Another semester has come to a close. It is a time that is both joyous and sad. I’ve got no big plans this summer, except to teach a couple of online courses for the college. We will travel a bit to Northern Michigan throughout the summer, but that is it. Have a safe summer and see you on the Internet…
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A great article with 5 things you can do today to be a better designer – even if you are new to the field. I especially like #1 – I’ve read some of those books and it does help to understand where we’ve been to see where we are headed.
It’s more from a Photography standpoint, but appropriate for Web Design in my opinion. I use Lightroom and Pixelmator. Good article from DPReview. Some are free and some are not, most are from a Mac perspective, but some Windows choices too.
TechSmith in Okemos is hosting two Design Studios for LCC Students. This is a great opporunity to see what TechSmith does and how they solve problems. The sessions are scheduled for Tuesday, February, 19, 2013- 10:00am – 12:00pm, at TechSmith and Wednesday, February, 20, 2013- 6:00pm – 8:00pm, at TechSmith If you attend one (or both) of these AND write 3-4 paragraphs of your experience, you will be eligible for extra credit!!
There is some good material here on speeding up the site and making it more efficient. http://designmodo.com/optimizing-website-speed/