These three things have been the focus over these last 12 weeks, and I must say that I have learned a lot through my reading and regurgitating. Although the assignment is ending I see myself continuing this practice because it benefited me so much. Here’s the thing, although these three topics seem completely different, they…
And…a Note About the Vacation Rental Industry
Although I’m a web designer, it is important for me to learn about the vacation rental industry because, well, you know, I’m in it.. There was some big news for the Industry this last week, and it’s interesting news even if you aren’t in the industry. That is that VRMB has launched the first Vacation…
Geometry – The Biggest Current Design Trend
I don’t know if you have noticed, but it seems that if your designs aren’t geometric in someway they are not that cool. Of course, this is a trend that will eventually die, but it may stay around for a while so it is important to know the fundamentals of designing geometrically. First there is…
Succeeding with Design Thinking
There are a lot of businesses out there that have succeeded because they were able to solve problems by practicing human-centered design. Some of these methods were solved through research and figuring out what their customers want to see, but most of the time we should be able to figure out on our own what…
Web Design | Is Java Script a Necessary Skill-Set?
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about java script. I feel like I’m approaching pro level for html, css, and bootstrap, but I wonder – will these skills, alone, get me to where I want to go? I read some articles and really I think if I want to be a successful Web Designer I…
Web Design | How to Tell a Great Story with Design
Telling a story with design is something I understand the value of, but it’s kind of hard for me to do sometimes. This week an article popped up in my feedly feed called “7 Ways to Tell a Great Story with Design”. This is another article from the Webdesigner Depot and this also was written…
The Importance of Brand Inclusion
Today my boss asked me a question, and I am embarrassed to say that it took a lot of thought and some more research for me to come up with a good answer. The question was basically this: Why would brand inclusion be important in the industry (that is, the vacation rental industry)? It almost…
Web Design | Forms….We All Work With Them
Carrie Cousins from WebDesigner Depot wrote a helpful article on forms. She gave me 7 tips but I’m going to summarize the most useful information that I got from it all. There are a lot of design principles to keep in mind when designing a form and there are a lot of personal experiences (I’m…
Web Design | 7 Myths
This week I read a few articles on web design. It was interesting to hear the tips and the design myths that these articles inferred. It was especially helpful because I am designing a couple of websites, outside of work. When I’m designing outside of work their tends to be a lot more freedom which…
Business has become my business.
The more I read and observe the more I realize that leadership has a lot less to do with power or force, and more to do with the ability to have a positive impact on people and motivate them. The trouble with a lot of businesses is, that their “leaders” have yet to realize this….
Web Design | Don’t Miss Out On What’s New
This week my goal was to read a lot of articles within the Web Design industry. Thanks to my app Feedly it provided me with several articles, with good useful content. There is so much to learn out their and people who don’t read are really missing out because I found a few treasures within…
READ | My Inspiration
So let me first explain what I’m doing here. I really need some growth in my life. Especially now that I am approaching graduation and still don’t feel like I have all the arrows in my quiver to take on this big world. I need to know more about my industry…which is really broad. I…
