Blake McCreary Design

Part of the MFA in Interaction Design program, this is a candid and personal discussion of how print design and the technique of “storytelling” have affected the designs of Jason Santa Maria in his professional career as a web designer. SVA Dot Dot Dot Lectures: Jason Santa Maria from MFA Interaction Design on Vimeo. “Over time [...]

Check out this very interest talk about design where  New York Times columnist David Pogue breaks into song. He takes aim at technology’s worst interface-design offenders, and provides encouraging examples of products that get it right. “I know one guy who spent $4,000 just on Photoshop over the years. Software companies make 35% of their [...]

This is a video from the “From Business to Buttons” Conference where Scott Berkun talks about design failure and its causes. Sometimes it’s problems in our design process or how we carry it out that cause failure. But in many cases, it’s the other stuff, the non-design stuff, the business stuff that causes failure. Scott [...]

Every week I take some of the most popular and interesting tweets that I come across and share them with my community. Enjoy! Follow me on Twitter if you aren’t already 1. How to successfully educate your clients on web development “If you are running a design agency, your job is very likely to combine business development, [...]

Andy Budd, at Build Conference 2009, thinks looks and first impressions do matter, especially in design, and he shows how such principles can be applied to “seducing” users through design. “Often [seduction] is seen as a negative thing, it’s seen as bad. People think of it as leading people astray. However, I actually think that [...]

Every designer takes a different approach. Not all designers get the chance to work in a team atmosphere, which is a great way to gain experience and grow. If you are like me, then you may have jumped straight into a freelance career, but I really enjoy seeing other designers work. This often takes me [...]

What makes a business card both functional and creative? Lately, I’ve been striving to find the middle ground. Just about every company orders business cards at some point. Depending on the budget you may have room to go as far as incorporating special print production techniques. Die cuts, shiny inks, and embossing are great eye [...]

A few weeks ago, I published a post titled 8 Annoying Things That Clients Say to  Graphic Designers – Part 1. There was such a great response from the visitors that  I’ve decided to post part two as a list of reader suggestions. As graphic designers we are approached by clients on a daily basis [...]