Jason Bayless on 2013-02-04 You may be the best illustrator, photographer or blogger on the scene, but if you do not have a quality portfolio to showoff your work items, you may be loosing out on some serious exposure to potential clients. Not everyone knows how to code to the latest HTML5 / CSS3 standards and there is no…
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Jason Bayless on 2013-01-31 At the start of a new design project I always find myself on the search for new quality fonts that I can use in the project. Using typography correctly in the design project is often the fundamental foundation to delivering the tone, branding and intended message.
No matter if the project is print design, web design or mobile first design, paying close attention the typography used in the project is key in providing your users with a pleasant experience that allows them to easily digest your content.
I tend to think all designers maintain their own font collections, I find myself saving new ones all the time. With this in mind I would like to present you with a collection of 15 awesome sans-serif fonts I have added to my collection, hopefully you find them useful and add them to your font collection!
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Jason Bayless on 2013-01-28 In this tutorial I want to demonstrate one such method for creating dynamic content tabs. We will load in external HTML data from local files pulled via Ajax commands. This technique has been simplified over the years so we aren’t struggling to build multiple XMLHttpRequest calls. Check out the demo page below and see what we’ll be creating.
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Jason Bayless on 2013-01-21 I would class sketching as a tool, just as I would with Photoshop, Fireworks or any other app I use to help me create the finished product. For me, Sketching is an essential part of the design workflow that would make up a majority of projects.
As a tool, sketching is often the first thing I utilise during a project workflow, its use will vary depending on the project type, time restraints and your own workflow preference.
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Jason Bayless on 2013-01-14 Being a photographer means you will want to have a website where you can showcase your best images. The last thing a photographer wants is a website where their photographs are drowned out by an over complex design.
When displaying your best photos and galleries your want your work to be the focus, with this in mind I have put together a collection of the latest WordPress photography themes perfect for displaying your photo’s, blog posts and company information in a way that will let your work take center stage.
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