By Design Tag

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    The 20 Things project was a challenge to break ground with new technologies and deliver a rich, educational experience that these technologies make possible. The Fi team rose to the challenge and produced a web app that is as fun to play with and explore as it is interesting to read.

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    It should come as no surprise that some of the best designed and looking websites are those of design studios themselves. Untrammeled by meddlesome clients making design-threatening requests and free to divert the necessary time and budgets into things, studios are able to focus their designers’ collaborative energies into producing —often— groundbreaking sites. We’ve generated video clips of each design studio website I thought really distinctive, both from the masses and each other. Happy perusing!

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    A short and sweet article of the main Do’s and Don’ts in Web Design by Angela Lisl tracked back from the Creative Support website.

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    Designed by Jonathan Ive, Apples iMac is out to seduce you!

    In the working world it has become increasingly difficult to free yourself from the Mac and create something with your hands. Make the most of analogue and crafty disciplines offered through design education, and take your skills with you into the working world!

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    The Graphic Design School have found a great list of Do’s and Don’ts relating to PRE press/printing, created by Deborah Roberti of espressographics.com which should help you avoid one of these frustrating and embarrassing (not forgetting to mention expensive) mistakes when evaluating your pre print project before it goes to press and some useful tips on image formatting.

    European Websites


    We have to say there is not a more daunting task than choosing a handful of European talents. We stumbled upon some true creatives on our scour of the internet. Every website although not all typically Graphic Design websites have a distinct communication that we wanted to share with the graphic design student community. Please offer your suggestions for next months sites.