Recent Posts in ‘Articles’
5 Free Collaborative Tools for Designers & Developers
In the age we live in as designers and developers so much of our work takes place online — at least a large portion of the collaborative aspect of the project. When you’re setting up a design — idea hashing, wireframing, etc etc. Fortunately, there are bunch of little apps that can really help this
When Someone Says… A Guide to Rebuttals for the Freelancer
Just about each of us has encountered, at some point, a potential client or even just an acquaintance who doesn’t seem to grasp the legitimate “jobness” of what we do. Here’s a few things we can salt away in our box of quick replies. I’ve put up a few tips about how to deal with
4 Quick & Easy Design Theory Tips
ThisIsInspired was featured as a guest writer at Creative Overflow this week. Check out the article on CreativeOverflow.net: 4 Quick & Easy Design Theory Tips. The article explores four ways to improve your design (web design, ad, graphic art, etc.) using simple principles of design and layout. Read the article >
3 Phases of a Project: Creativity from Start to Finish
How often do we start a project – or get an idea we salt away for later – by picking up a pen and doodling? There are three main phases to a web design project to get the design from just speech between designer and client to seeing out the door and working. Here’s a
7 Reasons Why Bulleted Lists Make Great Design Blog Articles
The world of design blogs is amok with numbered, unordered lists of items relevant to a given topic – “15 Ways to Improve as a Designer” or “27 Firefox Plugins You Need to Have Installed.” Posts like this are, frankly, a dime a dozen and all too common if you travel in the design-related blogosphere.
Simple Methods & Principles for Implementing Change on Your Website
It seems to me – at least, in too many instances to mention – that companies (some surprisingly big and you’d think they’d know better) makes changes that are either incomplete, sloppily-implemented or sloppily-maintained. We’re not talking major redesigns, but those small changes that can improve a user experience, explain a certain part of a
7 Principles of Japanese Aesthetics: Accessibility
ThisIsInspired will be taking the following seven weeks to explore the 7 Principles of Japanese Aesthetic Design in practical application. Any feedback or usage you’ve found beneficial would be great! Part One is the element Kanso – and we’ll be applying it here to accessibility.
Seven Principles of Japanese Aesthetics
ThisIsInspired will be considering seven principles of Japanese aesthetic design and finding their application web design. These articles give you the principles and a selection of their application in real life and help you clean up a layout or keep the viewer engaged. Starts Monday!
Writing Articles That Keep Your Reader Engaged (& coming back)
We read quite often how to get readers and drive up page impressions, but the next inevitable phase is How to keep those readers interested and coming back? After all, if each visitor only hits your site once, you’re missing something.
