http://leslietanedesign.com/blog All design, all the time Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:16:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Forget Ebay — Etsy is my online vice. Not only are there fabulous handmade things to buy, but I can get caught up there for hours following the "Hearts Me" links, which allow you to see the items that other people have marked as favorites. This month, ... http://leslietanedesign.com/blog/enter-the-june-contest/218 I'm always on the lookout for inspiring design, and Web Creme delivers. I may not find all of the featured designs particularly noteworthy, but many of the linked sites have found their way into my "Inspiration" bookmarks folder. I especially like the color palette tool. Each design has a ... http://leslietanedesign.com/blog/web-creme-is-delicious/214 I just totally messed up my computer, and I'm putting the blame squarely on Apple. I use a MacBook Pro with Leopard 10.5.1 as my operating system. I bought this system in October 2007 after my previous Mac crashed and was unrecoverable (Ack! I still hate writing that). After hearing some ... http://leslietanedesign.com/blog/upgrade-downgrade/213 By Mary Gay Marchese Note: This is the third in my series of guest posts. Mary Gay Marchese is the public relations director of Markzware. Marchese writes press releases, feature articles, presentations and reports as she networks with numerous media contacts for the printing, publishing and graphic arts industries. Mary ... http://leslietanedesign.com/blog/what-is-preflighting/212 Just ask GDUSA magazine. In their annual roundup of logo design trends I read the following: Finally, it's worth noting that there's a reasonably reliable place to look every day for the very latest in logo design (in addition, to LogoLounge.com, that is): television promo graphics for any of the major “style” ... http://leslietanedesign.com/blog/watching-tv-is-good-for-you/204 What a great contest! Thanks for all the entries, but Kris (#16) you win! Please email me your full name and mailing address so I can send The Doodle Book out to you. Stay tuned for June's contest. http://leslietanedesign.com/blog/may-contest-winner/208 It's back! I may have missed April (oops) and May is nearly over, but the contest lives. Enter to win your own copy of The Doodle Diary Doodles are as unique to each person as handwriting. Celebrate your doodle individually and try this untraditional and extremely revealing approach to journaling with the ... http://leslietanedesign.com/blog/enter-the-may-contest/206 When I talk to people who are thinking about setting up shop, graphic design and otherwise, this is the question I'm asked most often. My answer is three places: Word of Mouth. As far as I'm concerned, this is the best way to get new clients. When someone has heard good ... http://leslietanedesign.com/blog/where-do-you-get-your-clients/182 Like many designers, I am a sucker for a good magazine. I read all sorts, but design magazines, when done well, really ring my bell. That's why I was very excited to get a complimentary copy of FPO Magazine in the mail two days ago. And that's their first good ... http://leslietanedesign.com/blog/good-ideas-from-fpo-magazine/200 Fred Herzog. Three Theaters, 1957. That is some gorgeous photo. Over the cacophony of the neon signs and street lights, the typefaces on the signs are like candles in the night. This photo is from 1957 and it shows in the letterforms, but in many ways it seems totally contemporary to ... http://leslietanedesign.com/blog/photography-typography/199