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Design Process: getting a web design project started

The initial phase of a web design project focuses in on varying design research methods. Our number one priority is to make sure that we are following a user centered design process. We want to get to know your clients, the end users of your new website, your target market if you will. We want to get inside their heads and figure out what will speak to your users, and then we will design to support that message…Another important step is determining your brand or your identity. If you or your company does not have a strongly defined brand, or an identity that is currently represented by your graphics and logos, as web designers we can create one for you.

D.O.G spends some quality time with his famous sister Jessica Stockholder

It is a little known fact that Robot Salmon author D.O.G. ’s sister is big deal in the art world. Aside from heading up her own sculpture department at Yale University, Jessica Stockholder, ex-Vancouverite and U-Vic grad,  has shown her work  in countless European and North American countries over her three decade long art career. [...]

Interactive Design – Takes the Spotlight at the 2010 Winter Olympics part 2

As a Web Design Student and a new media enthusiast I am hitting the streets of Vancouver to take in the sites and experience all of the amazing Interactive Media installations that are up for the Olympics. The” Digital Gateway” is one of the world’s longest interactive walls. You can find it downtown, beside the recently facelifted skating rink at Robson Square.

Interactive Design – Takes the Spotlight at the 2010 Winter Olympics part 1

I will be the first to admit that I was not a huge fan of the Olympics taking over our city, in fact I was one of the locals that seriously considered heading out on vacation to avoid the “Olympic madness” that everyone anticipated taking over Vancouver.

But as a Vancouver Web Design student with a passion for new media and interactive design, my mind is being blown every time I turn around. The ground breaking installations and interactive art that are being featured all around the city should put Vancouver on the map when it comes to interactive design innovation.

D.O.G. sits down with Social Media Expert Kris Krug

Kris Krug is a man who wears many hats; the quintessential jack of all trades. He is equally well known for his work as a fashion and street photographer as he is for his work with Social Media. He is an innovator, a maverick, a TED talker, a shameless self promoter, and one of the [...]

Learn Action Script 3.0: Top 5 Online Resources

I started learning Action Script 3.0 in the fall of 2009 in the Interactive Design Program at Capilano University. I went into the program wanting to learn Flash because it was the most difficult type of development I had come across on my journey to learn web design. I was so keen to sink my [...]

Sunday cartoons – through the eyes of a web designer

Everyone should be able to have a good laugh at themselves. As web designers and Internet geeks we should not be spared… here is a little collection of Computer Geek humor

Top Five Tips for Clients: How to Get the Most Out of Your Web Designer

We all know the expression “the customer is always right” and we will be the first to admit this is true. But why not try and help our web design clients become the “dream client”. This is a post full of suggestions for the future clients out there. So if you are looking around Vancouver for someone to design your site, or redesign your outdated website, I hope this helps…

Introduction to Web Design and Development Part 2: HTML Basics

Hot damn! I want to be a web designer / web developer !
If you have read my previous post and express the above sentiment, you are in the right place. If you were looking for fish taco recipes please go here: FISH TACOS.
So now that you are sure that you want to be a web [...]

Graphic Design Typography Showcase: FLORAL TIME!

A collection of inspirational Typography. As a web design student in Vancouver I am always looking for creative and inspiring designs. It seems like the graphic and web design world is definitely in love with organic swirls, lively colors, and that magical garden feel…