Learning from the best designers

Smashing Magazine has become one of my favorite sites. Though I don’t always agree with their judgment (in particular on their new logo… it is   Read More »

A CSS flyout menu that works in Firefox AND IE

I thought it would be easy to find. All I needed was some CSS that would generate a nice vertical flyout menu for a site   Read More »

Some beautiful Photoshop brushes

Via Dooce, I came across some absolutely beautiful Photoshop brushes at DesignFruit.com. (click on Photoshop brushes in the menu) He has multiple sets available, including   Read More »

Learn to use Illustrator through tutorials

There are some people for whom it is easiest to learn a complex program by reading a book. For me, the best way to learn   Read More »

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   Read More »

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   Read More »

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   Read More »

Up and running

Well, the site is mostly up and running, so I guess we’ll go with this version and I’ll get everything squared away very shortly. Why   Read More »

New site

Welcome! I’m in the midst of a site redesign, turning my static web site into a blog of sorts. In the meantime, please click here   Read More »