Once upon a time a running group decided they wanted a new web site design. They thought that going to one of those “crowdsourcing” sites would be a great way to go because they could hold a design contest and get lots of ideas and then take a vote on which was the best. This is what they ended up with…
I was excited when Deb Ng of the Freelance Writing Jobs Network approached me about creating a business card design. I knew Deb would be fun to work with, and I also don’t get the chance to design business cards as often as I might like. Deb is a writer and social media consultant and wanted a unique business card design that would reflect her business as a freelance writer, professional blogger and social media consultant.
Like many designers, I can only go so long with a site design before I start getting the itch to have a new look. While I’m still tweaking here and there, it’s mostly complete- what do you think? It uses the 960 Grid, CSS sprites and some awesome plugins.
Historically, a monogram was used as a royal signature. Romans and Greeks used them on coins to identify their rulers. Then, in the Middle Ages, artisans began to use them to sign their work. Victorian-period high-class persons adapted the monogram for personal use as a symbol of their place in society.
I recently heard a report on NPR about how Queen Rania of Jordan was using YouTube in an effort to spread her message regarding stereotypes about the middle east. They played a clip from her Letterman Top 10 spoof, and I was impressed with how she was using the internet and social media to connect [...]
One of the more challenging aspects of working on web sites is the process of communicating the “vision” the client has for the site. They usually have a picture of the site in their head, or at least lots of ideas floating around in there, and imparting that vision to the designer can be difficult. [...]
I received the book, Universal Principles of Designfor Christmas. This book was recommended as a foundational text for anyone interested in design, and after only getting through a portion of the book so far, I have to agree. The book has definitions, explanations and illustrations of 101 principles, and I am learning a lot as [...]
As I’m always interested in other designers’ process, I thought I’d share mine along with some of the tools that I used for the recent redesign of my site.
Concept
As I begin the design process, I look through my inspiration folder in my bookmarks, and through inspiration sites like Best Web Gallery. I particularly liked [...]
At long last I have found time to work on my own site! I have needed to redesign with a theme of my own for at least a year, but have just been too busy until I took this “maternity leave” time. I’m still doing some tweaking but for the most part it’s [...]
I’ve designed quite a few blogs over the last year or so, and I recently worked with a client who I thought did an extremely thorough job of planning for her new site, Remarkable Parents. The process she went through provides a good case study to look at, as the preparation for a blog [...]
