Graphic Designer / Photographer / Brand Developer / Game Designer / Coffee Enthusiast / Teacher

General Ranting

Web Banner Starter Kit, for Lazy Designers

I recently assigned my students a pretty simple design project… “Make 5 Web Banners, using the top performing sizes for Google Ads to promote your fake app design”. Moments later, one of my students (let’s call him “Michael”) groaned “I don’t want to ...

Have a Free Web UI Kit, just ’cause…

So I have absolutely use my fair share of UI kits to get stuff going on a project quickly, when I don’t have the time or the design hours to get the job done from the ground up. Like most designers, I use elements from another designers work and more ...

10 Things to Consider when Making an Online Portfolio

A well crafted design portfolio website is all about self promotion. Whether you know it or not, as a designer (of any kind) you are a brand, and your name is a brand. No one knows or will know who you are until you put yourself out there, especially if ...

Why I (still) Love Business Cards

I still to this day love designing business cards. I don’t know what it is about that tiny little piece of paper that I get so excited to pick up, or hand out… but it gets me every time. Better yet, I love it when someone says “Can I get your card?”. ...

Where should you put your money when buying a new DLSR?

At a recent dinner, my good friend Christian mentioned to me that he wants to take up photography as new hobby. After I raised my eyebrow in curiosity, I asked why. “I have always been interested in photography, and I take so many photos with my phone ...

Rookie Tips: Using a Design Grid

I cannot tell you how many of my Students fail to do this one simple thing. I struggle being patient with other Designers who can’t seem to grasp the simple idea of a Design Grid. “Always start your design project with a layout grid. No exceptions.” If ...