It feels like February has been really hectic, so hectic that I can’t even think of anything that actually happened — does that make sense to anyone else but me? I started up my store where you can get my HEX Color coffee mugs, plus other nerdy gifts and goodies. My business cards design was [...]

Well, I’ve been talking about it for months, and I finally have all the modifications I wanted made complete. This has been a long time in the making and there could be some hiccups in the next day or two — but everything seems to be going fine. I hope the new design helps you to [...]

This next interview is with Niki Brown, a web designer and blogger living in Boston, MA. She works by day at a small web design firm and by night (and in the wee hours of morning) cranks out freelance design and content for her design blog, which I am sure you all know and love, [...]

If you’re a Photoshop or other kind of image making nerd, you may enjoy this. Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band. Go to http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3 The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album. Go to http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days [...]

The last couple days I had let some stress get to me and it made me curious to know how you other creative folk deal when the going gets TOUGH. I Tweeted out a survey and got some great info from Designers, Developers, Bloggers, Writers… Freelancers and Cube Dwellers alike. I saw some running themes [...]

Simple Changes is a free WordPress theme for download. This is my first release of a theme, so I’d appreciate any feedback or suggestions you have to give me. This theme is completely free, use it/change it as you desire. If you have need for a completely custom designed theme for your personal blog or [...]

Made this short video about some poor packaging design on part of Michelob Beer. Have you seen packaging that fails in its messaging? + I just want to say this isn’t hate for Michelob! I’ve enjoyed your beer in the past — this is just a design thing.

Now I know I haven’t written about the CMD+Shift Design site ReDesign in over a month! If you haven’t seen the posts previously posted in this series, check out: Website Makeover: Photoshop Layouts (Part Three) Website Re-Design: Sketching & Wireframes (Part Two) Website Re-Design: Brainstorming (Part One) I have been working on development some and [...]

I recently had the chance to interview Kristine Johnson of Cognition Studio, a Seattle-based design firm that specializes in design and illustration for the Medical Industries. Kristine runs Cognition Studio out of her Seattle home with her husband, David Ehlert — We discussed running a small-business, design, inspiration, passion and nightmare clients! Kristine Johnson of [...]

Since last months interview with The Design Cubicle, I’ve gotten some emails for further advice on ditching the 9-to-5 to make your own creative footprints on the world. First, I want to say — I’ve been doing this for a year — I am by no means an “expert”, I can just offer up some [...]