Archive for July, 2008

RSS: Why, What and How

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

When Jacob Share approached me to participate in his Building RSS Group Writing Project and share my tips, adding that I have a “proven track record”, I smiled. Sure, I managed to attract over thousand subscribers to Inspiration Bit in “just” 18 months, but this could hardly be qualified as a proud achievement. There are […]

Design Critique: SEGD

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Two key things unite all designers: we like to study works of other designers, get inspired by some interesting design elements and critically note other less successful ones; and we are our own worst clients. The latter trait is the reason why we are having such a hard time designing for ourselves. We either end […]

Amazing World of Marian Bantjes

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Today is Canada Day, and to honour this festive event I’ve decided to feature a very talented Canadian Graphic Artist Marian Bantjes. Her work with custom type, ornament and illustration is awe-inspiring. Her clientèle is overwhelmingly famous and includes names like Stefan Sagmeister, Pentagram, Saks Fifth Avenue, AIGA, TypeCon, WIRED, The New York Times Magazine, […]