It’s “Wine”, Not Dark Red – This Color Thesaurus Gives You The Correct Names Of All Shades
It’s “lilac”, not light purple. Just like it’s “magenta”, not dark pink. Writer and children’s book illustrator Ingrid Sundberg has created a Color Thesaurus – a collection of 12 color charts that list the correct names of all shades. It’s a useful reference tool for artists, designers, firms, make-up professionals and anyone who’s planning to get their house painted :).…
How A Web Design Goes Horribly Wrong - Funny Article
Old but gold. Originally titled "How A Web Design Goes Straight To Hell". A few years back, renowned cartoonist Matthew Inman (a.k.a. founder of The Oatmeal) came up with this funny, yet true in some cases, comic strip that shows how certain clients drive web designers nuts with horrible feedback that makes their website look like poop. The sequence of…
Veteran Designer Cracks Logo Design Challenge In 15 Mins, Shares Tricks Of The Trade
Portland-based freelance designer Aaron Draplin runs a one-man design shop called Draplin Design Co. He’s known for his no-nonsense, straightforward approach towards design and has worked for clients like Nike, New York Times, Wired, Obama Administration, Old Spice and ESPN to name a few. When online education company Lynda.com challenged him to create a logo for a fictional construction company…
Keeping Your Website Upgraded Constantly Is Important
Technology is rapidly changing and because of it, your site should be upgraded to latest "versions" as much as possible. Example, if your site was built on version v2.5 (the latest technology at the time) but now version v3.3 is out, you really should upgrade along with the versions. Why is this important? Below are some answers to questions you…
Loving On The Homeless On Christmas Day
The church where I attend had the great idea of buying a ton of empty backpacks for all of us to fill so that come Christmas day, we could all go together and hand them out to the homeless in San Juan Capistrano and Santa Ana. It was really special, about 99% of the church went out and purchased supplies…
What Is Flat Design? | The Flat Design Trend
In the past, web designers put a particular focus on showing off their skills by packing sites with flashy illustrations and animations that supposedly wowed their visitors. Then came a shift toward "skeuomorphic" design, which attempted to bring real life to the screen, with faux-realistic textures, drop shadows and real object characteristics. That has given way to the flat design…
