Writer and poet, Simone Eva Alexis has more talent in her left eye than I do in my whole being when it comes to the spoken and written word....

Just back from some R’nR in Costa Rica to a new post on ENVATO Notes .  Lasts week's discussion topic was about the state of our work ...

If you're on the lookout for a serious grunge look--before it completely falls out of fashion--take a look at Action of The Time - New ...

I remember when I first found Bleeding Cowboys back in '07-I'd sought out the font on the urging of designer, Jay Higgert of Bittbox...

You can achieve halftones many different ways. The effect--properly executed-can really make an illustration or design come to life. Here ...

In a recent blog redesign, I came upon a problem of finding the right image to place. I needed an afro-centric, woman-centric graphic and co...

On a recent project, I was hard-pressed to find –in my photographic archive, istock, and wiki searches—images of Baltimore. I  ran outside ...

DIY, natural, crafty, and cute. That's the look of SkinnySkinny.

click on the image to view a larger version Honey packaging is some of the most consistently lovely. I found this doing an online sear...

I declare the week of April 11, Creative Commons Week! As a designer working in the non-profit sector, cost is a major consideration in the...

It's so easy to look at something and say, this or that should be different. However, it's not always easy to bring your ideas to li...

One of my favorite designer blogs, Media Militia , just got a facelift. The new user interface has the main navigation right at the top of...