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Monthly Archive September, 2006

How Microsoft Makes Icons

September 30, 2006

I dugg this yesterday. This MSDN article gives precise steps to replicate their icons… Just don’t actually do it though or you will be sued for copyright infringement.
Nevertheless, the tutorial is very inciteful to how the big dogs do it, starting with conceptualization to illustrating and animation. They even name the programs they use! No […]

The Content Crisis

September 29, 2006

We have a content crisis on our hands. The majority of new websites are focused on social networking and user-generated content. Where has all the quality content gone?
The web was once a user-manual with a handful of information. As things developed, personal websites became more and more popular. There once was a time when if […]

Pretty pictures are best

September 5, 2006

Several times a year the American Design Awards open their competition to graphic and web designers looking to get noticed. The group is geared towards students and amateurs in the field. While they are currently judging the August 2006 entrees, I thought I would make a special recap of last season’s winners for logo design. […]