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posted on May 4, 2010.
So, you’ve got a hit design blog, mastered the user experience and can code a PSD file to XHTML and CSS in about 5 minutes. You can run circles around digital media, and maybe you’ve even gotten your feet wet with HTML 5 and CSS3. But then, seemingly out of nowhere, your client asks for a quote on some fancy business cards with gold foil stamping. That’s when it hits you. When was the last time you prepared a file for professional printing?
posted on May 2, 2010.
This is the fifth article in a six part series, in which we will discuss various aspects of using icons for the web! This particular article discusses some general areas that you might want to consider when creating, editing or adding to an existing icon set.
posted on Apr 28, 2010.
The question of art vs. design is has been raging for along time. In this article, we will look at some creative disciplines that seem to fall somewhere in the grey area between art and design and consider why they may be a mixture of both.
posted on Apr 24, 2010.
This is the fourth article in a six part series, in which we will discuss various aspects of using icons for the web! This particular article discusses some of the things that should be considered when implementing icons into a website design.
posted on Apr 20, 2010.
In this article, I would like to tackle the question of inspiration, and suggest that it is not something that we can just go out and find, but something powerfully unpredictable, which should force us to rely more heavily on our own skills as designers.
posted on Apr 18, 2010.
This is the third article in a six part series, in which we will discuss various aspects of using icons for the web! This particular article outlines the importance of keeping your icon library well organized, and offers some ideas for how to go about it.
posted on Apr 6, 2010.
This is the second article in a six part series, in which we will discuss various aspects of using icons for the web! This particular article offers some tips and resources for finding icon sets and building your own library!
posted on Mar 30, 2010.
This is the first article in a six part series, in which we will discuss various aspects of using icons for the web! This particular article looks at what icons are and why they can be an important addition, both in terms of usability and aesthetics.
@jcDesig haven't read it. Plan to read them all again when he releases A Dream of Spring- 2 hrs, 49 mins ago