by Clark Buckner | Mar 27, 2015 | News
The Best Advice for New Graphic Designers Based in Portland and “midwesting the Northwest,” graphic designer Aaron James Draplin of Draplin Design Co. has built quote a global footprint. Through talent and hard work, DDC’s print, identity, web development, and...
by Aaron Griswold | Mar 25, 2015 | News, Podcast
Rob Harr @robertHarr Web Businesses That Last In our last interview with Rob Harr, Gio and Rob discussed The Business of Talent. In Part 2, they discuss how businesses within the web industry can and should be built to last. In recent months, a number of design firms...
by Austin Price | Mar 23, 2015 | News
Recently, I wrote about how to give an effective design critique. This week, I’m turning it around and focusing on how to get the most out of a design critique. Getting feedback on your work takes time, so you need to make sure you’re making the most of it. Follow...
by Clark Buckner | Mar 20, 2015 | News
In Part 2 of our series on building better websites, I continued my conversation with Astute Communications’ Anna Stout. After covering how to plan a website with user flow in mind, we spoke about creating a user acquisition funnel that results in more conversions and...
by Giovanni DiFeterici | Mar 18, 2015 | News, Podcast
Carl Smith @carlsmith Bureau of Digital Affairs A sense of community and shared effort has been a hallmark of the web industry since it’s inception in the late 80s. Over the decades, we, as a group of self starters and self learners, have leaned on each other to share...
by Austin Price | Mar 16, 2015 | News
Design critiques are a necessary part of any design process. They can give a designer the feedback they need to make a good design great — sometimes. Many times, though, critiques can end with a designer coming away with not much feedback or questioning whether...