Free Vector Artwork
Finding sources of good vector art for use in design projects can be rather difficult. I can do illustration, but find it to be very time consuming, and while I don't mind paying for good illustrations, I really appreciate all the sites out there that are offering...
4 Reasons Your Blog Needs a Logo
A recent commenter asked, "how critical is it that a blog have a logo?" That's a good question. Whether your blog should have a logo really depends on what you're trying to accomplish, but in the end I believe that if you are serious about building a presence online,...
Speedlinking 7.16.07
I usually hesitate to include a link to a post at ProBlogger, because I sort of assume everyone is reading Darren's blog, but in this case I thought he had such a good idea I'd include it here anyway. It's a very interesting group writing project called 7 Days to...
Two Column Bluebird Theme Released
Several people asked me about releasing Bluebird as a two-column theme, so here it is! You can click here to download the zip file and if you want to see a live demo, it's up right now at my testsite. As always, let me know if you have any problems with it or have any...
Design Inspiration: Early 20th Century Posters
Of all periods of graphic design, my favorite has to be the early 20th century. I love the use of color, and the typography is just beautiful. Recently I've found a nice source of inspiration in that vein at InternationalPoster.com where there is a huge collection...
The I Follow Movement is not dead
So, you've probably read about the new breed of comment spammers on ProBlogger, and maybe even have read Wendy's post about why she felt she needed to turn nofollow back on or Chris Garrett's latest post on the subject, and you might be thinking of turning it back on...
Rockin’ Chick Bloggers
Char at Essential Keystrokes very kindly nominated me for a "Rockin' Chick Blogger" award. Sometimes on this side of the blogging world, we girls can feel as though we're in the minority. Oh sure, there are millions of Mommy Bloggers and I'm sort of one of them...
Speedlinking and a question (and a rant)
Branding is a topic I am very interested in, and Chris Garrett has just done a round-up of multiple posts on branding that includes a lot of good reads: Branding Blog Post Round-Up - Readers Best Branding Posts @ chrisg.com Loved this post at ColourLovers.com about...
Design inspiration: 6 Outstanding Logo Sites
While in the sketching process for a logo design, after the first couple of ideas are on the page, I regularly get stuck. When that happens, I find the best way to get unstuck is to do some browsing through logo collections online. Here are some sites that always jump...
Presto Change-o Reboot
Like most designers, I'm never really finished with my own site, and I've been wanting to redesign this site for a while now. The old design served me well for 6 months or so, but it was time for a change. While I really appreciate busy sites that are chock full of...