I stole that headline. It’s fantastically abrasive and the idea behind it is equally as hard to face.Designers (and probably everyone else too) should be more brave and authentic to themselves. I read that headline at the same time I was self-censoring a post on Linkedin.Linkedin is all about business,...
Over the past few years I have seen a huge spike in the amount of website projects I’ve taken on. The question of “how much does it cost to build a website” is one of the most popular questions I get asked. And the answer you don’t want to read...
I've just finished David Epstein’s book “Range – How generalists triumph in a specialised world” and I’ve come to the conclusion that generalist designers have more fun. All designers should strive to be a bit more generalist at some point in their career. It’s the weird and wonderful lessons you learn...
A case could be made that some graffiti tagging should be considered an art form. First you need to understand the difference between tagging and graffiti in general.In this case let's assume 'good graffiti art' is the act of making a complex beautiful mural or word art in a public place....
I had the chance to fly over the bushfires last week and it really was an eye opener. And then today I read that 80% of the Blue Mountains in Sydney has been scorched. The Guardian have some decent before and after photos too.If you're a creative you could do...
Because clients today want awesome work for next to no money, you can shortcut your design projects by standing on the shoulders of giants. In other words, by learning from the superstars you can adapt their creative styles, ideas and innovation to your local clients and you’ll be able to...
The End of Financial Year has been and gone and it gives us an opportunity to set some goals in much the same way as New Years Day. (Such as sending my very sporadic newsletters).But as an alternative, maybe July 1 should be a day for specifically setting career and...
While working on a website recently, I had the opportunity to explore a quick brand redesign or refresh.Without much budget we opted for a refresh as the the icon had been in use for some time and had built up some conceptual equity.The main issues with the original were poor...
So I was quiet with work for a week and became a bit agitated...
Whipped these up for IWD2019. Lots of fun. There aren't enough female designers in Agencies...
Is Sydney on the brink of becoming a music free zone? With the Hyde park rally on the other day I took it upon myself to create some support materials over at my sister site. I thought I'd throw them up here too! Download and print your posters below! Learn more about...
Being on the cusp of a new large scale project here's a few questions I thought worth considering...
Have you seen Free Solo? Its the new documentary in cinemas about Alex Honnold's epic desire to rock climb El Capitan… without a rope. Rock climbing is tough. I’ve been doing it for 20 years and watching him attempt a 3000ft (nearly 1km) of vertical granite without any safety gear was...
In preparation for a clients new website I was conducting research around underlying frameworks. I was glad to come across the strategy by Tony Ulwick, (CEO of Strategyn) known as the Jobs-to-be-Done theory.After reading more about it I quickly realised that this theory is the precursor to some parts of UX theory....
These fantastic safron rice raviolis were made by Linda Miller Nicholson otherwise known as Salty SeattleThis colourful pasta is a joyous way to bring design to food. Linda works with all natural ingredients for her dyes and adds it to her pasta dough.I can't say much more about it from a design point...
Don't invest time, money and energy into designing and creating a product only to be let down by the photography at the point of sale. This is the message from so many ecommerce sites these days. Why would you invest your life savings and countless amounts of hours only to skimp...
Someone needs to go firstSmaller screens for surfing the web seem to be here to stay – at least for the next few years. During this time I'm campaigning for a hamburger revolution.In the last two months I've designed and built three new websites. All hugely different in their design...