In part one, I introduce the dilemma McCain has in effectively reaching young people on the web. This is part one of six. As a designer I’ve constantly looked at the candidate websites and tried to imagine how people of different age groups would react and interact with them. These next six blog posts will be […]
What Makes a Logo Great?
I don’t know too much about logo design, since I focus most of my time with magazine design and web design, although I will try to list some things I’ve learned. Effective Logos… …are distinctive …are visible …are usable …are memorable …are universal …are durable …are timeless …do not sell, only identifies. …derives its meaning from […]
Obama and his great designers
That title isn’t meant to be sarcastic either. I love that the design of Obama’s latest podium front has made the news. Finally, political campaigns are setting a standard in the design world, instead of being the worst of the worst when it comes to design. Obama’s website is the best designed, most standards-compliant and […]
Rolling out the websites
I’ve got website projects in all stages of production. A recent website project for Truman Media Network (TMN) is being programmed right now http://transfer20.truman.edu. My goal for TMN was to make it very accessable to visitors. I took many cues from CNNs website. Also this was a test in “making a website with an existing logo that isn’t […]
Misconceptions of Designing for the Web
Websites should look pretty and that’s all that matters. They should be well designed, but from a usability standpoint. It’s not a magazine ad, where the audience just looks at and reads it. Think about how the user will navigate through the site, their Internet speed, browser support, search engine optimization. I don’t know HTML […]
The Photo-Manipulation Debate
As journalists we believe the guiding principle of our profession is accuracy; therefore, we believe it is wrong to alter the content of a photograph in any way that deceives the public. As photojournalists, we have the responsibility to document society and to preserve its images as a matter of historical record. It is clear […]
Latest Projects I recently worked on a very cool F…
Latest ProjectsI recently worked on a very cool Flash project for Truman State University’s new website redesign. They wanted to have a photo slideshow on the homepage that could be dynamically created through a web form. Basically anyone can upload a photo, a caption and a link to the website/story corresponding to the headline/photo. When […]