I am a web developer for the API Web Services dept., where I learn a little more about cows and PHP every day.
First, a few design rules even us non-designers can remember and apply. Then a crash course in typography, followed by an excellent list of other fonts available to use on the web. Now that you have a handle on the basics, calculate a nice rhythm and typeset your web pages. Don’t forget- you can also [...]
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When I first started working here I was astounded by the range of benefits I received. Angus Productions Inc.’s benefits are getting restructured, bit by bit…not sure what the catalyst was for these changes, but the good news is, most of them are getting improvements. Wages might be mum around here, but everyone knows about [...]
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Please excuse the poor headline. It’s rough, just like the “designs” found in our e-lists.
When it comes to design, it doesn’t exist in the e-lists. Our customers dictate what they want and ignore any suggestions made on our part. Go ahead- glance through a few. I hated working on e-lists. It was detestable work, being [...]
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Something Gorgeous
I have trouble creating beautiful designs, but no trouble identifying them. For anyone else in this same boat, here are some tools and ideas to help create respectable work, design already included:
Obsidian Dawn: beautiful PhotoShop brushes, to add a graceful artistic element to any print or web work.
Mad Mimi: prettier e-mail campaigns, with a [...]
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As Sale season comes to an end, I’m looking forward to fewer updates and developing some new projects. Last week Web Services (that’s us) had a meeting with Information Services (think of the Apple commercial where PC meets Mac). It was funny, yet nerve-wracking. Here were the desktop programmers, neatly dressed to the nines, with [...]
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