This is probably one of the most frustrating parts of a design journey but can be incredibly rewarding if you get it right. Unfortunately there is no holy grail or solution to this, sometimes it’s just a case of sitting in a dark room and having a ureka moment! One thing is a certainty though […]
If you know me you’ll already know my opinions about the new iOS7 and at the risk of alienating myself from family and friends on certain social media platforms I thought it might be better to blog about this to the world, as apposed to putting them to sleep with my rants! Having downloaded iOS7 […]
First of all lets explain what UI and UX is. UI is User Interface and UX is User Experience and one without the other is just an impossibility really! Consider the body and the mind. The body’s User Interface are senses; touch, smell, seeing, listening and taste. The body’s User Experience is the mind and […]
Not all designers are the same and choosing the right one can be a little daunting so here are some top tips when choosing a designer: Ability Make sure they have the ability to satisfy your needs. Do they use the latest tools and software? Do they have traditional drawing skills. Some designers specialise in a […]
A web consultant once said to me that “there’s no money in print”. I presume that by this he means that the world of printing i.e. brochures, leaflets, newsletters and the such are in decline due to the rise of the internet (not a new thing of course!) and the importance of companies having a […]
On a Friday afternoon at about 4.30pm the phone rings in the office and a client on the other end in a very apologetic manner sheepishly asks if you could produce an advert by Monday morning for 9am. After a short conversation it becomes apparent that a copy deadline has slipped through the net for one reason […]
Designers today are confronted with many challenges particularly those in transition between the world of print and the world of web. The skill sets between web design and print design are very different and designers considering the transition should be aware of this. Print designers will have developed skills that demand knowledge of CMYK, lithography print techniques […]
With more and more businesses deciding to sell online it’s really important to get your shop right. So many online shops fail because the basics are not quite right! Big brands get it right for many different reasons but, mainly because of their already well established brand recognition. That’s not to say that everyone else […]
Drawing the perfect curves using vector software packages like Illustrator or Photoshop can be cumbersome and a little inaccurate at times if you are trying to draw them freehand. Here’s a neat little trick that can save you hours of scanning, tracing and tweaking vector lines and do it in a geometric and mathematical way, […]
Design and typography – two very different things but at some point they are going to come together when it comes to designing your way out of a paper bag. Sometimes design won’t involve type and you will have a whole lot of different problems to solve but when design meets typography there are certain things […]
