Design Bits

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Design is not the act of putting pixels into a pretty arrangement on the screen…

The Two Corners of Unsolicited Redesigns

The split between designers who post unsolicited redesigns…

Three Excuses You Give (When You Know Your Art Sucks)

“All of us who do creative work, we get into it…

Surf Pop: Apple’s Stylistic Return to California

Why Apple is re-aligning itself with its…

What Are Your Project’s Design Pillars?

When I’m faced with crafting the proper user experience for a particular part of the game…

Don’t Blame Flat UI for your Design Problems

Flat design has been embraced by many designers in the last year or so, and the trend is only picking up speed. There are even rumors that Apple—who is known, almost infamously, for their use of skeuomorphism in their native apps—is shedding the…

McDonald’s Theory

I use a trick with co-workers when we’re trying to decide where to eat for lunch and no one has any ideas. I recommend McDonald’s.

An interesting thing happens. Everyone unanimously agrees that we can’t possibly go to McDonald’s, and better lunch suggestions emerge…

Don’t Be Afraid of a Pencil.

“Oh, I can’t draw.”