5 Damn Easy Ways To Improve User Experience

It’s no secret that in order to build a successful website or web community you have to design with the users in mind. Of course you can’t forget about optimizing for search engines, but let’s focus on the visitors since they’re the ones who are using your site and interacting with it.

10 Things You Should Not Ignore In Your Digital Marketing Strategy

Jeff Bullas outlines how digital media has changed the landscape of marketing and how companies need to change the way they think about traditional "tried and true" marketing.

I'd watch this...

I would seriously watch the above mashup. Worth1000.com has a bunch more mashup movie posters.

The beauty of scaffolding

Have you ever noticed the beauty of scaffolding? A Tumblr called Scaffoldage has.

QR code graves

A company in Japan is building tombs with QR codes that can be scanned by your cell phone or other devices to get more information on the deceased, including pictures and video.

Design Charts for Better Typography and Color

Woohoo. All sorts of charts on type and colour.

Portfolio dos and don'ts

Tenfold collective writes about some dos and don'ts of submitting portfolios.

Five bad habits that scare off great contractors

A nice article about Five bad habits that scare off great contractors. It's a good read. I hope a lot of people that hire contractors and freelancers read it. As a freelancer, I've run into a few of these kinds of clients. And when those clients get out of hand, this article will come in handy for the freelancer/contractor.
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Gridbook

Need help with conceptualizing their ideas for digital ad campaigns and websites? Try Gridbooks.

Dynamic Logos

My friend Christina sent this to me this morning. It's an article about dynamic logos. By that I don't mean a physically moving one as the gif above might suggest but an identity that isn't tied down to one very cut and dried logo as we often design. This article showcases several identities including AOL, Nickelodeon and MTV amongst other brands that have very fluid identity systems. One that wasn't on the list but also the first time I really took notice of a dynamic identity was when the City of Melbourne unveiled their new brand.

Scrabble makeover

Saw this the other day and forgot to post it. A friend of mine posted it today on Facebook and reminded me I had to post it. So here it is. Andrew Capener redesigned the Scrabble board to give it a bit more of a designer flare. As a scrabble player I have to say it looks very different and pretty cool.

Sports uniforms by Hilfiger

I believe this would classify under the heading of What the H - E - double hockey sticks. ESPN asks Tommy Hilfiger to redesign some of sport's iconic teams. The results are... well, have a look.
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The Creative Brief

A nice write up about the creative brief.
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One Show Design Jurors' Perspective - 1

Still can't believe I beat this guy (Michael Schwab) for my Anvil back in '06.

50 and 50

50 and 50. Fifty designers are invited to represent their state by illustrating it's motto.