Author Archive

Moving Forward: Designing for the Present

Jeff discusses how web design has evolved over time.

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Top 10 Web Design Myths

Jeff debunks some of the most common myths regarding web design.

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Hidden Files

On the Mac operating system, files that are not typically meant to be opened remain as hidden. Although this certainly lends to a more tidy folder structure, these hidden files can be eating up your hard drive space. Recently, my portable flash drive was showing that nearly all my space was occupied and appeared to [...]

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Designing for Mobile Devices

Jeff shares some of the challenges, and opportunities, faced when designing for mobile devices.

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Kindle for Mac

With a quick and free download through Amazon, Mac users can have access to over a million books through Kindle for Mac. The application allows user to view comments from other readers, highlight and make notes, change color modes and look up words or phrases instantly in the built-in dictionary. For PC users, Amazon also [...]

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Adobe Edge

Adobe Labs recently released its preview version of Adobe Edge. The application provides designers and developers with an easy-to-use interface for creating animation for the web, without having to use Flash. Animation effects are rendered without using HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. The full version will be released soon but the preview offers full functionality.

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Making Information Design Come to Life

Jeff discusses the key elements of visual design.

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Sparrow

If you are a Mac user who prefers not to use a browser to check email, the default application is Mail. The problem most have is the bulk of it, it has too many features and it can be difficult to set up. If your email is powered by accounts such as Gmail, Yahoo or [...]

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Adobe Shortcuts

With each version of Adobe Creative Suite, comes new and reassigned key commands. It can be tough trying to keep up with and relearn the shortcuts you are accustomed to. It appears the solution lies within your previous version, and Adobe has provided their users step-by-step instructions on their blog. By simply copying and pasting [...]

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TrackRecord

If you use Basecamp, there are great tools out there to help you keep track of your time, without having to scribble it down on sticky notes that are stuck to the side of your monitor. For Mac users, TrackRecord is a seamless application for Basecamp that works like a stopwatch. Simply import your projects, [...]

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