By Karen Morrill-McClure Recently I got sucked into this situation: a client asked for a quick estimate on a catalog site. I gave a quick, off the cuff estimate, assuming just a home page, listing the products for sale, and an individual page for each product, driven by a database of all the products. I’ve made a couple of...
For those of us who get more excited by a Moroso sofa than a Miss Universe contestant in a bikini, there is finally a beauty pageant to get involved in. Pulchra is the world’s first beauty contest devoted exclusively to objects. Its website features 100 particularly well-designed objects – ranging from kitchen sinks to ski boots- that will be...
By Brockett Horne My daydream is to have complete freedom in my design process and not have to focus on my client’s needs. Some designers, like John Bielenberg, have managed to make my fantasy their reality. With this brochure and accompanying website, his Project M team has raised over $40K to buy water meters in rural Alabama, not by...
The French have a knack for putting on glamorous and festive cultural events, so it only makes sense that right after the Cannes Festival, the poster gets its own star turn. The 19th International Poster and Graphic Design Festival of Chaumont, is an inspired and inspiring multi-show exhibition that aims to bring professionals, students and the general public together...
You asked your usability questions, and Mike has answered! We invite you to ask more questions Hi Mike, I really want to do focus groups for my sites, but I’m just getting my business off the ground and my clients aren’t exactly high-paying. How can I test out my site cheap and still get useful info out of it?...
Are you a freelance graphic designer who feels under-valued, beat up and disrespectfully treated? Well, take comfort in the fact that you’re not alone. Design writer Cathy Fishel is currently assembling stories and experiences from freelance designers all over the world for her upcoming book “Freelance Design in Practice” to be published in Spring 2009. “Everyone has the same...
With just a few weeks left until deadline, we want to remind you of our sister blog Notes on Game Dev’s 3D Environment and Character Design Competition. It’s a wonderful opportunity for artists who want to break into the industry to get their work seen and evaluated by some the top talent in game development today including Damian Pannell...
On June 3rd, New York’s first ever Internet Week kicks off. The event is a promotional, social and educational effort that is based on the same model of openness and diversity as the Internet itself. Anyone can register an event and practically anything goes in terms of topics or theme. The week is topped off with the celebration of...
It’s time for HOW’s International Design Awards again, so send in your best posters, logos and letterheads to possibly win a free trip to the next HOW conference. All winners will be featured in HOW’s prestigious April 2009 International Design Annual issue, get $100 discount to the 2009 HOW Design Conference and receive a ‘nifty’ certificate (their word, not...
You asked your legal, copyright, and trademark questions, and Jean has answered! All questions are culled from the comments section attached to the original ‘Ask Jean’ post. We invite you
