Google Web Fonts not just for the Web

December 15th, 2011 § Comments Off § permalink

I’ve been meaning to write this up for a while now but  things have been a little crazy. Anyway, I wanted to share with everyone what many web designers have already known for some time – i.e Google Web Fonts.

I know that for me, I’m always on the hunt for that perfect font that’s unique to each presentation. It’s always good to consider typography as part of the overall design of any presentation. Typography, is one of the important factors making your static presentation more dynamic, making it jump and grabbing attention.

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12 iPad apps for Designers

July 11th, 2011 § Comments Off § permalink

So I’ve recently received an iPad. For the longest time, I’ve been one to say “I don’t need that, I have my trusty laptop, it can do much more!” Well, now that I have an iPad, I wanted to see if that idea still holds. I wanted to see how much I can push the use of the iPad in my day to day work as a designer. Conclusion, excluding doing CAD drawings (although CAD was possible), I was able to achieve a lot. And, no, i’m not being paid by Apple for saying this.

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DIY home automation

April 6th, 2011 § Comments Off § permalink

House of Tomorrow Have you ever seen one of those “Future Home” shows and had one of those, “wow, I wish I could have a fully automated house” moment? Well, its about time you stop dreaming and do something about it. Home automation has come a long way. It used to be that only the rich and famous could afford those gadgets at today’s prices, but not any longer. With today’s technology advancing so much and so quickly, you can find many do-it-yourself solutions for home automation, and it’s not going to cut a hole in your pocket.

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not your mom’s birdhouses

April 6th, 2011 § Comments Off § permalink

fop2010rev1-300x400My friend over at Chicago Green Design and I just had a wonderful opportunity to help out a local school, the A.N Pritzker School, with another fundraising effort. Like last year, they opted to do something creative to get the kids involved – designing birdhouses. Having two kids, I understand how important these school fundraisers can be. More importantly, how important it is for preschoolers to have well maintained playgrounds that allows them to explore, imagine and be creative.

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slash and burn – what is your mind worth?

April 6th, 2011 § Comments Off § permalink

cartoon2-unemployment-web In Chicago, the large number of architects without work is not the only problem caused by the impact of a 40% unemployment rate in this industry. What this number means is that the market is now flooded with freelance architects. Many of whom are not knowledgeable in doing business, and are actually compromising the future of architects.

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redefining and extending services

April 6th, 2011 § Comments Off § permalink

Leonardo_da_Vinci_helicopter_and_lifting_wing Having been in a different profession prior to architecture, I can say for certain that architecture is a profession unlike any other profession. Architects, have to be very adept, changing constantly with time. Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci understood about being adept. They understood that to be innovative and to be able to create, they can not be just artists, they needed to be an architect and an engineer. They had change not only themselves, but their way of working.

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