Just bloggin’ about design, life, and stuff.
Posted in: design, resources, tools at about 10am
Every web designer, over time, develops their set of go-to resources to use while designing. I have been making websites professionally for over three years and amateurly for closer to seven. In that time, here are the top tools and resources that I’ve come to appreciate and rely on.
A little note on my selection: these [...]
Posted in: design, inspiration, typography at about 9am
In order to keep my ideas fresh, I like to find sources of inspiration for my work. I like to look at stuff that is similar to what I do, but also at stuff that is pretty dissimilar to what I do. The variation, I feel, helps me stretch my thinking and exposes me to [...]
Posted in: design, pattern, play, type, work at about 9am
This December I graduated from college. After graduation, I started working a basically normal work week—40 hours. That is 40 hours of web design per week. While I love it, I have found that much focused time on doing one sort of creative task can be quite taxing on me mentally and creatively. After a [...]