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Recently I was emailed by a student of design, asking me to answer a couple of questions.
One of the questions was,
“What are the skills and attributes to succeed in your career [design]?”
What a probing question!
To be honest, I didn’t answer it immediately. I was busy, and I didn’t want to give half an answer.
When I […]

Have you got a C.R.A.P. design?
(I tried hard to resist beginning with that question, but I just couldn’t).
Some of you may be aware for the acronym (or is it an acrostic?) C.R.A.P. which outlines four solid principles for design:

Contrast
Repetition
Alignment
Proximity

It’s nothing new. However, it’s a powerful base from which to judge and polish up a […]

We designers, are a sad bunch in many ways (in the eyes of regular people). Particularly web and graphic designers. For us, ’socialising’ is hooking up with someone on Skype!
But hey, can you imagine the world without us? Without structure, function, and all sorts of eye-candy pleasantness?
Nevertheless, maybe you’re concerned about becoming over-the-top and obsessed, […]

….and 5 elements you need to remove/edit on your blog a.s.a.p.

A couple of weeks ago, one of my web friends, Chris Pearson, wrote an interesting (as always) article on the topic of categories, primarily aimed at bloggers.
The article struck a cord with me. In fact, as I read it, it brought to my mind […]

[Please digg this. It would be much appreciated]
Every so often we all like a good rant. What better way to get it off your chest, than write a big social media lovin’ list post?
Here are 101 ways in which, to a lesser or greater degree, you may effectively drive people away from your site. Not […]

Don’t you just love those simple tips, which help make your job so much easier?
This tip is so easy it’s silly, but I see ‘professional’ outfits who obviously don’t know it. Or at least they don’t practice it.

As I develop as a designer, there is a perpetual desire to advance in what I know, and how to execute the best possible design for the requirement. However, as I began to design for this particular site, I wanted to explore a style I’d never done before; dark and grungy, with subtle lighting effects.
To […]