960 Grid System
A grid template for web designers. Why is this not law? As most designers know, almost everything from graphic design to construction, product design and environmental planning relies on some form of...
View ArticleiPhone 4 GUI Template
Because I have been designing apps for the past 6-8 months, I wanted to pass on this invaluable resource provided by www.teehanlax.com. It is essentially all of the system UI elements for iPhone 4 in...
View ArticleAutomatic Wireframe Tool
Orlando showed me this cool application that allows you to turn any website into a wireframe. I think it could be interesting to reverse engineer a website or for research purposes. It is very easy to...
View ArticleHow we say thanks
Our industry can seem pretty negative. There are many reasons for this. There is subjectivity in our work. Big egos and temperamental personalities flourish in the arts. Criticism comes with the job,...
View ArticleMike Monteiro: Fuck You. Pay Me.
Someone told me about this Creative Mornings session with Mike Monteiro, and it is pure gold for learning about the business, specifically the legal/contract aspects of design. Highlight for me was...
View ArticleAIGA/AQUENT Design Related Salaries 2010
The following is a survey of design related jobs and their compensation broken down by region. An interesting read if you ever wondered what range of salary you could/should be getting, or if you...
View ArticleCrowdsourcing: Sabotaging Our Value
Does it make sense to walk into a restaurant, ask the chef to make you three entrees, eat from all three plates and then skip out on the bill if you didn't like any of the options? The answer is no....
View ArticleThe Elements of F*cking Style
Tweet your favorite grammar mistake for a chance to win a modern parody of Strunk & White Typically when sending a text, Tweet or Facebook post, correct grammar takes the backseat to witty...
View ArticlePopular Lies About Graphic Design
Designer Craig Ward (who I’ve previously posted about here and here) has written a new book entitled, Popular Lies About Graphic Design. Craig describes the book’s subject matter as such: Drawing on...
View ArticleGreg Mathews: How to DIY Emboss
Tools: Paper, Empty Mechanical Pencil, Thin Cardboard (Girl Scout cookie box). 1.) The first step to embossing is to draw something that you like! I found this cool G to try out my embossing technique...
View ArticleMezentsev & Suhih: The E-inkey Keyboard Concept
Remembering shortcuts for all of your applications is fairly tough. This keyboard concept designed by Maxim Mezentsev & Aleksander Suhih solves that issue. The keyboard keys would show custom...
View ArticleMike Giles: DIY Bluetooth Speaker Kit
Mike Giles founder of Furni has come up with yet another awesome addition to the shop: a DIY Bluetooth Speaker kit. Giles commissioned six artists to create their own speakers to showcase the product....
View ArticleZeroLag: Photoshop CS6 Shortcuts
Because there hasn’t been a time where we think, “There has to be an easier way to do this,” when using Photoshop. This super helpful graphic has all the shortcuts for things you did and didn’t know...
View ArticleWhich Ecommerce Platform Is Right For Me?
For today’s infographic, we have some info on the world of ecommerce. What is ecommerce you say? Well, essentially it’s the method by which you choose to sell your junk on the internet (aside from...
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