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Load Selections with Channels in Photoshop
October 28, 2008 - I was working on a project the other day that took advantage of a technique very similar to the one used in the image above, and I realized that I haven't seen any tutorials online that really explained this process, so I figured I would share it in the case that you're ever…
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Ask The Right Questions: Logo Design
January 12, 2009 - A good logo has a lot of challenges to meet: it should fit into a tiny space, say something unique, and finish on schedule and under budget (despite there being no solid "finished" point). Logos are built from scratch, need to be incredibly flexible, and they have to please a…
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Viget Flash Mob: 1” Buttons
March 9, 2009 - On occasion, the designers at Viget reserve four hours out of their busy days and work feverishly to create a project that is outside of their daily web design routines. We call this excercise a "Design Flash Mob." We have a running list of ideas that we all contribute to,…
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What To Expect When You’re Expecting CSS/HTML Handoff
June 26, 2009 - Picture this: You're a designer at Fancy Design Firm, charged with building out a design that another group will implement. You might never meet this group, you don't know how adept they are with buildout, and you're not entirely sure what they'll want to do with your CSS/HTML.…
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A Designer's Guide To Accessibility and 508 Compliance
July 6, 2009 - The words "accessibility" and "508 compliance" are thrown around frequently these days, but as a designer it can be unclear how the practice directly pertains to your role in visual design. Sorting through all the hubbub, I would like to take the opportunity to clarify…
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Viget Design Mob: Fabric, Patterns, and Spoonflower
September 24, 2009 - Do you ever get the itch to try something new? Maybe it's something outside of your comfort zone stylistically or maybe its taking your well established style into a new medium. These kinds of things are exactly what we try to do when we have our Viget design mobs. Back in…
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3 Strategies to Make Your App Easier to Use
March 31, 2010 - Web-based software is all about democratizing functionality. It used to be that you had to have expensive packages like Adobe Photoshop to edit your photos and Cubase to write a song. With the ever-expanding data pipe and more robust browser-based development…
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Critiquing Design With Designers
February 15, 2011 - A little while back I wrote an article about critiquing with non-designers, which might be better described as "cross-disciplinary critiques." As many designers know, the art of critique is difficult to master but important if you want to get the most out of your designs. At…
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Photoshop Masking Tips
July 6, 2011 - The work that I've been doing recently has required quite a bit (read: tons and tons) of masking in Photoshop. While working through the images and trying to improve efficiency along the way, I've picked up a few useful methods that I'd like to share because they've been helpful…
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Your Guide to Healthy SEO
February 12, 2016 - A framework to address long-term SEO at different levels.
