Probably a lot more! You probably should know that this article is inspired by three different interactions. One, reading Niki Brown’s article, Why Logos Should Cost More Than $300. Two, reading Jacob Cass’ Why logo design does not cost $5. Third, a common question I hear from Pastors, “how do I convince my church to spend money on a website when they don’t see the need? Read the rest of this article »
I like logos, and I certainly like church. I design church logos, in fact. So as I’ve sought inspiration by looking at other church logos, I’ve run across a lot of church “logos” about which I’d have to say, Jesus would not do this! So I thought I’d give some “subtle” advice in the way of some tips and tricks, beginning with what NOT to do… I mean never!!
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The web has been hopping this week with all kinds of awesome creative design inspiration! Normally, I post my weekly favorites on Sunday night or Monday morning, but I’ve collected more than usual this week, so I’m going to post today and again over the weekend. So… enjoy!
Jaw-Dropping Examples of Beautiful Contact Page Designs
20+ High-Quality Free Fonts for Retro and Vintage Design
17 beautiful Designer Portfolios
20 Mindblowing Concept Laptop Designs
35 Amazing Paper Made Website Designs (I’m Included!)
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Top 50 Best CSS Articles and Resources
30+ Coolest Business Cards to Inspire You!
13 Free Content Management Systems other than Wordpress
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7 Rich & Creative User Interfaces and How to Create Your Own
The Best Sources Of Logo Design Inspiration
A – Z Twitter Creative Elite to Follow (I’m included!)
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25 Amazing Retro Web Sites for Your Inspiration
22 Mixed Quality Wordpress Hacks
42+ Social Media Marketing Tools
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I subscribe to a whole lot of feeds! In fact, I try to read feeds across a variety of disciplines aside from pastoral ministry and web/graphic design. This is because I don’t just value resources and links that give me some ready-to-apply technique or tool. I value a larger spectrum of creativity in art, music, decorating, etc. I wanted to pass along some of the blogs I keep track of that may seem to have little to do with my primary interests, but they help me to see how people think and relate and visualize things. I thought you might like them too… Read the rest of this article »
In case you hadn’t noticed or it’s your first time here, I just re-designed this site for about the fifth time in two years. I’m very happy with the outcome, though I’ll be making tweaks continually (a designer is never fully satisfied with his work, especially his own portfolio). It’s a different style than I’ve had before and I wanted to simply share a few brief thoughts about it. Read the rest of this article »
One of my favorite movie lines was uttered by Ben Affleck in Pearl Harbor. His character, Capt. Rafe McCawley, travels to London before Hawaii was attaked so that he could fly with the British Royal Air Force. When he lands, his new commanding officer asks, “Why is it so many of you young Americans are so eager to die?” McCawley responds, “I’m not eager to die sir, I’m just eager to matter.”
That sums up my life. Read the rest of this article »
