Think, Design, Create, Solve.

This is my quote. Do you have one? 14 Oct 09

Design Stages In Photos

September 26, 2009

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Design Stages In Photos

Was going through some files and papers of a recently completed project and thought I would share in pictures a bit of the process. Enjoy! Rough Site Map Sketching Final Site Map Created In Illustrator Rough Wire frame Mock Up Sketches Final Wire frames Created In Illustrator Final Designed Pages You can visit the live site here. Care to comment?

Working With Overseas Development Teams.

September 23, 2009

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Working With Overseas Development Teams.

Last week I had the chance to speak at Collekt, a creative group meet up I am a part of. During this time the subject of working with overseas programmers came up and I was able to share a little bit about my experiences I have had working with them. I would like to revisit [...]

Small Change For The Better.

September 16, 2009

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Small Change For The Better.

Well it’s been a little bit since I have posted something, I have had alot going on. Just thought I would get back into the groove a little with a quick post. Having issues with my previous logo, and having to explain questions about it, I decided to kick it to the curb and rock something [...]

Joel Beukelman For Hire.

September 3, 2009

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Joel Beukelman For Hire.

In my every attempt to continue  to support and play my part in the design community, I am writing this post in hopes that you will take part and pass the news. In today’s suffering economy many people and their families are paying the price caused by a decline in work or loosing their job [...]

Shifting Gears… Are You Capable?

August 24, 2009

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Shifting Gears… Are You Capable?

Having the ability to shift gears  is a valuable skill that shouldn’t go ignored, and I think  it’s a must have  skill for designers.  All in a days work I have had to create concepts, sketch thumbnails, finalize art for print ads, mock up web pages, create wire frames, coordinate with developers, copywriters and print [...]

The Grind, Community and Forward Progress…

August 11, 2009

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The Grind, Community and Forward Progress…

In House Grind, a project that myself and Joel Beukelman have been collaborating on is  making progress. Yesterday we took a step and launched our landing page while we are getting the blog ready to go. You can visit  inhousegrind.com to sign up for our feed. As Joel mentioned, in his post at whoisjoel.com, “We are really [...]

Overthinking Is The Enemy

August 3, 2009

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Overthinking Is The Enemy

What is overthinking? Overthinking is the ability to take something fairly simple and beat it to death with thought patterns. It is examining something from every known angle, then making up a few new angles to look at it. We are all guilty of it at one time or another, and lately I have been focused on [...]

Do You Have Tough Skin?

July 26, 2009

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Do You Have Tough Skin?

It’s happened to all of us at one time or another, putting a ton of time and effort into a project that we deem the “perfect design,” only to have it butchered and ripped apart by whom it was intended for. How did you react? Did you whine and cower like a dog with his tail [...]

What Makes Us Hungry?

July 20, 2009

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What Makes Us Hungry?

I often ask myself this question, what makes us hungry? What is it that makes us tick, push ourselves to work long hours, tackle project after project, and chomp at the bit for more? Is it the companies we work for, pleasing clients, success, popularity or money? Maybe you are not really hungry doing what you [...]