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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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?
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 [...]
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 [...]
Saturday night I ran into Matthew Lewis, an old friend from high school, who is also an amazing illustrator. We reminisced about ancient times while I drooled over his sketchbook. Here are some examples of his work: You can view his portfolio at: www.lostkeep.com. He also publishes a sketch blog at: http://beerkeep.blogspot.com/
All the faded luminescence of photographs from the 60s, 70s, and 80s expressed in a simple swath of muted hues. I created this mellow palette on COLOURlovers.com after being inspired by this beautiful photo of a woman flipping her hair: COLOURlovers is a great place to find inspiration. I visit the site often when deciding [...]
My latest free desktop wallpaper design is an arrangement of dark gray blocks on a black background similar in layout to Piet Mondrian‘s Composition II in Red, Blue, and Yellow, that he painted in 1930. I’m not saying its as revolutionary as his painting, only that it shares the same balance of visual weight. If [...]
While rummaging through my old files I came across this typography diagram I designed in a typography class. We had to create a diagram based on our recently gained knowledge of the intricate parts of letter forms. It’s a little rickety but the info is there. Checkout Typophile‘s typography courses for information about the art [...]
