Announcing Hondo
July 14, 2022
Updating Quina to version 2.0 filled my head with new ideas that I just couldn't walk away from. Eventually, those ideas took the shape of a whole new word game, named Hondo. Read more…
Category: design
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Announcing Quina (My First App)!
December 10, 2020
The story of building Quina, a word game Progressive Web App built with Nuxt, and launched on the Google Play Store. Read more…
How to Create Custom Editor Blocks with Block Lab
June 14, 2020
Block Lab is a WordPress plugin that simplifies the process of creating custom blocks to use in the block editor, AKA Gutenberg, the new content editor in WordPress 5.0. This post explains how to use it, even if you only know basic HTML. Read more…
New Site, New Theme for 2018
January 2, 2018
Building a WordPress theme (and a new brand) from scratch. Read more…
Five Ways to Become a Better Designer (That Aren't Design)
February 4, 2017
There’s vast world of design learning and opportunity right in front of us constantly. All we need to do is take the time to notice it and learn from it. Read more…
The Five Things I Wish Somebody Had Told Me as a Design Student
February 21, 2016
Your worst instructor as a design student will lay out clear goals and expectations which will not change; this is not a given with clients. Read more…
Why Designers Shouldn't "Fix" Other Designers' Logos
September 4, 2015
No matter how simple the end product, design is hard work. To come up with something that looks good, something people like, is at best tangential to the main point. The question is: does it succeed at meeting the project goals? And you don’t know how to answer that question. Read more…
8 Mistakes to Avoid in Your Student Design Portfolio
August 20, 2015
Consider this post a guide on how to avoid the most common mistakes young designers make when assembling their portfolios. Read more…
Understanding the Difference Between Image and Vector File Types
June 11, 2015
If you’re like me, you’ve probably spent some time wondering (and Googling) about the differences between various popular format types commonly used for graphic design applications. So I decided I’d create a resource that’s hopefully a handy reference on the matter of discerning file type supports and behavior. Read more…
Pantone, Color, and What I Wish I Had Known Sooner as a Designer
April 1, 2015
One of the most difficult things for me to learn in my transition from the classroom to a professional branding agency was how to properly handle color output. So I decided to write this post in the hope of saving you some from some of the pitfalls that I failed to avoid. Read more…