January 20th, 2009
I meant to post this sooner, but anyone who follows the Browser Wars should take note of the recent numbers posted by Net Applications. Apparently designers aren’t the only ones getting into the Firefox/Mozilla browser. It now has a 20% market share. It will be interesting to see how IE8 (currently in BETA 2) is recieved and whether or not it’s release will slow down Firefox.
Our next post will cover the creation of the Muchina logo, and possibly a preview of the package design for their initial product launch. Stay tuned…
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January 12th, 2009
Having a stellar website starts with finding the perfect domain name. If you, like many of my clients, are launching a new business, one of the first things you should do is search for available domains related to your business name.
According to VeriSign’s December 2008 Domain Name Industry Brief, there were 174 million domain registrations in the third quarter of 2008 alone. Hopefully your exact company name is available in the all important .com classification, but with so many domains being purchased every day, finding the right domain name can sometimes be difficult. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 20th, 2008
I ran across a great interview from Paul at Boagworld that I thought I would share. He spoke with Nicholas Felton about his yearly reports project. Apparently he has been designing yearly reports which detail his life. They cover how many air miles he’s traveled, how many alcoholic beverages consumed, books read, movies attended, and more. A bunch of information, beautifully designed and posted online for the world to see.
I’ve never heard of it before, but apparently it’s catching on, and Nicholas, along with a partner, is launching a website designed to make tracking this information easier. I think this is really fascinating – as a designer who is interested in numbers and tracking things (ok, a little obsessive) this is a brilliant idea. Give yourself a yearly report to really see what your life looks like, what you spend your time and money on. Sure, it’s time consuming, but I’m sure it’s also rewarding.
A new year is bearing down on us. It’s the perfect time to follow in Nicholas’s footsteps and maybe gain some insight into your own life.
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December 8th, 2008
My daughters birthday is coming up and my wife let me know, in no uncertain terms, that I would be designing the invitation. She even provided the photo! With wild abandon, and plenty of free time, I dove right in. It turned out to be the perfect opportunity to see if I was liking Lightroom 2.
Here is the original photo:
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Tags: lightroom 2, photography
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November 17th, 2008
I recently had the opportunity to work on a unique illustration project. Superbolt, Inc. is updating their 12 minute corporate video with new graphics, new footage- new everything. I’ve been working on this for quite a while as it is a side project with no set time table.
At one point in the video, 2 cartoon drawings are used to show the dangers of swinging heavy sledgehammers around. These were created over 12 years ago. They look dated, unprofessional, and were probably colored using crayons:
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Tags: Cartoon Character video project, drawing, illustrator, photoshop
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