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When I’m online (that’s about 50% of a whole day), I scour a lot of blogs, and some of them amaze me how the authors come up with the topics they write about. I recently read iBouaghtamac.com, which is...
View Article@andysowards + UPrinting + Canvas = Awesomesauce
A while ago I entered a “Comment to win” on Andy Sowards’ blog. The assignment was: post the best comment on “Why you should win the Canvas or Business cards”. UPrinting supported the contest by giving...
View Article14 Big sites in Comic Sans
I don’t know how it came to me, but I woke up with the question: What would big sites look like in Comic Sans? So, when I got to my computer, I opened up a bunch of major web sites and converted them...
View ArticleGood enough? Think again…
Happy Camper Recently I had a conversation with a young designer who told me something like “When my client approves my design, I’m happy, even when I know it can be better”. This inspired me to write...
View ArticleAnouk upside down – Album art
You might not have heard of Anouk, but she’s The Netherland’s rock-chick. She’s an amazing singer. As a music loving designer, my eye caught Anouk’s new album cover. Apparently the gory-ness is not...
View ArticleIntroduction to Typekit
I’ve done a screencast on the introduction of Typekit for The Web Squeeze about 2 weeks ago. For those of you who haven’t seen it yet, here it is: Introduction to Typekit from TheWebSqueeze on Vimeo.
View ArticleWho are you designing for anyway?
Lately I’ve been re-evaluating why I’m designing. Is it just to make money, is it to impress someone, like a client or fellow designer, or is it for myself? To make money? If I did that, I’d create...
View ArticleDesigning for fun
So, the past few months I have been busy with mostly client work and stuff I don’t really like doing (finance, administration etc.) for my little company. Today, I finally realized why my inspiration...
View ArticleDFF: Birth announcement card
To clarify, DFF stands for “Design for fun”. That said, I also have to confess I cheated a little on this. I designed this card before my post about designing for fun, but whatever. I liked doing it,...
View ArticleRedesigning this blog and Dribbble
Yes, I’m redesigning this blog. It’s like I’ve had a jolt of inspiration over the weekend, and the past few days I’ve done nothing but designing stuff. I love it! What does that have to do with...
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