How to Write Object Oriented CSS »

July 16, 2010
Tetris video game cover

* Image taken from the cover art of the world-famous Tetris video game. Objects Shmobjects. The first time I heard about Object Oriented CSS was from a tutorial onĀ NetTuts. At the time, I viewed OOCSS as just another random framework somebody was imposing on the web community. I had not given it much thought since [...]

Interview with Designer and Entreprenuer Casey Doss »

July 5, 2010
GOD: Chosen Volume 4

After interviewing Casey Doss recently, I found myself humbled and inspired by the way he manages work and family life. He doesn’t let being extremely busy get his priorities out of order; an on-going battle for anyone, especially freelancers. Who are you? Casey Doss. 28. Married to Lindsey Doss and father of two girls, Analeise [...]

Goodbye, office ninjas. »

June 5, 2010
Office Ninjas

I was looking at the asphalt walking slowly to my car, thinking, “This is it. This is the end.” I’m not dying. But, it’s true. I’m moving to a different company. Starting Monday morning I’ll be sipping coffee, about 15 minutes across town from the people I’ve worked with the last 3 1/2 years. Good [...]

The Beard of Legend »

May 19, 2010

I’ve been published!!!! My photo is used to represent the Biblical character Goliath. Halarious.

5 places freelance designers go to find jobs »

May 4, 2010
5 places to find freelance design jobs

Here are 5 places I visit regularly to find freelance work. Of the sites listed below, only Sortfolio and Coroflot have given me actual projects. I think my prices were too high for most of the jobs I applied for on the other sites. It’s hard to compete with Asia, but for now, there are [...]

3 Free Desktop Wallpaper Backgrounds of Flowers »

April 30, 2010
Field of Crimson Clover

This month’s freebie is a collection of 3 elegant desktop wallpapers featuring flowers. They can also be used as Twitter backgrounds. These photos were taken by me during the spring and summer a few years ago. They are the most popular photos on my fickr stream. Feel free to download them for personal use. If [...]

10 Essential WordPress SEO Plugins that will blow your face off »

April 22, 2010
Wordpress Plugin blow the face of bystander

I shouldn’t be giving you this information. As Spider Man’s uncle said, “With great power comes great responsibility”. If you don’t know what you’re doing, you’ll hurt somebody. Keep that in mind if you choose to install the following plugins on your WordPress website. Make the wrong move around one of these bad boys and [...]

What’s best for graphic design: Mac or PC? »

April 8, 2010
Apple Vs Microsoft Switchboard

What kind of computer do you suggest for graphic design? Mac? PC?
My laptop is too slow to do a lot of what I’ve been doing lately so I’m looking for a new computer. Lots of people say “go with a Mac”, but I could build a PC with a much faster processor and better video card for a lot less. What do you think?

Say no to spec work… even in France. »

March 26, 2010
The Eiffel Tower

I recently got a request to design a logo for someone in Paris, France. They found my site while looking for logo designers in Paris. How did they find me? Guess who’s number one in Google for the keyphrase “Paris logo design“. That’s right. ParisVega.com. I’m surprised there aren’t any search engine savvy logo designers [...]

As a beginner, how much should I charge? »

March 10, 2010
How much should I charge?

This is the first article in a new category I’m starting for my blog: Reader Questions. I’ll be answering questions that I’m frequently asked by young designers just starting out in their careers. If you have questions about freelancing, graphic design, web design, or anything really, I’ll do my best to find the answer for [...]

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