After getting stuck in to a couple of copies of 8Faces I thought I’d start to compile my own list of typefaces I couldn’t live without. The precedent set by 8Faces is that any designer should only need eight typeface families to use for everyday use. Instead of sifting through …

At long last I have finally gotten round to finishing my portfolio redesign. I had a lot of fun exploring new ideas and new technologies on the way and I’m more than happy with the outcome. If you follow me on Dribbble you may have caught some work in progress …

I pretty much spend every day of the week trawling sites like dribbble and web creme trying to find the best and most unique stuff on the web. I can always rely on the same designers to hand down some sort of inspiration, whether its direct from a piece of work or through an …

I have a number of invites to give away to some of the best design communities around. I have three invites for Forrst to giveaway and one invite forDribbble. Send me some examples of your work to be in for chance of grabbing one. Get hold of me over on twitter or leave a …

With the ever growing popularity of invite-only design communities I thought I’d compile a list of my top 3 and offer a few invites while I’m at it. 1. dribbble - Design only community with some excellent examples of UI, Typography and Illustration. Brilliant place to find some inspiration but the critique …

I’ve come across quite a few websites and applications recently to make life as a designer/developer a lot easier. Here is a list of some of the best: house of buttons A library of great looking button elements in the wild. browser ui A plugin for photoshop that frames your …

I have recently redesigned and updated my portfolio website and for the first time spent a fair bit of time doing so. As well as looking at the aesthetic qualities of the site I have tried to implement new technologies that have come along, mainly so I can have a …