On the first print component I worked on for a web project, I asked which printer they were using so that I could format the files properly. The client hadn’t yet chosen their printing company and said to just prepare the file and they’d get the company specifications later.
Many conferences go for ultra specialization, or talk for beginners. So, it was so nice to go to DIBI (or Design It, Build It) up in Newcastle-upon-Tyne where the talks suited my specialty so well: I design, do some coding, and am starting up my own business. Design Usability & content As an industry, design [...]
Rotate your crops; it’s good for the soil Just like your garden, creative people should rotate their projects, or they burn out Projects shouldn’t all be the same Vegetable plants have different needs: beans fix nitrogen into the soil, and then plant your broccoli. Rotation also stops disease as vegetables planted in the same place [...]
Don’t sow more than your space allows. When you’re starting out a business or a garden, you’re enthusiastic to take on everything, and grow everything.
You already know how to build a website, design creative layouts, and find clients who want to use your skills for their businesses. Where you don’t want to be caught out is in liability issues that will not only hurt the business you are working with, but also your reputation as a designer. Copyright is [...]
Last week, I tweeted out about a new app that I saw called Skills App. I don’t tweet about every app that comes my way, but I really liked the landing page design, and the idea itself sounded good. Their follow-up email, though, was what made me promote it. In it, they were thankful that [...]
In the ever-changing world of marketing and branding, companies need to develop new ideas to keep people interested. Matterbox offers a great way to do this. It’s a box filled with various products that is delivered to the address you provide when you sign up. By relying on word of mouth, it’s becoming very popular. “Matter [...]
Capra turns one year old today. Happy birthday to us! To celebrate, we’ve decided to start a long overdue blog so we can share all the lovely things we’ve been learning. This site is an extension of the previous one – there’s more space for project screenshots and more detail about our work and our [...]