Posted by Chris Pawloski on Mar 9, 2009
While checking my daily news and blog sites this morning I came across an interesting and almost comical video previewing the new Spirit Treo Pro cellphone. Well nothing here is really interesting except for witnessing how flawed and backwards the usability is on this thing. The best part of this rather bland video [...]
Posted by Chris Pawloski on Dec 16, 2008
Too often when people refer to or attempt to demonstrate graphic design abilities they speak of the aesthetics of design. In our industry there is a misconception that the more you know photoshop, the more you can manipulate “graphics” the better the graphic designer you are. Of course graphic design is really about problem solving more [...]
Posted by Chris Pawloski on Nov 3, 2008
The only thing that would have made this summary cooler (in my opinion) was if they did it with live typography via CSS. Great summary regardless. Stay tune for the final ending…
Posted by Chris Pawloski on Oct 31, 2008
In the spirit of Halloween the Solid Cactus design team designed a few mock monster movie posters that referenced a lot the common stress and aggravation that exists in our industry. We had a great time doing it and only wish that Halloween came more than once a year. Have a Happy Halloween [...]
Posted by Chris Pawloski on Oct 10, 2008
Often when a new client is looking for a design or re-design they tend to reference their competition or favorite online shops. Referencing is one thing, there is no reason not to be inspired and even to request functional design that works for you. Following or copying competition exactly is not going to [...]
Posted by Chris Pawloski on Oct 9, 2008
You know when you create a summer project to-do-list with big plans to knock off every item on the list before the summer is up and by fall you only accomplished 20% of what you hoped to accomplish? Sometimes that is how I feel when it comes to mastering Adobe Illustrator. Personally I [...]
Posted by Chris Pawloski on Sep 30, 2008
When comes to corporate branding and logo designs too often designers get it wrong, usually under the influence of the clients they are designing for. I’ve always found it interesting that new businesses always want more “flair” in their logos. It’s as if they feel they are not getting their money’s worth unless [...]
Posted by Chris Pawloski on Sep 26, 2008
I am a huge fan of poster design. I get excited about vintage classics and current “gig posters” equally if the talent and originality is there. In my spare time (rare) I create posters for bands, venues, events, …etc. Now that winter is on its way I am looking forward to setting up [...]
Posted by Chris Pawloski on Sep 23, 2008
Just when you thought you had the latest and greatest Adobe is about to release CS4 suite. Normally I would suggest too much too soon but there seems to be a lot of nice details in this version. I’ll wait for the reviews.
Adobe CS4 Sweating the Details