Sadly this comic strip describes the hazards of being a designer so well I had to post it. Just recently I had a small project I was doing for a friend put to a halt for similar issues. That issue got resolved in a friendly manner but it honestly does make you fantasize about changing careers to “give sponge bathes to the elderly” (via The...
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There was a 2-alarm fire at a house not more than 70 yards away from here. I saw the tips of the flames peeking above a neighbor’s rooftop this morning and watched as tons of firetrucks and police vehicles came flooding in. Luckily they got it under control and I understand everyone got out. Tough day for that family today. Makes me want to reflect a...
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Last week a friend of mine posted a tweet from the BBC that demonstrated the level of work they went through trying to come up with a new website look. Take a peek…it’s pretty interesting the level of detail and work that they went through. Now the next time you approach a designer and ask for something “easy”…keep in mind...
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Stumbled across another pretty good design-focused website today called Abduzeedo. Here you can find links for inspirational material, neat Photoshop and Illustrator tutorials and even wallpaper for your computer desktop. Quick glance at some of their tutorial collections I was pretty impressed and inspired. I’ve been a bit bored lately by some of...
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Today’s bit of inspiration comes in the form of video made by Philip Bloom. I’ve mentioned him in the past before with some beautiful shots of the Bay Area. What’s most interesting to keep in mind about what the photographer did in this case was to sit there with his camera for 24-hour periods capturing this stuff. I don’t think...
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