Ask Why
One of the most important parts of design thinking that you will ever need is knowing the importance of asking why. Simon Sinek, inspirational author, says that it's easy to figure out what ...
Design Process: Presenting Your Ideas
Presenting is actually a crucial design skill, one that you can be good at with intentional practice.
Design Process: Rendering
The rendering phase can be the most fulfilling because your design is taking shape, but before you get to excited, here are the things to learn about this step.
Design Process: Sketching
The simple use of a pen (or pencil) and paper, helps you clarify your thoughts, and in turn, reach your goal more quickly.
Design Process: Research & Brainstorming
The research and brainstorming stages will be the most time-consuming but most worth it of all your steps.
Do Your Research
Research allows you to see the full scope of the project
Design Process: The Brief
The [design] brief is the single most important step in the design process. Without it, you will be lost.
Creative Risks Not Taken are Just Misses
There can be perfection and amazing beauty in the imperfect, in the abstract and messy-take risks.
Why Logo Design is not Cheap
Before they even get to the “about us” portion of your website, they are already deciding what kind of business you are based solely on your logo.
Trust the Process: Full Branding Project Completed in 24 Hours
I will likely do a detailed case study of our client, TIASO, in the future, but this post should show briefly how trusting the process made the most out of our 24 hours.
Print is Not Dead
Remember to learn about physical printing and don't just design for the web. Chances are even if you are a web only designer you will encounter a print project at some point or work with a project th ...
A Brief Intro to My Design Process
(This post was written in 2015. I'm working on an updated version with new photos and some new resources)This week I decided to do something a little different. I wanted to show you one of my project ...
Why “simple” design isn’t easy, quick, or cheap
Bad design is easy. Bad design is quick and cheap. But good design takes time, and has value. Anything good is worth something. And good design is worth a lot.