Tag: Inkscape
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Gamer wedding design
I’ve been absent from posting for a while as I prepared for my wedding (which just occurred on 2/16). I’m happy to share some of the designs I created as part of my wedding planning. My husband Paul and I share a video game hobby, so that was the theme of our reception. The first…
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Mock-up tools for user interface design
We’re celebrating World Usability Day (IEEE – November 8th) all this week at work, so I’ve got usability on my mind. It got me thinking about how I go about generating mock-ups for websites and user interfaces. Here are a few options and my opinions of them. Balsalmiq Mockups is an excellent tool for designing…
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One set of hands behind it all
One of the things that makes a design look good is if it looks like it was created by one set of hands. This kind of cohesion is hard to get right, but it’s easy to see when it’s wrong. I do a lot of presentation design and it’s that problem you see where someone…
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Personal business cards
The back side of the card was actually the easy part. As part of this new domain launch I came up with the idea of the four banners to represent my interests. It made sense to use those on my card as well. The front side of the card was harder. I wanted to make…
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Color me insightful
Color is a crucial part of the message in any visual design. There are a plethora of color theories and guidelines out there. If you have a good eye, then most of it is common sense. Color Scheme Designer 3 is one of my favorite tools to quickly throw together a color scheme. At first…
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