Mondays are always tough. It’s great when I can dig through my reader and find a few things that remind me why I really do love my job.
Express Newspaper Case Study – on Abduzeedo
Newspaper design poses a lot of interesting challenges in information design. This is a really great case study in trying to economize and modernize a field that could definitely benefit from some smart designers.
How Freelancers Can Save the Environment – on Freelance Folder
At my studio, We <3, we do our best to be as green as possible, but there’s always more we could be doing. One of the biggest benefits that we see (besides, you know, saving humanity) is saving money. It’s generally cheaper to be green than not. Things like riding our bikes to a shared office space and staying as paperless as possible cut down on overhead a lot.
The Distance between Maker and User – on 52 Weeks of UX
Really spot on. Testing is probably the most underrated part of a designer’s job. It’s important to remind ourselves that we are making something that is meant to be used by a person at some point.