sketch

Susan L. Smith, Associate Designer, in HOW Magazine, April 2007:

The more I accept that inspiration is elusive, the less I go looking and the more I simply wait for it to find me. Sometimes, we look so hard for something that we miss it. So I’m learning to be OK with the unanswered and the unpredictable and the inconsistent. I’ve realized that sometimes asking questions is more inspiring than having all the answers.

Beautiful Web Design article.

I came upon joanna.kolobrzeg.pl while searching a gallery site and noticed the background thinking it could look a little bit better. I offset the texture at the color break and shadow for more depth. Attention to detail.

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Here is my attempt at documenting my design process, which will continue to grow and change with more projects.

Things to keep in mind:

• What am I trying to communicate? What should the user feel and understand by the design? by the content on the homepage?
• Remember the underlying purpose and goal for the site. The site is nothing if it doesn’t serve a purpose.
• Have great navigation, distinguish between what is navigation and what is content.
• Logical content organization, reflected in the navigation.
• Negative space and spacing.
• Ratios: 1:1.414, 1:3, 1:5

1. Research and Discovery (initial meetings)
1. state the… (more…)

Some interesting articles on design from LayersMagazine.com. Good design explination of positioning and decisions.

• Simply Borderless
• Build A Picture Path
• Art of the Second Page
• Peekaboo Brochures
• What’s the Right Typeface for Text

I created this logo for a Cygnus e-newsletter.  Updated on August 22, 2006.