to focus on what is truely important, the graphics (well one of the most important things anyway).