You Might be a Designosaur if…

Posted in Design Humor

While moving my office (a project comparable to an Indiana Jones archeological dig) it occurred to me that I might be a Designosaur.Now, the Urban Dictionary defines a Designosaur as, “A graphic designer who is behind the times in learning the latest technology. An outmoded artist or designer on the way to being extinct.” But I don’t buy it.To me a designosaur is a designer who traces his roots back to the pre-digital era, the days of T-squares, stat cameras and dry-transfer lettering.Sure a lot of Designosaurs have fossilized but some of us have, like T-Rex becoming a chicken, evolved to thrive in the digital age. With that definition in mind… Read the rest of this entry »

Adobe CS3 Palettes

Posted in Bad Design Hall of Fame, User Interface

From time to time we’ll recognize significant accomplishments in bad design with nominations to our Bad Design Hall of fame…

Dreamweaver CS3 First Impressions

Posted in Software

This is Adobe’s first update of DW since purchasing Macromedia. In spite of worries about Adobe’s near monopolistic lock on the graphics market, I’ve been looking forward to the update since the buyout was announced…

Open Letter to Design Students

Posted in Design Education

Most of you won’t be going on to an exciting career in graphic design (of course I’m not talking about you)…