Archive for March, 2009

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Why Logos Should Cost More Than $300

I recently received an email from someone asking me for a quote on a logo/illustration. Now In this persons defense – they are not a designer and probably didn’t know any better. Said person mentioned that they were also looking at the service of LogoWorks. And this made me curious so I did a Google [...]

87 Comments » - Posted in Graphic Design, Web 2.OH, design, design ethics, industrial design, technology, type by Niki Brown

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Quick Tip #26 Find And Replace

In this quick tip we cover some of the other lesser known options for find and replace in Dreamweaver. Leave a comment and let me know what you think! And don’t forget to subscribe via iTunes.

2 Comments » - Posted in Screencasts, Tutorials, Web Design, design by Niki Brown

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Quick Tip #25 Screenshots Ahoy!

In this quick I show you a few ways to take screenshots on a mac – very handy! Leave a comment and let me know what you think! And don’t forget to subscribe via iTunes.

5 Comments » - Posted in All Things Apple, Screencasts, Tutorials, Web 2.OH by Niki Brown

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Marketing Of The Macbook Air Vs. The Dell Adamo

I’m sure that all of you have seem the lovely MacBook Air by now. Sleek, sexy, thin and a masterpiece of Apple engineering. This has caused other computer companies to scramble to offer a similar product. Dell recently released a new laptop called the ‘Adamo’. It’s interesting to take a look at the marketing campaigns [...]

14 Comments » - Posted in All Things Apple, Graphic Design, Web 2.OH, color, design, design ethics, technology by Niki Brown

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Mmmmm Packaging Part 4 – Beer!

The latest edition in a series of posts about packaging: While I’m probably one day late (happy belated St. Paddy’s day!!!) I bring you a great roundup of 20 great examples of beer packaging! (Don’t forget to check out Part 1 – Coffee, Part 2 – Energy Drinks, or Part 3 – Breakfast Cereal!)

40 Comments » - Posted in Graphic Design, Package Design, design by Niki Brown

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Quick Tip #24 Contact Sheets In Photoshop

In this quick tip I show you an easy way to create a sheet of thumbnails from a folder of photos. Photoshop does all the heavy lifting for you! Leave a comment and let me know what you think! And don’t forget to subscribe via iTunes.

10 Comments » - Posted in Screencasts, Tutorials by Niki Brown