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Accessibility. It’s a Shared Responsibility

ARTICLE SUMMARY: We know as designers that accessibility has real-world impact. It empowers more people to interact, connect, and thrive using our products and services. When we design with accessibility in mind, we’re not just checking a box, we’re actively improving...

Don’t Assume, Investigate

ARTICLE SUMMARY: As designers, what do we do? We solve problems. It does not matter what the client thinks, we know better. More importantly we assume every designer thinks the same way we do. That kind of echo chamber stifles real innovation. At some point, we’ve all...

Brand Design is More Than Visuals — It’s an Experience

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Too often, brand identity gets reduced to just visuals. While it may seem similar to visual design, the two aren’t the same. Believing they are can seriously limit the impact of your messaging. Visual design focuses on aesthetics, style, colors,...

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Accessibility. It’s a Shared Responsibility

ARTICLE SUMMARY: We know as designers that accessibility has real-world impact. It empowers more people to interact, connect, and thrive using our products and services. When we design with accessibility in mind, we’re not just checking a box, we’re actively improving...

Don’t Assume, Investigate

ARTICLE SUMMARY: As designers, what do we do? We solve problems. It does not matter what the client thinks, we know better. More importantly we assume every designer thinks the same way we do. That kind of echo chamber stifles real innovation. At some point, we’ve all...

Accessibility. It’s a Shared Responsibility

ARTICLE SUMMARY: We know as designers that accessibility has real-world impact. It empowers more people to interact, connect, and thrive using our products and services. When we design with accessibility in mind, we’re not just checking a box, we’re actively improving...

Don’t Assume, Investigate

ARTICLE SUMMARY: As designers, what do we do? We solve problems. It does not matter what the client thinks, we know better. More importantly we assume every designer thinks the same way we do. That kind of echo chamber stifles real innovation. At some point, we’ve all...

Brand Design is More Than Visuals — It’s an Experience

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Too often, brand identity gets reduced to just visuals. While it may seem similar to visual design, the two aren’t the same. Believing they are can seriously limit the impact of your messaging. Visual design focuses on aesthetics, style, colors,...

UX, how can I trust you?

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Trust is earned, not given is a powerful principle that applies across personal relationships, professional dynamics, leadership, design, branding, and more. At its essence, this phrase means trust must be earned through actions, consistency, and...

The Shape of Design to Come

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Design has always been in the state of flux. From the dawn of the digital age to the rise of Artificial Intelligence, design has never sat still. With the advances in technology the pace of change has picked up considerably. As these changes in the...

The Anatomy of a Brand

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Why is branding important? Branding matters because it’s how people see you. It tells your story, shows your values, and helps others connect with what you or your company believe in. Simply put, your brand is the impression you leave behind. Branding...

Design Isn’t Dead

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Will all those who believe design is dead kindly raise their hands? Ever since the dawn of artificial intelligence doomsayers have been confidently forecasting not only the end of design, but they also, and rather dramatically, the collapse of...

Top 10 Tips for Creating a Personal Logo Design

ARTICLE SUMMARY: A personal logo is something many people would love to have, it's a visual representation of who they are. For designers a logo is essential to establishing their brand and communicate our skills to potential clients. There are a lot of people out...

You’re Using ChatGPT Wrong!

ARTICLE SUMMARY: It's a brave new world out there, especially when it comes to Artificial Intelligence. Like all new tools there is always a learning curve in the beginning. As the technology advances you need to keep up with those advances. To fully harness the power...

Get Noticed! Captivating the User’s Eye

ARTICLE SUMMARY: In the beginning a client would come to a designer with a new and better mousetrap that he wanted to sell to the world. The designer would create a phenomenal ad, put it online and the response would be overwhelming. That was twenty years ago, when...

Accessibility. It’s a Shared Responsibility

ARTICLE SUMMARY: We know as designers that accessibility has real-world impact. It empowers more people to interact, connect, and thrive using our products and services. When we design with accessibility in mind, we’re not just checking a box, we’re actively improving...

Don’t Assume, Investigate

ARTICLE SUMMARY: As designers, what do we do? We solve problems. It does not matter what the client thinks, we know better. More importantly we assume every designer thinks the same way we do. That kind of echo chamber stifles real innovation. At some point, we’ve all...

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Top 10 Tips for Creating a Personal Logo Design

ARTICLE SUMMARY: A personal logo is something many people would love to have, it's a visual representation of who they are. For designers a logo is essential to establishing their brand and communicate our skills to potential clients. There are a lot of people out...

How to draw vibrant character art, tips from a pro artist

ARTICLE SUMMARY: As designers, creativity and imagination are just the beginning. Thriving in this industry requires a blend of creative and technical skills, including a solid grasp of design principles, proficiency in tools like Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator,...

You’re more influential than you think: a guide for UX designers

ARTICLE SUMMARY: UX designers often undervalue their potential influence on shaping user behaviors, business strategies, and societal norms. We feel like a cog in the machine — pushing pixels and advocating for users, yet wondering if your voice really matters....

How to Lay the Groundwork for a Solid Icon Set

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Icons play a crucial role in design, especially in modern interfaces and visual communication. When designed right, icon sets have the unique ability to transcend language. Icons provide a visual representation of a concept, action, or object, which...

What is Your Design Philosophy?

ARTICLE SUMMAR: How many designers have actually sat down one day and started pondering what they think their design philosophy is, then realized it's a more complex question then they anticipated. If you think long enough you may realize that having a design...

UX Design Challenge: Then and Now

ARTICLE SUMMARY: It’s interesting when you look back to when you first started in design and how basically between school and some experience you pretty much ready to conquer the design world. Maybe you thought there was nothing you could do to improve on the early...

Top 10 Tips for Creating a Personal Logo Design

ARTICLE SUMMARY: A personal logo is something many people would love to have, it's a visual representation of who they are. For designers a logo is essential to establishing their brand and communicate our skills to potential clients. There are a lot of people out...

How to draw vibrant character art, tips from a pro artist

ARTICLE SUMMARY: As designers, creativity and imagination are just the beginning. Thriving in this industry requires a blend of creative and technical skills, including a solid grasp of design principles, proficiency in tools like Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator,...

17 typography tips for creating your own fonts

ARTICLE SUMMARY: As designers you know that the right font can put your project over the top. But there are times when no matter how hard you look you will not find that "just right" font for your project, it's frustrating. When that happens you have two choices,...

Alternatives to Using Pure Black (#000000) for Text and Backgrounds

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Back in the day before computers, when it came to type life was fairly simple. You picked out your type, you watched your leading, kerning, legibility, and readability. Pretty straight forward stuff and then it was off to the printers. Depending on...

Decoding Typography: Unveiling the Art and Science

ARTICLE SUMMARY: It's been said before, you can never learn enough about type. The more we understand type the more we can take advantage it's power of communication and persuasion to our designs. The study of typography spans centuries of development and innovation...

Exploring the Impact of Colors and Typography

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Oscar Wilde once said "presentation is everything." There is power in words, especially if you know how to "present" them. Colors and typography play a crucial role in readability and user experience (UX) in design, they can influence how users...

Accessibility. It’s a Shared Responsibility

ARTICLE SUMMARY: We know as designers that accessibility has real-world impact. It empowers more people to interact, connect, and thrive using our products and services. When we design with accessibility in mind, we’re not just checking a box, we’re actively improving...

Don’t Assume, Investigate

ARTICLE SUMMARY: As designers, what do we do? We solve problems. It does not matter what the client thinks, we know better. More importantly we assume every designer thinks the same way we do. That kind of echo chamber stifles real innovation. At some point, we’ve all...

Brand Design is More Than Visuals — It’s an Experience

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Too often, brand identity gets reduced to just visuals. While it may seem similar to visual design, the two aren’t the same. Believing they are can seriously limit the impact of your messaging. Visual design focuses on aesthetics, style, colors,...

UX, how can I trust you?

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Trust is earned, not given is a powerful principle that applies across personal relationships, professional dynamics, leadership, design, branding, and more. At its essence, this phrase means trust must be earned through actions, consistency, and...

The Shape of Design to Come

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Design has always been in the state of flux. From the dawn of the digital age to the rise of Artificial Intelligence, design has never sat still. With the advances in technology the pace of change has picked up considerably. As these changes in the...

The Anatomy of a Brand

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Why is branding important? Branding matters because it’s how people see you. It tells your story, shows your values, and helps others connect with what you or your company believe in. Simply put, your brand is the impression you leave behind. Branding...

Design Isn’t Dead

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Will all those who believe design is dead kindly raise their hands? Ever since the dawn of artificial intelligence doomsayers have been confidently forecasting not only the end of design, but they also, and rather dramatically, the collapse of...

Top 10 Tips for Creating a Personal Logo Design

ARTICLE SUMMARY: A personal logo is something many people would love to have, it's a visual representation of who they are. For designers a logo is essential to establishing their brand and communicate our skills to potential clients. There are a lot of people out...

You’re Using ChatGPT Wrong!

ARTICLE SUMMARY: It's a brave new world out there, especially when it comes to Artificial Intelligence. Like all new tools there is always a learning curve in the beginning. As the technology advances you need to keep up with those advances. To fully harness the power...

Get Noticed! Captivating the User’s Eye

ARTICLE SUMMARY: In the beginning a client would come to a designer with a new and better mousetrap that he wanted to sell to the world. The designer would create a phenomenal ad, put it online and the response would be overwhelming. That was twenty years ago, when...

Accessibility. It’s a Shared Responsibility

ARTICLE SUMMARY: We know as designers that accessibility has real-world impact. It empowers more people to interact, connect, and thrive using our products and services. When we design with accessibility in mind, we’re not just checking a box, we’re actively improving...

Don’t Assume, Investigate

ARTICLE SUMMARY: As designers, what do we do? We solve problems. It does not matter what the client thinks, we know better. More importantly we assume every designer thinks the same way we do. That kind of echo chamber stifles real innovation. At some point, we’ve all...

Brand Design is More Than Visuals — It’s an Experience

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Too often, brand identity gets reduced to just visuals. While it may seem similar to visual design, the two aren’t the same. Believing they are can seriously limit the impact of your messaging. Visual design focuses on aesthetics, style, colors,...