This is my second time officiating a logo battle for the big game. In 2015 we had a pretty clear victor when the logo of …
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2015 NBA Finals Logo Battle
It’s time for another battle of the sports logos. We’ve already looked at football and hockey. And now that we’re in the midst of the …
2015 Stanley Cup Logo Battle
This is a post about logo design, with emphasis on the word design. It’s fine to have conversations about cultural appropriateness and sensitivity, but that’s …
When More Is Said, Less Is Heard
Trends come and go, but the words “simple” and “clean” continue to be uttered by designers. These concepts surpass trends and that’s because design, unlike …
Netflix Art and Design Documentaries
Just Like Being There The gig poster is an intriguing subgenre in the world of design, in that the subject matter of the design or …
Color Palettes of Longwood Gardens
On Wednesday my family took our first visit to Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. We visited in the dead of winter and had a …
How to Write AM and PM
This article is not about the correct way to write AM and PM. I did a quick internet search and found all kinds of answers. …
Logo Battle XLIX
Earlier this week Super Bowl XLIX was contested, and what a contest it was! Even for someone like me who isn’t a huge football nut, …
Starting a Design Business
The UPS guy was just here. I now hold in my hands new business cards for Piksl Design. Now in business for over ten years, …
Drop (the) Shadows
Drop shadows. They’re a very common element in the world of graphic design. And they’re very easy to implement, from the high-level design packages to …