Give your regular graphics an extra oomph with incredible typography! No matter if you’re designing a logo or branding materials, prepping a new marketing campaign, or want to create some art in Photoshop, typography can help you send the right message. However, finding the perfect text effect is often tedious. …
Recently I was the judge of a competition. I’ve judged many competitions – with seasoned business owners and with young students. Most of the competitions are “fast-paced” and require a fast decision. It’s NOT like Shark Tank where there can be 30 or more minutes of deliberation, then some due …
Web designers get asked all sorts of questions. We’re queried for advice on aesthetics, marketing, technology – and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Being an endless fountain of knowledge is just part of the job. 😉 Our answers tend to come from experience (or a quick search). Yet, …
Last week, I saw a very interesting personal finance story. If you haven’t seen this, then take a guess who this story is about. This person is an entrepreneur, hedge fund manager, and investing guru. Here is their asset allocation. 50% in cash 40% in U.S. index funds 5% in …
Do you ever make any of these blunders while facilitating meetings? Keep these meeting protocol principles in mind the next time you have to lead a meeting. Not only will they help you succeed as a leader, but your team will thank you as well. Leaders that are successful try …
Svelte is a relatively new JavaScript frontend framework for developing websites and web apps. The praise that Svelte has received over the last two years is testament to it not being “just another frontend framework”. It won “breakthrough of the year” on the State of JS survey 2019, followed by …
If, like me, you started in the early days of the web design industry, you may have worked on both front and back-end projects. Specialization wasn’t yet common – and it probably didn’t need to be. After all, a typical website consisted of HTML, text, and images. Eventually, CSS and …
Data compromises continue to rise in 2022 after hitting an all-time high in 2021. While data breaches increased, the good news is that the number of victims is actually decreasing. Still, the vast increase in breach events points to an increasing need to practice good cyber-hygiene. These organizations unfortunately missed …
I know, I know. You’re probably thinking – Joe has gone too far this time. However, this isn’t as uncommon as you’d think. According to a Pew Research survey, about a third of Americans like or even love doing their taxes. Most of these people said they like doing taxes …
