In May 2010, I had the chance to join an interesting panel at the Big Design Conference here in Dallas. I was joined by some great folks from the American Heart Association and the Boy Scouts of America (non-profits), as well as a director from Sabre (for profit). I helped round out the for-profit side, and Ben Smithee from Spych Research coaxed us along.
Anyway, the point was to figure out what we could learn from each other. How can large companies leverage leaner operational styles? How can small budgets still crank out great work? And where does passion fit into it all?
Is it time to stop using stock photography so much? David Meerman Scott has some tips on avoiding visual gobbledygook.
Designers need strong marketing direction, creative briefs and strategic guidelines to design print pieces, website and other creative projects.
Got problems with bad clients? The Freelance Switch has a list of 5 tell-tale signs of those time-suckers that offers quite a bit of insight. Try this: read this post as if YOU might be the bad client. Chances are, esp. as a marketer, that you often request the services of freelancers and third parties [...]
Chris found the WebDesignerWall’s 50 Best CSS Sites in terms of design. Take a look. My favorite is this one by Freelance Switch. Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress.
It’s not too often that you see a designer really take major changes to a design, or better, direction, and really answer the challenge. Thanks to Dennis for pointing the way to Brand New. This post discusses how VSA Partners designed a great logo for Chicago’s big for the 2016 . . . then had [...]
The way you feel about your customers says a lot about how you feel about your current niche. Simplicity Rules says it much better than I can here. It’s easy to think your clients don’t know what’s hip, what’s acceptable, what’s “real” design, what’s “real” marketing. It’s easy to think down on them for not [...]
Since design has been a popular topic on this blog for the past week or two, it hit me that I’ve had the privilege of working with quite a few great designers myself, and then I know many other great designers that I haven’t worked with. And with the onset of online portfolios and blogs, [...]
I was browsing grocery store websites, and I was shocked by the differences between the Kroger website and the Albertson’s website. One of these looks a lot more professional than the other. The other looks like a college kid threw it together, and some marketing guy said “let’s throw as many resources on the home [...]
Interesting links from my browsing this weekend: Viruses in web ads? Say it ain’t so, Joe. Magnosticism points out that now you’ve got to think twice before you click on that sponsored banner on the side of your favorite website. What does this do for pay per click advertising (an already diminishing advertising tactic)? Life [...]
