This post was written by Jason on September 30, 2010

A few years ago, in my infancy as a designer, I would have never thought I’d be where I am today. I got excited creating logos. I was creating business cards and letterheads. I made some sweet brochure designs, and, yes, some basic HTML websites.

My how things have changed. I haven’t designed a business card in over two years. I haven’t actually worked on any printed designs for that matter. I spend my days working in Photoshop and staring at code for hours, trying to debug that damned pixel misalignment in IE6. In recent years I’ve labeled myself a “web designer”. continue reading…

This post was written by Jason on September 17, 2010

With the introduction of the iPhone 4 and it’s new retina display, the process of designing for iDevices became a bit more complicated. In addition to creating designs for the standard resolution screens of the iPhone, iPod, and iPad, we must now create a higher resolution version for the iPhone 4. To help make things a bit easier, this post lists the most important things I’ve learned from my first venture into designing for the retina display.
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This post was written by Evan on September 16, 2010

Everyone’s daily routine varies based on their everyday experiences, designers are no different. For the most part, however, we all have one goal in mind, “How can this be done more efficiently?” I have asked myself that question daily and have went through countless numbers of free trials for programs that handle various tasks. I like to kick the tires, but do you blame me. Investing money – and more importantly time – into something that may work is somewhat of a risk. continue reading…

This post was written by Evan on September 16, 2010

This vector icon set, just one of many from a collection, is meant to serve as a clear representation of the actions and elements users commonly deal with when visiting websites and using web applications. You’re free to use these for both personal and commercial use with no credit necessary, but please do not distribute directly. continue reading…

This post was written by David on September 13, 2010

I have a great memory for faces. Yet, I’ve worked on projects with clients and team members that I couldn’t point out in an empty restaurant. It’s not that I’m going senile; I’ve never seen their faces.  I’m a web designer and, like many web designers, the people I work with are frequently scattered all over the country.  However, this style of working didn’t fully prepare me for working with a development team in Chennai, India. continue reading…

This post was written by Josh on September 10, 2010

Switch is a minimalist icon set presented with clean lines and sharp edges. Part one in the set consists of 54 painstakingly handcrafted icons, free and presented in both light and dark format. You’re free to use these for both personal and commercial use with no credit necessary, but please do not distribute directly (we need the traffic :) continue reading…