Four Winning Web Design Trends for 2010

April 28, 2010

At the beginning of 2010, everyone had their own ideas about what would impact and influence the direction of web design for the coming year. Some predicted major changes while others believed that subtle shifts were all we should expect. For the past few months, I’ve been tracking the trends from my Boca Raton [...]

How to Make an Attractive Banner in 5 Easy Steps

July 14, 2009

So as a designer, I specialize in interface design. You might note that while the structure and overall aesthetic of Diligent is nice, the logo is kind of “meh.” (Thank Cthulu for Sam and the monkey!) Graphic design is one of my personal weaknesses, so when it came to designing some banners to promote my [...]

How to “Tagline” Your Post Photos in 3 Simple Steps

June 9, 2009

This post was inspired by Yan of ThouShallBlog, who really wanted to know how I put the text over images such as in my trumpet playing post.

So Your Photos Need 1001 Words?
A picture is worth 1000 words, but sometimes you want to emphasize the message that the picture from flickr or from your own camera [...]

17+ Inspirational Links to Create the Perfect Logo

March 9, 2009

A few of you viewed my banner tutorial and asked me a question: how do I create a logo!? While there is probably not a sufficient tutorial in existence to show you how to make a logo (although this one is great), there are plenty of resources. Here I’ve compiled a good approach to getting [...]