A Designers New Year’s Resolution

As we slide into a new decade what better time is there to take stock of your career and set some goals for the coming year? Here’s a few of my New Year’s Resolutions.

How and When to use Pictograms

Pictograms! What are they? What are they good for? Why are they so trendy and should we be worried? Oh, did i mention there’s free stuff as well?

I Quit my Day job

I recently took a choice that i think many designers are faced with at one point or another; the jump from fulltime employment to a self sustained career. Why did i do this?

Icons and Logos are NOT the same

I often stumple upon the confusion between icon and logo design. How are these two things not at all the same, and why do people confuse them?

iPhone App Icon Design: Best Practises

The App store have become quite the crowded bazaar of little glowing icons. Read on as i take you through some do’s and don’ts of App Icon Design.

The Power of Layer Styles

After publishing my last article on the Process of Making an Icon, I got a few requests for more indepth knowledge on Layer Styles, and a more explicit walkthrough of their direct usage. [...]