There’s a lot more to simple design than you think. A product such as the iPhone may appear clean and unobtrusive to the naked eye, but there’s a lot going…
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In this category you will find general articles, insightful tutorials and useful resources covering all aspects of design.
Finding and Using Your Own Design Voice
Your design voice – or design style, if you will – is how you choose to relay information to your audience. That sounds simple, but for the uninitiated, it can…
Teach and Become the Best Designer You Can Be
It’s been said many times that, if you want to learn more, you should teach. Taking on proteges, apprentices, students – whatever you want to call them – who will…
Leveraging the Power of Sushi to Improve Your Designs
Sushi has been popular in the Western world since the 1970s, when it was introduced to diners in the U.S. You probably have a strong opinion about it – either…
Doing Away With Bad Design Ideas, and Moving on to the Good Ones
There’s a common saying in the fiction writing world: kill your darlings. No, this isn’t some morbid encouragement to do bodily harm to your loved ones. Killing your darlings means…
Typical Oversights When Designing for Print
It is this crucial aspect that many designers forget to consider when designing for print. There are a number of problems that may pop up which can make your final…
Does A Designer’s Opinion Mean More Than The User’s?
Okay. I’m going to come out and say it. Designers are often way too territorial about their designs. It’s only natural, of course. You spend years and years developing your…
The Secret to Successful Food Packaging Design
We all see it every day. That box, that wrapper, those bottles, jars, and cans. Food packaging is something that permeates our lives, and yet most people don’t ever stop…
Designers Don’t Keep Sketchbooks Nearly Often Enough
As a food lover, I absolutely adore cookbooks. I have a ton of them – all filled with pages and pages of delicious recipes for me to try and experiment…
10 Reasons Your Business Card Sucks
Do you view your business card as a simple formality, or a powerful sales, networking, and marketing tool that can embed your person and brand in customers’ minds, motivate callbacks…
