Ask LifeClever: How Do You Keep Growing as a Designer?

Samantha asks:

I’m just finishing up 4 years at an ad agency and moving to a new a location and job. I am wondering, how do you stay up on trends? I feel like sometimes I’m so caught up in the day-to-day getting-it-done that I forget to look around. Any tips […]

Design School’s Over, Now What?

It’s May and that means graduation time. Congrats to all the students leaving college to become professional designers.

I’m working on a series of posts geared towards new design graduates. But first, I’d like to know what aching questions you have now that you’re fresh out of school. What useful advice do you need? What do […]

10 Free Web-based Alternatives to Photoshop

I’m fed up with Photoshop and its one billion rarely-used features.

How about a simple photo-editor that’s quick, easy, and doesn’t cost a thousand dollars. Fortunately, there’re tons of web-based photos editors popping up. Most are crap, but some are promising. Check out these free web-based Photoshop alternatives:

1. Picnik

Arguably, Picnik is the most popular web-based […]

Whatever’s Clever: Do You Have Typomania?

From Erik

Why You Should Never Forget Wolfgang Wienerschnitzelhaus

When designing anything to accomodate names—such as a business card, an address book, or a project management app—don’t forget about Wolfgang Wienerschnitzelhaus.

Why?

Because he’s a got really really long name.

And he won’t be the only one.

So while everyone else cozies up to the boring John Does of this world, make sure you’re best […]

10 Reasons Why Your Online Portfolio Sucks

Kyle Meyer of Astheria has an excellent post on why online portfolios just plain suck. He must be reading my mind, because I was just about to write about my intense hatred for online portfolios. Thankfully, Kyle’s saved me the trouble.

He’s combed 200 online portfolios to find these 7 common mistakes:

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