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Category Archives: Design Articles
The Vital (And Correct) Role Of Professional Design In Church
Disclosure: To clear up any questions about the intentions of this article, I'm not directly speaking to my, or any other Church or Ministry but my overall assessment from my 7 years of secular design work and 2 years of ministry design ...
My First Start To Finish Adobe After Effects Project! (Plus An Announcement)
You may have noticed I've been gone as of late. This is because I've been straight up learning me some After Effects. Now I proudly submit for your judgment the fruit of my not having a social life: my first start to finish project! A Five minute countdown with welcome animation for my church pre-teen ...
Too Much Of A Good Thing (And Why It Can Suck)
Depending on if you have actually looked through the rest of my site or not, you may or may not know that I also produce the occasional song here and there. While I don't advertise or blog about this yet, I have an appreciation ...
Where Do Great Designers Come From?
AMERICA BABY! U-S-A! U-S-A! I kid, I kid. While the good old U.S. of A. has indeed given us many a great designer, you can't fall into the trap of thinking any one geographical location is more ...
Two Alternatives To Auto-Tweeting (That Are Surprisingly Painless)
We designer slash bloggers are busy little bees, unable to be bothered with frivolous activities like eating or taking showers. We wake up and grab the nearest Internet capable device, check our email, shoot off some tweets, start a project, check some stats, leave some comments, ...
Just Rewards: Are Design Contests Paying Off?
I came across a good saying in this book I'm reading: Now to a laborer, his wages are not counted as a favor or a gift, but as an obligation (something owed to him) - Romans 4:4 AMP It seems to be a popular idea now days ...
Handy Mac OS X Quick Look Plug-ins For Designers
In the quest to shave off precious fractions of a second from my work flow I have discovered the power of a tool inside Mac OS X Leopard that I don't hear brought up too often. Quick Look plug-ins. For those ...