In 2011 my wife and I spent a week in New York City. We stayed with a friend of a friend in the Bronx and …
The Significance of Series
This is the first in a four-part series on critiquing art. Basic concepts will be presented in order to encourage the reader to evaluate an …
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, …
Handmade Signs and Pillows
Everything is derivative. Anything I design is inspired by any number of other designs or objects of creation. Still, I avoid direct copying when there’s …
Beyond the Gallery: Andrew Thomas
“Beyond the Gallery” is the name I’m giving to a series of posts I’ll be writing from time to time that focuses on visual artists …
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 …
Animal Print Gift Wrapping
Of all the gift wrapping I’ve done over the years, this is the first time there was really no “wrapping” involved. I had a pretty …