BrightLounge.TV Video Podcast Interview
Published on Sunday, November 13, 2011 – 3:56 pm | leave a comment »I was recently interviewed on BrightLounge TV, which is a website focused on providing “relaxing video podcasts on the topics of design, startups and technology”. The questions I answer in the video are outlined below. The video is also combined with some great freelance travel tips from the interviewers, Bryan & Catalina.
My interview goes for about 12 minutes starting at 9:35. You can [...]
Future of Web Design Conference – Day 1 Review
Published on Monday, November 7, 2011 – 7:43 pm | 6 brilliant comments »A few weeks back I announced the 2011 Future of Web Design Conference being held in NYC and today I attended Day 1 of the event.
Below is a summary of the talks I attended. As a disclaimer, these notes were quickly jotted down & summarised and may not be understood out of context but I’ve done what I could from my notes. Below are [...]
The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to QR Codes
Published on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 – 11:24 am | 26 brilliant comments »This is a guest article contributed by Simon Goble.
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QR or Quick Response Codes have been around since 1994 and were originally used to track parts during car manufacture. It is likely you have seen one, even if you didn’t know what it was, usually displayed as black and white squares in a grid pattern reminiscent of a crossword. Essentially QR Codes are a barcode [...]
What do you love about the web?
Published on Friday, October 28, 2011 – 10:17 am | 11 brilliant comments »What do you love about the web? This was a simple question posed by J. Cornelius, president of the AWDG, to a small handful of designers including Jeffrey Zeldman, Cameron Moll, Carl Smith, Jonathan Snook, Whitney Hess, Jeff Croft and myself.
J. asked us to respond in video format and then he compiled the responses together. The result is nothing short of down right inspiring.
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Recent Work: Appex.no Brand Identity
Published on Thursday, October 27, 2011 – 10:22 am | 16 brilliant comments »Last year I created the brand identity for Appex.no and just recently had the pleasure to meet the client for the first time here in NYC. They showed me what they had done with the brand identity I created for them and was very impressed, especially with the responsive website.
Appex (Application Exchange) does mobile development & multimedia as well as supports, operates and [...]
How To Keep Up To Date As A Designer
Published on Thursday, October 20, 2011 – 9:41 am | 23 brilliant comments »This is a guest article contributed by Nora Reed*.
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In this world of lightening fast development, professionals can find it hard to keep themselves up-to-date with the latest. Similarly, some designers who wish to stay updated, just don’t really know how to go about it.
These simple & effective methods will help you from being left behind:
1. Utilize All Of The Web
Some people are of the [...]
Future of Web Design NYC 2011
Published on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 – 12:40 pm | 10 brilliant comments »UPDATE: You can read a review of this conference here: DAY 1 / DAY 2
Conferences are a great way to stay up to date and this is especially true for one of the fastest moving industries in the world; web design.
This year, Just Creative Design is partnering up with Carsonified to promote their yearly annual conference, Future of Web Design (FOWD). This year it [...]
