In response to Corey’s praise of Apple. I must say, I agree.
Tuesday morning, Apple released iTunes 4.9 with Podcasting. If you haven’t heard, a Podcast is radio program you can take with you anywhere anytime on your iPod or on other digital media, such as CD. With shows ranging from professional to amateur, you pick [...]

It’s unquestionably your choice whether or not to pay attention to the color trend forecasts released by CMG (Color Marketing Group) and Pantone, Inc. I personally find them interesting, and at least worth reading. If I decide not to follow them, at least I’ll know what to rebel against.
Some information about fashion trends has been [...]

Today I went on a quest to find some graphic design competitions to enter. So rather than write them all down, I’ve posted them for you to enjoy. Although a quick google and a bit of digging would get you to the same place, I hope you found these before you had to do that. [...]

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Originally uploaded by jgaylor.

Coming in at a whopping 20.625 inches, this Circuit City receipt for a 14 piece pack of Orbit peppermint chewing gum seems ridiculous. Even if I had purchased a CD or even a laptop, this is quite unnecessary. I’m going to make a guess that we could do better. In a time [...]

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I recently had some time to look at flickr.com. I’ve been meaning to for a while, and I’m glad I finally did. According to them, it’s, “…almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world…”
I’ve only been playing around with it for about 10 minutes, but I’m already [...]

I have a weakness when trying to explain the process behind my designs. Although I’ve been blessed with creating a few good layouts now-and-then, I have yet to overcome articulating why a certain design solution is “great” vs. “average,” and why one particular solution is better than another. When a client asks something like “why [...]

My goal for this site is to provide inspiration and resources to others involved in the design industry. I’d like to have some interesting things for my friends to read when they come here as well. I’d also like to improve my writing and communication skills. I think a blog is excellent for stimulating creativity [...]