Category Archives: Blog
Knowing Design Tools Isn’t Enough to Make One a Designer
At my day job for an employer, there is a new hire. The boss liked her, but did not know exactly what to do with her, but he hired her anyways. (That goes to show there is always room in …
PSA – Advice to Keep Your Website Running Smoothly, and without Legal Headaches
Website technical maintenance and updates to meet new legal standards can sound boring, but it can help save you time, money, and headaches from when something goes wrong. Recently, two of my clients had issues with their website. One client …
My First Produced Short Film – Seven Minutes in Heaven
Between my motion graphics experience, photoshop experience, acting experience, I knew I could make a movie, but it is one thing to know it in one’s head, VS to prove it with actions. I have the film, Blood Stone, which …
The Roll coaster of Government Entity Bidding
I actually meant to write this much sooner, but I have been just keeping my head above water. Having just finished a website, but still having another website to produce and other time sensitive design work, I thought I might …
Compatible Fonts for Comanche Language List
As part of my ancestral heritage, I was learning the Comanche alphabet. Me, being a designer wanted to look at the glyphs in Illustrator but I ran into a problem really fast: Most fonts do not carry the needed glyphs …
Problem: When WCAG Turns into a Checklist
At my job for another company (hey, who doesn’t have two jobs?), I am tasked with certifying the company’s software as WCAG compliant. From a theoretical point of view it should be easy. I should be able to understand and …
Comparing the UIs/UX of Different Streaming Services
Well, I have been testing out different streaming services. Seriously, I watched everything worth watching on Netflix; I am not really open to watching a proprietary Netflix show which uses data to produce fan-service series, lack storyline, be strung along …
The Things that Bug Me About Adobe XD
Lately, I have been trying to use XD for designs. I do a lot of UI design for desktop software, and historically I have used Illustrator. it has served me well for interface design. I am the only designer on the …
How to Get Started to Make Your Website WCAG 2.1 Compliant
More and more places are requiring accessibility compliance. If you are in the United States, Section 508 defers to WCAG to set it’s standards for compliance, in lieu of any rules made directly by our government. Well, luckily for me, …
Advice for Graphic Design Freelancers Just Getting Started
This question gets asked a few times on LinkedIn, so I thought I would post it here. Of course, this is not an end-all-be-all list, but it is probably a good reference, based on my experience. I thought having this …
Uber is the Master of Manipulation
Well, I was really needing some cash. The risk with client work is sometimes I will run a tab with them, so it could be a few months out before they pay, and even when they do, the business income …
How to Fix Emails from Hitting the Junk Box
Well this is a pain I have endured. I guess out of laziness I ignored it. I am partly writing this down so I can retain the memory, as much as share the fix with you. it may look scary, …
How to Fix VPN Not Connecting on One of Your Computers
Yeah, I know this is a bit off topic to graphic design, but I wanted to put it out there because I spent about a month looking for this answer myself, so hopefully I can save the next person a …
How to Enable Infinite Scrolling Back to Your Media Library in WordPress
The Problem So, if you are like me, you are getting really annoyed with the media library update. You used to be able to scroll down in the WordPress Media Library UI to get to the photo you need to …
Considering Leaving WordPress
It took my a long time to get on board to use WordPress. At first it was not customizable enough for me as a designer, but eventually, I gave it a try for one of my own websites. I then …
Re-thinking Governmental RFPs
When I was at my second job as a graphic designer for another company, that company often bent over backwards to bid for governmental Requests for Proposals. They did not rely on commercial clients for their bread and butter, so …
Cleaning up the Office
My office was getting disorganized. I had been working, working working, and with each new project, I did not have time to organize before starting the next. To make matters worse, my hutch that hovered over my desk, offering much …
Problem (and Solution) One Child Page Re-directs to Homepage
I am not going to try to claim this solution will be the magic bullet for everyone, but this is how I solved my problem. I am going to go through the motions below, but you can jump to the …
Inspiration to Incarnate Designs
As a graphic designer, I have noticed there are a growing number of people who like to pride themselves in “just doing the work,” and in taking the joy, creativity, spirituality out of designing. They say they do not wait …
Essential WooCommerce Extensions That I Install on Most eCommerce Websites
I have recently worked on 3 websites that all needed WooCommerce installed for the first time, or at least enhanced. You might find this list useful if you are just starting your ecommerce website, or you think you can be …