Tag Archives: Design
iClipart.com Annual Subscriptions for 65% Off
Don’t hate me. Clip art is a necessary evil that sometimes as designers we may be forced to resort to. While my preference is to create illustrations or purchase high-quality royalty-free illustrations from sites like iStock, budgets for some jobs … Continue reading
Filed under Design, Resources, The Business End, Tools
Overlooked iPhone apps for designers: Color Expert
Often, apps that are in the lower depths of the App Store listings get overlooked. One such app that I use nearly every day is Color Expert…. Continue reading
Your Client’s Emergencies…
… of course, become your emergencies. It’s one of the reasons they keep coming back to you — your clients depend on you. I had a very full schedule this week before dealing with all the “just a quick little … Continue reading
Filed under Design, The Business End
This week, 02/02/2009
…by taking on a client, I feel I become somewhat responsible for taking care of them when they’re in a bind. This week, everyone seems to be in a bind. Continue reading
Filed under The Business End
Comparing the microstock photo sites
iStock and similar sites fill a very important void in this market. They are more expensive than the clipart sites, such as Clipart.com which has both clip art and low-res photos, and much less expensive than the premium sites mentioned above. But for anywhere from $1-$25, designers can choose from thousands of images — some of them are really quite good and many are good enough. Continue reading
Filed under Design, Inspiration, Tools
Where do you go for inspirato?
Doing an online browse, to me, is the same as keeping a pile of books and publications that you like to browse for inspiration. Continue reading
Filed under Design, Inspiration
