Yearly Archives: 2012

Study Graphic Design! For Free! At Home! In Your Spare Time!

University has its place, but without self-education we are lost.

Posted in Amusement, Color Theory, Copywriting, Course Related, Design Ethics, Actions & Impact, Design History, Design Theory, Drawing, Editorial, Education, Fiddling & Time Wasters, Mad Props, Packaging, Persons of Interest, Portfolio Workshop, PrePress, Repost From Cited Source, Resources, Scholarship, Space, Stock, Stuff To Do, Technical Geekery, Tutorial, Typography, Useful Code, User Interface Design, Visual Concepts, Vocation & Profession, Web

Shipping Container Architecture

The trend in shipping container architecture is getting more interesting. “How Buildings Learn” by Stewart Brand provides some interesting background on this reuse.

Posted in Amusement, Design Ethics, Actions & Impact, Design Theory, Space

Job Interview Questions

It all boils down to three main questions.

Posted in Employment

Web Accessibility Initiative

Designers need to comment now on accessibility guidelines for web and mobile platforms and authoring tools.

Posted in Accessibility, Action!, Design Ethics, Actions & Impact, Design Theory, Mad Props, Stuff To Do, Technical Geekery, Web

CSS Pattern Library and Gradient Tutorial

CSS Tartan Plaid: background-color: hsl(2, 57%, 40%);
background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(transparent, transparent 50px, rgba(0,0,0,.4) 50px, rgba(0,0,0,.4) 53px, transparent 53px, …

Posted in Resources, Tutorial, Useful Code, Web