Let me begin with this caveat: I am not a photographer, and I have a feeling that some pros will be appalled by my suggestions! Graphic designers are often asked to do a little photography work. Small website clients especially like to make such requests because “real” photo work simply isn’t feasible given their budgets. For several years, I...
I received HOW’s Business Annual a few days ago. It’s loaded with great material, including the results of a poll that asks, “…do you hope to start a business someday?” The poll made me think about starting my own business again (my wife always cringes when I mention this), but I think I have a good argument for both...
Some time ago, I wrote about Communication Arts—an ultra-professional graphic design magazine that’s a great source of inspiration. Computer Arts, the topic of today’s post, is often confused with Communication Arts, probably because the two magazines have very similar names. Computer Arts is however something very different, though no less inspiring. UK-based Computer Arts produces several monthly magazines: Computer...
DESIGN 21: Social Design Network has announced a new competition in partnership with the United Nations Department of Public Information (UNDPI) and Media Communications Association International’s New York Chapter (MCA-I NY). The design competition, which is open to all who register for free on the DESIGN 21 website, challenges designers to create an official logo for “Stories from the...
Layer Tennis is a series of live design events hosted by Coudal Partners and presented by Adobe Creative Suite 3. Two artists (or two small teams of artists) swap a file back and forth in real-time, adding to and embellishing the work. Each artist or team gets fifteen minutes to complete a “volley.” Each volley is posted to the...
In Part 1 of this post, I extolled the virtues of Google Analytics and walked you through the set-up process. Today, I’ll show you how to view some simple statistics. Viewing Your Data Since you’ve already copied Google’s code to your pages, you’re ready to start tracking your sites. Go to the Google Analytics home page, and make sure...
Just recently, I was thinking about Netscape and how huge it was years ago. It was once one of the most popular browsers, and web designers everywhere made sure their sites were compatible with it. Today, Netscape is barely a blip on the radar. Can the release of Navigator 9 change that? Let’s find out. Will this familiar icon...
The Cut&Paste Digital Design Tournament is a live design competition, and it’s coming to your neighborhood. Contestants will have 15 minutes to create a design in front of a live audience. As they design, their in-progress works will be projected in real time throughout the venue. The contestant search is going on now. Buy tickets and learn more about...
Google is a well-known and well-respected search engine. So much so in fact, that its name is synonymous with web search. But that’s not all that Google does. The company also offers a host of free services that every webmaster and web designer should know about. One of the best of these offerings is Google Analytics, a free service...
Those of you who enjoy photography and who browse photo-sharing sites like Flickr have probably come across the word “Holga.” I noticed that a lot of interesting photos are tagged with the term, so I poked around to see what it meant. I discovered that a Holga is a type of film camera originally produced in China during the...
