Archive for the 'design' Category

Meticulous Design: Information Architecture

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

When designing a web site some designers start with the looks, the style, the feel, when in fact they should be thinking about a very important factor—Information Architecture—the art and science of organizing and labeling any system, be it a web site or a database.
A traditional web site design process always starts with laying […]

Meticulous Design: Dramatic Headlines

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

It’s been awhile since I shared with you my ideas for the re-design of Inspiration Bit. Unfortunately, the makeover had to be pushed on a back burner due to many other obligations and lack of time. However, since starting from last week I went solo and building my own business, I definitely need to make […]

Design Costs vs. Values

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Well, looks like I’m going solo sooner than it’s been planned. How soon? Since yesterday. What I’ve learned about the corporate world in the last few months I wouldn’t find in any book. It is a crazy, unreliable world out there, full of uncertainties. And although I’ve got my plate full with concerns at the […]

Behind The Scenes Of Exquisite Web Typography - Part Three

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

Today I’m going behind the scenes of a web site that is filled with so many typographic goodies that will keep you dizzy and busy for a long time. If you missed my previous installments in this series, you can still catch up with us by checking out Part One and Part Two on going […]

Signature Colours

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Whether we run a business or a blog, one of the questions on our concerns list is how to make it stand out, be unique, instantly recognizable, build a fan base? One of the answers to that is building a successful brand. However achieving that success is not such an easy task.
Why some brands […]

Behind The Scenes Of Exquisite Web Typography - Part Two

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

This is the second installment in my quest on going behind the scenes of web sites with exquisitely crafted typography and revealing their beauty secrets.
If you find yourself or someone else grumbling that there are just not enough web safe fonts available to design a stunning website with a striking typogrpahy, head over to the […]

Behind The Scenes Of Exquisite Web Typography

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Many people are complaining about how frustrating it is to be working with such a limited number of web safe fonts. However, rather than simply blowing off some steam talented designers have learned how to cope with it and make the best of it until an uncertain future when we would be blessed to spend […]

Blog Redesign: New Logo

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Almost two weeks ago I’ve shared with you my sketches and ideas for Inspiration Bit’s new design. Simultaneously I was playing with the new logo variations for my blog.
Rather than dedicating only one day to designing a new logo I let it develop in my mind slowly, and was sketching out different ideas for […]