It’s Sunday, New Year’s Eve, and of course, I’m looking back at the past year. It’s usually at this time I share my top nine projects of the year, but instead, I’m going to share this. My absolute favorite and unsolicited comment from social…
Author: designfireside18
May 19, 2023
When I talk about design, I tend to use evocative words like connection, storytelling, flow. Then there are the words you need to know when it comes to executing the work such as pixels, feet, inches, elevation, interface, perfect binding, saddle stitch, text weight,…
April 16, 2022
I’m a huge fan of not using stock photography. For so many reasons. The first is that one way to set your brand apart from your competitors is by not using the same images. Sounds simple. But with so many stock agencies out there, as…
April 16, 2022
If you live in the Chicago area, you’ve probably heard that there is a new Apple store. For some people, that means waiting outside, in line, to get inside of a store that for me personally, makes me anxious and sets off all types of…
April 16, 2022
Guilty. I’m completely guilty. For the past few years I have presented concepts to clients that are to finished. Polished. I didn’t let them see the work that went in to coming up with an idea. The sketches. Notes. Doodles and bookmarks both digital and…