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Archive for the 'Design' Category



Is Picking Colours Really That Difficult?

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Is picking colours really that hard?To some extent I think so, yes. There’s plenty of us out there who really struggle when it comes to selecting the colour palette for our next website concept, or logo design. With practice it gets a little easier, but even so it can be a real struggle for even the most experienced of us. After all a splash of red here, and a hint of black there can connote so many things and conjure up different feelings for different people, so its no wonder the world of colour can be so daunting! (more…)

New Authentic Style goes down well!

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Authentic Style RedesignSome of you guys may have noticed that about a month ago I finally put the new version of my portfolio live! Designing your own website is a notoriously difficult task, but in my spell freelancing (December ‘07) I knew my old portfolio just wasn’t projecting the right message and it was definitely a time for a fresh coat of paint. So I braced myself & took the plunge… (more…)

Delicious: A designers best friend

Monday, April 14th, 2008

If you haven’t already heard of del.icio.us, where oh where have you been?! I recall discovering it about 2 and a half years ago and ever since its been my homepage - thats just how valuable it is to me. In this article we’ll look at how designers can really benefit from using del.icio.us over Google, and hopefully you’ll all make it your homepage today. I promise it will be worth it. (more…)

Let’s collaborate (easier said than done?)…

Monday, December 24th, 2007

Lets collaborateIt’s a funny ‘ol world sometimes. We all have our differences of opinion, differences of experience, differences of taste, in fact just a whole lot of differences. When it comes to art, design and what looks and ‘feels’ good — well, then it becomes personal. In this article guest blogger Tim Jameson, director of Twill Media talks about collaboration, and how it can be beneficial to you as a designer, and as someone running their own business. (more…)

Does increased readability compromise design?

Monday, December 17th, 2007

Does increased readability compromise design?Does going all out and doing everything humanly possible to increase the readability of your site mean that you have to compromise design wise? In this short article we’ll look at a few well known techniques most of us deploy to increase the readability of our websites, and then we’ll discuss whether they compromise the design of our work. We’d love to hear your comments on this, so after you’ve read the article, please let us know your thoughts! (more…)