In case you haven’t heard, but Pantone has released their colour forecast for 2013. You can check out at [http://www.pantone.com/pages/fcr.aspx?pg=21005&ca=4].
For those who don’t already know, there’s been some really interesting conversation in the web design community on the topic of responsive design. In short, it describes a method by which a single site template can serve content for both largish sized screens like desktops and laptops, as well as smallish sized screens like smartphones, and perhaps […]
What’s A Workback Schedule? A Workback Schedule is a useful method that reveals the milestones that a project will have to meet. It forces you to think about what a successful project will look like, and the steps you will have to take to get there. Why Use A Workback Schedule? Creating a Workback can […]
Some time ago, I had a discussion via Twitter with Roz Allen (@therozblog) about exactly what it is content on the web. Is it text, photos, video? You can catch our conversation here: https://twitter.com/kemosite/status/200696329880604672 As someone who has worked extensively with multiple media forms, I have seen that content is not limited to any one format […]
Here’s a post I never got around to finishing. Kind of surprising considering it’s a pretty simple concept. Adobe Illustrator has a neat feature to automagically pick out inverse and complementary colours. Have you ever wondered how to do that in Photoshop or InDesign? It’s not that difficult. Here’s how I do it. To get […]
A quick follow-up to my previous post, I did find an economic system that might be a good fit for this design problem: Social capitalism. Check out more details here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_capitalism
I want to say first that I think Michael Moore is a genius. I don’t always agree with his views entirely, but I love how he at least gets me thinking about government policy and society. I recently finished watching “Capitalism: A Love Story“, and one particular moment caught my attention. It was a clip […]
Every now and again, I have to remind myself of the difference between additive and subtractive colour, and which colour mode, RGB or CMYK, uses which modal. The way I remind myself is with a simple rule called “which way to white.” It works like this: Take a piece of paper that has been printed […]
Here are some interesting logo design trends for 2009, so far. Logo Design Trends 2009 – Showcase | 1stwebdesigner – Love In Design.