As web designers, I think we all have experienced the hard task of finding new ideas and inspiration. Read on to find out how my work habits and how the environment influence my design.   Working at home kills your creativity.   My work habits and environment have a big influence on my work. So I’m going to talk about my work environment first.   Being a full-time designer, I get to work at the office and surf the web for the next big thing. Personally, I find it very

Every now and then, as a web or graphic designer, you hit a low point or slump in your creativity. A stage where you start to question yourself and sometimes question your skills.   The slump can bring about frustration about a project, and now, with quite a number of years in the web design game, I thought I would share my experiences with slumps and techniques I use to overcome them.

One of the hardest parts of graphic design whilst creating a website is the logo design. It is often very hard to create an image that truly represents a company, but if we keep certain factors in mind graphic designers can normally create a suitable design.

1. Splash Page   I’ve seen this mistake many times, where people put up a big banner image and a link "Click here to enter" on their homepage. The worst case — the "enter" link is embedded in the Flash object, which makes it impossible for the search engine spiders to follow the link.   This is fine if you don’t care about what a search engine knows about your site; otherwise you’re making a BIG mistake. Your homepage is most likely your website’s high

Most online readers don’t read line by line; instead they scan from one point to another. For this reason, designers create typographic contrast and flow by emphasising certain text. Contrast is important because not all content within a page have the same value; some have greater significance than others.