Everything has a beginning, we all have reasons for being designers and developers, we all started small. Last week I told you the story about my beginning, about how I came to be a (web) designer. Today I wanted to expand on that and share my thoughts on this subject. A lot of people in our industry had similar experiences like mine, they discovered the web at an early age and looked for a way to make it their own. …
On a summer afternoon about 13 years ago, a 10 year old kid was standing outside the door of his house looking at his parents and brothers pack up the car for their summer vacation. His mother noticed him standing there doing nothing and told him to go to the living room and turn off the TV that no one was watching. The kid did as he was told and while he was picking up the remote control to turn …
I’ve finally launched my new portfolio site. I could have worked on it for another couple of weeks because of course it’s never finished, it’s never perfect. Today I decided to just launch it and just fine-tune it as I go. If you have any feedback, be sure to let me know! This act of not shipping stuff because it’s never finished is just one example of the nonsense that keeps me from doing the things I should. I’m kind …
Pretty dramatic title, huh? After I designed my new site (the final version..) and when it was almost time to go live, I knew I had to write the usual little blog post about the new site. Instead I have chosen to ramble about the significance this new site has, and what it represents… Recently something new has been starting to develop itself in my head. You could call it an idea, a new goal, fresh ambition. Where a year …
Today I have for you an interview with the great logo designer and great person altogether, Sean Farrell. His designs are pretty well known in the design community. He has a way of making a logo say exactly what it needs while making it look beautiful. Check out the interview to see what he has to say about himself and his profession. Enjoy! – Hello Sean, thank you for participating in this interview. Tell us a bit about yourself. I am …