As a chef turned web designer I know that the promise of a tasty lunch or dinner can make a day in front of the computer pass much easier. I wanted to interview a friend and fellow Vancouver blog writer, Malgosia Krol. She has many talents, but for Robot Salmon I wanted to pick her mind about her skills as a Landscape Architect, a photographer, a chef and a blogger for Like Mama Said.
As a web designer I don’t have a ton of extra peripheral tools to plug into my Mac Book Pro. Just the usual effects – good headphones for a long day, external hard drive for all that extra data (think iTunes!) but for the last year or so I’ve been using a great tool for all of my design work, the Intous 4 Medium from Wacom. Wacom is the main offender in the tablet world, all they do is tablets and tablet accessories. They offer a full range of tablets with a wide range of prices starting with the Bamboo (less than $100 for the base model) series which is for casual use and ending with the monstrous Cintiq 21UX ($2000+ for the top model) which is a full backlit LCD monitor that you can draw directly on to. The Intous 4 series falls right in the middle of Cintiq and Bamboo and for me, it is perfect.
Usabilla is a usability design application that us Vancouver web design students at Capilano University often use in the early stages of development. You can use the software for free, or you can pay which will unlock some extra features. The information gathered with Usabilla is extremely useful. I was able to get direct feedback from 14 people with in 1 day of posting the test. Under normal circumstances that would have cost me 14 conversations and a ton of time in carrying out each survey individually.
For web designers, graphic designers, or any type of artist, it is important to always keep growing. When we become stagnant, so does our work. Since I live in Vancouver, I have no trouble finding inspiration in this beautiful city every day. However, we need all different kinds of inspiration to keep our work fresh [...]
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.
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. [...]
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 [...]
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…
That’s right, you read the title correctly!!!
Google says they will cease to support Internet Explorer 6 for all of their online applications starting March 1st.
Web Professionals are collectively shedding a single tear of joy. IE 6 is generally excepted as the worst browser in current use. It is the only browser to ever to have [...]
I am a Mac user and Safari is significantly faster on my machine. PC Adviser claims that Safari is 38 percent faster than Firefox. Safari also renders websites at a much higher resolution. So, understandably, I was thrilled when I found out I could have my cake and eat it too. Firebug Lite allows users to use the Firebug plugin with any available browser.
