IM260/291 mark graybill

If there’s anything that holds a thorn to my side, it’s constantly dealing with a full plate and never getting to the things I most value. I’ve intended to start blogging for a long time now, but…well, any number of excuses in the blank here. In fact, as a web designer, you’d think I would [...]

If any of you are at all interested in the art of advertising, you should check this movie out. It originally showed at the Portland Art Museum, but is now at the Living Room Theater. It is entertaining if nothing else.

Curiosity, adventure and an eye for clean, sensible [swiss] design are a few of the qualities that have contributed to swissmiss’s success. Her name is Tina Eisenberg, but it is clear that she quite prefers simply going be swissmiss. In just five short years her blog is receiving over 5 million visits each month. Another [...]

Since I’m having trouble sleeping, I thought what better to do then find a few nicely designed websites. So without further ado…

This is a very cool opportunity to hang out at Weiden + Kennedy’s Portland office and hear from one of the most successful bloggers in the design community. It will take place from 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM this Friday (the 9th). Granted most people have real jobs and can’t make it, you should try [...]

I ran across this blog post on Smashing Magazine and thought it was especially useful for those of us who are just beginning our design career. Actually, it is generally easy for me to accept criticism from those that I really trust with design (although it may be a little painful at first). It is [...]

I’m proud to say my score was perfect on this Helvetica vs. Arial Test. So all you fellow designers, test your knowledge at Ironic Sans.

I recently had the opportunity to interview Steven Snell of Vandelay Design. He is the owner of the Mount Laurel, New Jersey, based company which serves clients throughout the United States, and in other parts of the world. You can follow him at Vendelay Design Blog or his other sites; DesignM.ag, Folio Focus, and Cart [...]