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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…

Here is a nice article about buttons on forms.
http://www.usabilitynews.com/news/article4984.asp
My favorite rule is rule #3.

Tags: forms, usability

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 [...]

Wondering what to get the person that has everything this holiday season? How about a box full of trash? No, really. Over at nycgarbage.com, they sell tiny sculptures made of actual garbage from NYC streets. They even have limited edition boxes from special dates like New Year’s day and such. Pretty interesting concept.

While reading Ad Age- I came across an interesting article on poorly designed ballots in this year’s election.  The U.S. Election Assistance Commission published guidelines and called upon graphic designers for “best practices”.
 
check out this article

Artists and architects have been using the golden ratio in their work since the renaissance to help convey a sense of balance and beauty. Using it in different ways in our layouts can help things seem more cohesive and look “right.” I find the whole concept really interesting. Smashing Magazine has a really good article [...]

Being that I just started, I thought I’d start off strong with the blog.  So I’ll just put it out there on Front Street.  I am a endless font of useless and often really geeky trivia.  Years of working in record stores probably didn’t help.  I also love graphic novels, video games and sci fi/fantasy [...]

Last Weekend, Chris P and I were lucky enough to attend How Magazine’s In-Howse Designer Conference ‘08 in San Fransisco. I gained a lot of insight into some issues in the industry and heard a lot of concerns of fellow designers across the country. Here is a quick rundown of the conference:
The conference kicked off [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]