This is my official blog. It is meant to be informative yet light-hearted and fun. This is where I get to talk about more than just art and graphic design. If you want to find out more about me and what makes me tick, read on. Yes, you will find lots of good info about design but also my other interests which are many! These include: Guitar and drum music, yacht sailing and racing, surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding & kiteboarding. Please subscribe! Thanks, Danny

What is the Job of a Junior Graphic Designer?

May 15, 2011

In my years in the creative design industry I’ve worked with many designers. A question I get asked often is: What is the job of a Junior Graphic Designer? While this might be up for personal interpretation, there are certain traits that describe a junior designer. Maybe you are looking to hire one. Or maybe [...]

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Brochure Design Ideas – How to Best Accomplish the Design of a Brochure.

May 12, 2011

Just about every serious business person who’s marketing a product or service must develop a brochure to help sell that product or service. Even if you are not doing the design yourself and hiring somebody to do it, it’s your job to understand all the ins and outs of development. This will ensure that you [...]

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MTB Cycling Gloves – Impressive Packaging Will Give Product an Edge Over the Competition.

May 12, 2011

You’re an avid cyclist.  You need a new pair of mountain bike gloves because your old pair has worn through.  You show up at a bicycle shop after doing your research.  However, you arrive at the shop with your mind already set on a pair of Specialized cycling gloves.  You look around at the display rack [...]

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Photoshop Face Effects Beach Beauty

May 5, 2011

One of the most exciting yet challenging projects in Adobe Photoshop is enhancing photos of a face by using: Photoshop Face Effects It sounds like I’m talking about pre-programmed filters. Please let me be clear, that this is most definitely not the case. The best effects are the ones done on a case by case [...]

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Mountain Bike Action Magazine 29er Hardtail Carbon Fiber MTB Ad

April 28, 2011

Here is a beautiful magazine ad design piece for the biggest craze to hit the mountain biking market in recent years.  I’m talking about… 29er Mountain Bikes This ad was released in the May 2011 issue of Mountain Bike Action Magazine. It garnered quite of bit of attention and generated a large number of inquiries. [...]

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Road Bike Action Magazine RavX CNC Parts Ad

April 21, 2011

What can I say? Very happy with the turn out of this ad. I wrote more in detail about the design process in my blog post Rush Jobs Make the Day Shorter here.  However, one thing I did not mention in the design process post is the location of the ad. When the final printed [...]

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What is Twitter and How Does it Work?

April 14, 2011
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In recent weeks I have released a number of Twitter tips articles based on my own experience.  Most of the information in these articles is intended for people with some level of experience with the service.  I do realize however there are thousands of new people joining Twitter every single day.  Somebody has to take [...]

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Product Graphic Design – Professional Bicycle Racing Saddle

April 12, 2011

Designing graphics for product is one of the facets of design that I enjoy the most. The design process is more 3-dimensional. I greatly enjoy that. The concepts are put together on a flat art board in 2 dimensions but the thought process requires you to consider the shape and area where the final design [...]

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Drumming Video – Jam Solo Opportunity – A Musical Intermission

April 7, 2011

For the last two months or so I’ve been bringing you a blog post a week. I’m trying to abide by that rule. I’m working on a rather long and complex post at the moment. Needless to say it won’t be ready for this week’s post. As many of you already know, I’m a designer [...]

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New Twitter Followers – Reasons Why it’s Harder to Get Them Now. Part 2

March 31, 2011

Photo by: Johan J. Ingles (This post is part 2 of the article, New Twitter Followers – Reasons Why it’s Harder to Get Them Now. Part 1 Here. It’s based on an exchange of emails between the author of this reply, Jane and myself.  It offers quite a bit of insight on the situation on [...]

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