How To Find A Graphic or Web Design Intern

For many companies, hiring an intern is the way to go for many reasons. One of the most rewarding reasons is the fact that you are helping shape the future of graphic or web design. Generally, an intern is still in college; therefore, they are most likely up to date on the latest technology and… Continue reading How To Find A Graphic or Web Design Intern

How to Scan Images For The Web

It’s easy to screw up an image scan. You’ve seen them: blurry, bleedthrough from the back if they’re from newspapers, bad color, stretched, or just poor resolution quality. How can you create a perfect scanned image for your website? Start with a really good image yourself: preferably something on a matte, not shiny, medium, and… Continue reading How to Scan Images For The Web

Website Design & Whitespace

Here we will discuss the use of design and whitespace. Firstly, let’s discuss what whitespace is and how it is used so that you can better understand when it is necessary to use it. Whitespace, also commonly known as “negative space”, is the space between elements in a design and/or composition. “Micro whitespace”, as in… Continue reading Website Design & Whitespace

I Need a Website – Where Do I Start?

This will be a helpful and easy “How To Get Started” guide for getting your very own website up and running.  From registering the domain, to uploading files, it’s all right here and laid out in a easy way for the most inexperienced beginners to learn.  No matter if you are computer savvy or not,… Continue reading I Need a Website – Where Do I Start?

How Being a Web Designer is about Listening

Web designers should have both knowledge in HTML and be highly skilled in creating an overly confident (or just plain arrogant) web designer who doesn’t listen to the client, because “he or she doesn’t know what they’re talking about”, tend to lose focus of why they were hired to begin with. A web designer needs… Continue reading How Being a Web Designer is about Listening