While discussing the aesthetics of a library program promotion, my supervisor made this comment: “Their graphic designer never met a…
Category: Design
4 rules to make your promotional graphics a lot better
Do you create promotional graphics for your library’s website or social media? Yes, design can be subjective, but there are…
Are you designing for something that isn’t there anymore?
When I started doing web stuff in the 1990’s, I remember it being very much a “Wild West” kind of…
Carousels: time to go
Carousels have almost become ubiquitous. I am frequently asked about them when I start designing a site for a library. …
3 truths about your library’s website
I create websites for public libraries. I’ve been doing that for more than 15 years. In that time, I’ve learned…
Challenges
I was recently asked to talk to a SLIS class for the University of Illinois, concerning what I do and…
Some lines about logos
In my job, I work with a lot of library logos. Especially because, when possible , I design around the…
Is it theft? Yeah, it is.
Recently, I had the unpleasant experience of discovering that one of my custom graphics was appearing, without permission, on a…
Website work starts with education
“Though art may be subjective, Web design is not. In Web design, there is a right way and a wrong…