Usually, when designing something, you're faced with a whole load of constraints and limitations. But it's not always the case when you're designing a gig poster - those constraints are often lifted and you're allowed to be much more creative and expressive with your art.

For freelance graphic designers hard at work on their laptops all day there are literally thousands of browser add-ons and extensions that can be utilized to enable your creativity to flow at its maximum potential. But it can be a difficult task knowing which extensions to choose. So here is my personal list of top extensions for graphic designers for both Firefox and Chrome.

It's been a while since I promoted any of my work here on the blog, so I gathered it was time to share some of my latest work, and give away some Dribbble invites...

We all hate filling out forms on web pages but they are a necessary evil - conveying information from one party to another for a specific purpose. Therefore, why shouldn't this part of a web page be given the same treatment, the same amount of time and resources, as any other?

Cloud computing has been growing in popularity for the last few years as companies realize it’s more efficient than a traditional IT infrastructure. The cloud facilitates data security, mobile accessibility and business continuity.

The Lightspeed iHelicopter would make the perfect gift for any of your nerdy friends, male or female. It is controlled via your mobile device such as your iPhone, iPad or Android phone.

Thankfully for fans of niche television programming, TV options have become more expansive and diverse over the last few years. This is largely thanks to the types of services that you can find at http://www.satellitetvfamily.com, which can often include specialty channels and packages that include relatively unique programming. For example, if you are interested in [...]

I stumbled upon this wonderful set of poster designs by Alex Varanese today, and I just had to share them in case you haven't seen them before! The idea behind the series of posters was in response to a question: "What would you do if you could travel back in time?". The designers response was recreate all the modern technology we have now in 2011, but restyle it so it fit in with technology style back in the 70's. I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I did!

As a former avid snowboarder, I used to love tearing up the mountains all over the West Coast when I lived in Seattle. I'd take my K2 Fat Bob and travel all the way from Whistler, British Columbia down to the beautiful mountains in California and Utah just for the thrill of grinding powder. Now that I live in the south, fat chance that I get to snowboard at all, let alone see great powder to board on. If you've never been snowboarding or skiing before, I definitely recommend it, get learning how

Designing for the iPhone can be a challenging task, especially if it’s your first attempt. Most iOS user interface designers were web designers before exploring the ever-expanding mobile market, and although the elements may be similar, the resolution and screen size most certainly are not. The designer needs to be able to fit just as [...]

UI design is by no means easy, but it is incredibly fun. You get to use your imagination to create new or improve upon pre-existing site and app user interfaces. However, being a UI designer does come with a few governing virtues that all designers should follow to produce great interfaces. The 5 virtues that [...]

As some of you may already know, I’m now living in Melbourne, Australia. I’ve been here for 12 days so far and am settling in nicely. I start my full time job at Mud Map soon, so am looking forward to getting stuck in. I’ll also be freelancing on the side to keep my portfolio [...]

As many of you may know, I’m a huge Dribbble fan. I post my work there several times per week, to get advice, and to show off. 90% of my clients this year found me through Dribbble, one of which has turned to a full time job, on the other side of the world! I’m [...]

With just one year left before the world explodes and we all die (according to Twitter at least), I thought I would make the most of my life by planning some super extraordinary plans. With a move to somewhere hot in the pipelines, I have decided to launch a sub-company of Circlebox Creative called Circlebox [...]

We’ve recently had the privilege of being able to stock some amazing illustrative prints by K17GRAFX on Picmix Store! All of the following prints are available at the store at £10 each, although some of which are in the current £6 sale! You can also get 10% off using the code exclusive to this blog [...]