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Top 10 Etsy shops for the designer in your life

Dominique — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:17:07 +0000

Etsy is a wonderful marketplace to find rare and lovely handmade treasures. If you’re a designer or artist, or know someone who loves shiny pretty things, or indeed, retro worn and aged things, then this top ten list is for you. I’ve tracked down several of my favourite hand made design/typography Etsy stores for your [...]

Top 10 free iPad apps you will love

Dominique — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:00:36 +0000

The iPad is such a great productivity tool, and already there are lots of great apps, it’s hard to know which ones to choose or where to find them. I’ve spent the last few days trawling through all of the iPad apps and already these ones are my favourites, and best of all, they’re free! [...]

Awesome Vector Illustrations

Dominique — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:42:40 +0000

I’ve been putting together an Illustrator tutorial for a short course I’m teaching and as I began researching, was blown away by the quality of vector illustration out there, so I decided to put a post together about some of my favourites. Sit back and enjoy the ride and hopefully you’ll be inspired to do [...]

Top 10 Free Online Resources for Designers

Dominique — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:44:36 +0000

One thing that really excites me about the web is the ability for anyone with some skills and talent to just put together a resource or helpful product and give it away for free (with the ubiquitous ads of course) and over the years so many people find them incredibly useful. Sites like these really [...]

Branding and Corporate Identity Guidelines

Dominique — Fri, 08 May 2009 02:02:04 +0000

I get asked by a lot of people if I have any branding and corporate identity guidelines. What exactly is branding? How do I go about designing a corporate identity? etc… Most people start with a logo, but don’t really know if it is suitable, how to apply it to all the different branding elements or [...]

Brisbane Semi-Permanent Review

Dominique — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 06:34:43 +0000

Semi-Permanent was originally a design conference that runs in Sydney over two days, and has been going for six years. Last year, organisers from the designiskinky website decided to add a one day Brisbane version to the schedule, and with our help, it should continue to run alongside the Sydney version for many more years [...]

11 awesome (and free) Wordpress “magazine style” Themes

Dominique — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 04:08:34 +0000

I’m quite new to Wordpress and the first thing that struck me is how many really beautiful and professionally designed Wordpress themes are available for free download. Most of the time, the only “payment” or restriction, is that you attribute the design to the designer, and keep the link back to their site. In this [...]

11 essential strategies for great logo design

Dominique — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:14:17 +0000

A well designed logo is the cornerstone of all branding. It is the tangible identity of a company that distinguishes it from its competitors and makes a memorable impression in the market. It also has to work hard for the company, under a variety of circumstances and so there are certain guidelines, that if followed, [...]