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“Sunday Special” Round-Up V

ARTICLE BY James Costa | POSTED ON January 3rd, 2010 | Miscellaneous | No Comments

Can you believe it’s 2010? We can’t – but we’re just a little thankful that the roundups of the decade and list posts of New Years Resolutions are coming to a slow. Here are some excellent articles we found this week that we thought interesting!

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Designing Beautiful User-Experiences for the Web (The Philosophy of Design)

Designing Beautiful User-Experiences for the Web (The Philosophy of Design)
In this article, Josh talks about how to incorporate meta-narratives into our works to create stories in our designs for our users to explore.

Build Working Concepts to Communicate your Ideas more Effectively

This article promotes the idea of giving clients working concepts so they understand the functionality of the site – something which sending an image mockup won’t help with.

How to Get a Professional Look With Color

How to Get a Professional Look With Color
Excellent article on how to choose your colors to create a professional look.

The Professional Designer’s Guide to using Black

Excellent in-depth article on the different hues of black. Definitely a must-read for print and web designers alike.

Tips for Dealing with Competition as a Designer

The industry is full of people just like us ready and willing to work for 90% less. Here are a few ideas on how we can better deal with competition.

Should We Be Worried About Fast Food Content?

Should We Be Worried About Fast Food Content?
Great article on fast food content that challenges us to think more creatively or die.

A Designer’s List of New Years Resolutions

Very nice satirical and light article on some very good designer-specific resolutions for 2010!

What about us?

We’ve had an excellent week of articles as well. Have you read these yet?


James Costa

James is the founder and Creative Director at The Phuse. Managing the majority of projects that come through the company, he can also be found keynoting conferences in North America, DJing, or spending time with his son.

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