Archive for February, 2009

Most web designers are at a natural disadvantage when it comes to ensuring that things are consistent. After all we tend to think creatively and artistically before we think organizationally. We have a tendency of getting tired of the same look by the time we get to page five or six and sometimes we [...]

Design with Consistency

While I have a minor in business, most of the lessons that I have learned about how to run a company were through making mistakes and figuring out ways to avoid them next time around. Sometimes I made mistakes many times before I realized it. In this case I still struggle with this mistake from [...]

Why you should bill for everything….

Looking into the next few months I am seeing an influx of ongoing, relationship based work and clients. Looking into the future of my company I expect and hope to grow steadily, which at some point means expanding my team.
At this point it doesn’t make sense to take on a new full time hire, however [...]

How to Respond to an Authentic Jobs Posting

I have been working for a short while on a side project that I have already found very useful, and that is to develop a tool that aids in creating what I call a “CSS Style Guide.” There may be a better name for it, but the concept is quite simple, a guide for clients [...]

The case for XHTML/CSS Style Guides

Any designer who has produced work for anyone other than themselves knows how tricky the design feedback process can be. As designers we have very specific reasons for designing a site the way we do. We have expertise in rhythm, proportion, sizing, whitespace, grids and other graphic design concepts. Many times hours are spent trying [...]

The importance of controling feedback and critique