There are many ways designers stay inspired. One way to do so is just playing around with creative tools like Photoshop. One the rare occasion that our network/servers/internet access is down, I often open up Photoshop and try and create something from a blank canvas. This keeps the design skills sharpened and also helps spur [...]
Entries from November 2007
Two ways to inspire your creativity
November 25th, 2007 · No Comments
Tridea at GVSU
November 18th, 2007 · No Comments
On November 13th, I was invited by a friend and student of the Grand Valley State University business program to come in and speak to his class. For those of you who don’t know, GVSU is a relatively new university, and their campus is very modern and clean. I was given a small tour, and [...]
Tridea Joins Facebook
November 10th, 2007 · No Comments
Social Networks are a great way of keeping up to date with people around you. They also can be a great networking tool for businesses, if used right. Facebook has just released a new feature titled Pages, where you can create a business page within Facebook.
I think this is a great opportunity for any business [...]
Mac updates to Leopard
November 4th, 2007 · No Comments
At Tridea, we work on Macs. I know I’ve mentioned this before, but recently, there’s been a big change. That change is Leopard.
Now it’s not the most revolutionary operating system ever, I’ll admit that, but it’s progress, and that’s something Mac operating systems have been achieving for quite awhile. However, there are some features Leopard [...]
A closer look at user groups
November 3rd, 2007 · No Comments
As I am still an undergrad (graduating in May), homework continues to plague me, but thankfully, I’m taking courses that are pretty applicable to my field. I just handed in a project that I think some of you may find interesting.
While I had done lots of work with user groups and usability testing, I was [...]