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10 Common Typography Mistakes
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Availability: Now accepting work for February 2015. Written By Brian Hoff. 10 Common Typography Mistakes. The goal of this post is to help designers and clients understand the importance of good type skills, while avoiding some of the common mistakes. Please keep in mind that most of these mistakes are subjective and can be changed varying on the project, goals or circumstances. Below is a list of 10 common mistakes used in type design/layout. 1 Not enough leading. 2 Not enough tracking. Of characters, k...
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iPhone 4 Retina GUI PSD
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Availability: Now accepting work for February 2015. Written By Brian Hoff. IPhone 4 Retina GUI PSD. Has posted a handy set of vector Retina-ready elements for iPhone apps. Feel free to preview. If need be. Looks like he will be adding even more elements in the near future as well. August 9th, 2010. About Brian Hoff: Designer, Writer and Speaker. Other places you can find me online. Follow me on Twitter. I’m on Facebook. Fill out my Project Worksheet. Send me an email inquiry. What others are saying.
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Web Design by Designer, Speaker and Writer Brian Hoff - Part 180
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Availability: Now accepting work for February 2015. Written By Brian Hoff. How to prepare and deliver your sales pitch. Whether your a freelance graphic designer or a leading, cutting-edge interactive studio, learning how to pitch your services to potential clients, also known as. In this post I’ll demonstrate some practices and techniques that have worked for me in the past to better prepare yourself and deliver on that all-so-important question of “. What is it that you do. Be specific and provide as m...
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Web Design by Designer, Speaker and Writer Brian Hoff - Part 5
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Availability: Now accepting work for February 2015. Written By Brian Hoff. Taxes Suck: What entity should you operate in. In the past 4 years, I’ve went from a sole proprietor, skipped over an LLC and became an S-Corp. But how do you know what entity to become? When’s the right time to switch? We try to walk creative professionals through three steps of understanding what entity they should operate in and how that will affect their taxes. First Step: Sole Proprietor. You don’t even have to keep a separat...
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IOS7 - The Design Cubicle
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Availability: Now accepting work for February 2015. Posts Tagged ‘iOS7’. Apple reminds us: Simplicity is hard. Apple’s iOS7 is a great indicator that simplicity is hard. If you’re befuddled by that statement, check out these designers reactions complaints. Now that we’re caught up… While I certainly made a few jabs on Twitter, my initial reaction was purely based around, what I feel is, “amateur” design. I could care less about flat or skeuomorphic, [.]. June 12th, 2013. Share this article via.
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2012 January - The Design Cubicle
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Availability: Now accepting work for February 2015. Archive for January, 2012. A growing collection of the best Google Web Fonts. A lovely growing website featuring the best of Google Web Fonts. I admit, when Google jumped into the web font pool, I was unimpressed by their selection. The quality and selection has much improved. Here’s to more beautiful type across the web. January 31st, 2012. Tagged in: Google fonts. Bull; web fonts. Share this article via. How to approach a Responsive Design. I’m ...
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2012 February - The Design Cubicle
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Availability: Now accepting work for February 2015. Archive for February, 2012. Excited to giveaway three (3) free copies of the beautiful Offscreen Magazine. For those unfamiliar, this beautiful magazine designed by Kai Brach, is a “new collectible magazine about the human side of interfaces.” The first edition boasts lovely layout, beautiful typography and interfaces with Dan Cederholm (Dribbble), Drew Wilson (pictos), Benjamin de Cock, and Andrew [.]. February 28th, 2012. Bull; offscreen mag. Fill out...
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Web Design by Designer, Speaker and Writer Brian Hoff - Part 2
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Availability: Now accepting work for February 2015. Written By Brian Hoff. We’re in .Net Magazine’s Top 10 New Agencies Awards! I couldn’t be more excited and honored to be included in this years .Net Magazine Awards. We’re up for Best New Agency. Thanks to all of our great supporters! Net Magazine is one of our favorite magazines and the best in my opinion for the latest in our industry news and practices. We’d love it if you could cast your vote. Mdash; you will be the 5th. March 27th, 2013. Powered by...
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Web Design by Designer, Speaker and Writer Brian Hoff - Part 4
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Availability: Now accepting work for February 2015. Written By Brian Hoff. Dear Business, I’m scared for you. I’m scared for you. It’s scary to see a much too large majority of businesses still viewing websites as a. To their business. Yes, what was once a feature like ten years ago is now the price of entry to survive and thrive. Last night I received an email from a prospective client that went something like this: “Can you give me an idea as for cost of a website only? Still have a limited budget?
