Entries Tagged as 'design'

The Old Logos of Tridea

September 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments

When we first created our logo, we were extremely excited. We spent hours upon days upon weeks working on a logo design. It was one of the hardest projects we’ve had to date, and when we arrived at something we loved, it was the biggest sigh of relief. I’ve always been a fan on looking [...]

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Understanding Deafness on the Web

September 10th, 2008 · No Comments

In my experience, most designers are willing to make their sites standard-compliant; indeed, it’s become a mark of professionalism in the same way the white lab coat has for scientists. For commissioned sites to bear un-alt-tagged images is as taboo as the incredibly-outdated use of font tags in HTML. This is good, and is a [...]

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Managing Expectations

September 1st, 2008 · No Comments

The beginning of any new design project is exciting. Once you and your client are on the same page, and ideas are flying around right and left, it can be easy to get wrapped up in the momentum and miss some essential parts of a project. One of those essential aspects to any project is [...]

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Its About the Content

August 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Sometimes there is a misconception that if your site doesn’t look good, it won’t be successful. That is false. Great design only goes as far as great content. In other words, if the content of your site is crap, a great design can’t do much for it.
We always come across people, sometimes potential clients, [...]

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Finding inspiration in unexpected places

August 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

When a designer is searching for inspiration, it is often found in creative and unexpected places. Two resources I often turn to are TheDieline and TheCoolHunter.
TheDieline - The Leading Packaging Design Blog
TheDieline is a great resource for inspiration. The bloggers who contribute to this site really do find the most gorgeous and well designed packaging [...]

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