Category Archives: Guest Articles
An Examination of Minimalist Design
Posted on 04'11 May
This is a guest article contributed by Tara Hornor. – Minimalism in design has been around for some time, and today it seems to be a welcome alternative to overly busy and unnecessarily cluttered websites, posters, ads, and logos. For [..]
Do One Thing and Do It Well
Posted on 06'11 Apr
This is a guest article contributed by Jennifer Moline*. – The old adage, “jack of all trades – master of none,” can apply to the graphic designer who tries to do it all: web development, letterhead design, logo creation, coding, [..]
Web Design + Psychology = Satisfied Users?
Posted on 14'11 Mar
This article has been contributed by Brad of FinderMind.com. What’s one word people associate with web design? Some may say creativity. Creativity is often described as “making something that has value”. That’s one definition. Another one is “recognizing ideas and [..]
Web Design Tips & Advice from A to Z
Posted on 01'11 Mar
This is a guest article from Natalie Schnotz*. Enjoy her web design tips. – Avoid flashy multimedia. Flashy graphics and multimedia may look nice, but they can make it hard for your visitors to get the information they want from [..]
The New NBCUniversal Logo – Commentary from Landor Associates
Posted on 02'11 Feb
Rietje Gieskes, Associate Design Director at Landor Associates is here today to talk briefly about the new NBCUniversal rebranding. Enjoy. – Last Friday NBCUniversal debuted its new logo statement to the world. This rebrand, to those not following the story, [..]
An Introduction to Font Accessibility
Posted on 26'11 Jan
This is a guest article from Jennifer Moline*. Accessibility of images is emphasised during web design training, but an equally important issue that is much less discussed is font accessibility. While images require alt text tags to enable the visually [..]
How to Trademark a Logo Step by Step
Posted on 17'11 Jan
Once you have selected a logo for your business, you will want to make sure that you secure the trademark rights to that logo. Before addressing how to secure those rights, we should define the terms “trademark” and “logo.” You [..]