September 2010

September 28, 2010

Freelance to Freedom Flow Chart

This was a very interesting, funny, and insightful flowchart. I love that some people take the time to analyze and think about these things.
September 24, 2010

The Reality of Customer Focus: We Design For Ourselves

When we design, sometimes the simplist thing that we can do is design for what we "think" our customer would want - which ends up turning out as what we the designer would want. Often times, research is a neglected area for small businesses, and even when large businesses do it, it's sometime not executed properly.
September 17, 2010

Improve Your Business: Know The Variables that Affect Your Designs

rocess is one of the most important things that a designer can have next to templates and one-click widgets that speed up the mock-up stage. Having a strong process allows a designer to focus on what is truely important, the graphics (well one of the most important things anyway).
September 15, 2010

20+ New Apps and Websites for Designers Sep. 2010

This is a great article full of resources for designers and developers. It's up-to-date as of September 2010. This one I'm definitely keeping in my library of tools. It kind of changed my mind about the iPad...now there might actually be a practical use for it for design.