Too much information?

I’ve recently begun to see the Twitter widget in the sidebar of blogs here and there, and like this post at Lifehack.org, I have wondered why.  Why do I need to know that people are doing right now?   Why do I need to know that KCtheStickle is watching QVC right...

Design Process 3

Once the comp is approved by the client, I start the process of moving the design from Illustrator to code. Sometimes I will use Illustrator’s built-in feature that allows you to break your image into “slices” and then Illustrator will spit it out...

Design Process 2

Inspiration has struck. Now what? Before I do anything, I decide on a color scheme. There is a lot of information out there about “color theory”, how color impacts emotion and what colors are best for marketing that is worth reading and considering. I like...

Design Process 1- Great designers steal?

Having not been formally trained in graphic design, I am always curious about other designers’ process . Some years ago, I was sure I was actually not a good designer because I had a hard time coming up with ideas and implementing them. Then I read an article by...

Best social bookmarking plugin

Sociable 2.0 has just been released.  I’ve tried other social bookmarking plugins, but I think this one is the best.  It’s easy to install and has a good interface.  For some reason it didn’t work automatically in my posts, and I had to put the line...