Hey guys! I haven’t posted in a while. Luckily, I’ve been really busy with music, my new web internship with Shelter Insurance and quite a bit of client work.

I’m working on a pretty large project for a state-wide organization right now. This organization has local chapters, and each chapter wants their own section of the site. I started playing with WordPress 3.0 and the multisite capabilities to see if there was a way to create nested blogs using a network. Unfortunately there really isn’t a good way to do it right now, but since the installation process was a little less simple than usual, I thought I’d make a quick screencast/tutorial on how to get it up and running. Read more…

It’s been a while, I’ve been way busy. I can’t wait to get the Teddy DuChamp myspace and Pocket Literacy design up on my portfolio! Check back soon for those. What I want to talk about right now is my new myspace brand. Read more…

The web is a strange place. While many of us try to develop standards communally, the web moves too fast for any official entity to regulate it. Personally, I am a fan of free online space, but it does make some people nervous, and rightfully so. The news is constantly going on about how dangerous the Internet can be and how social media is the lions den of sick nasty people. We could argue back and forth all day about the accuracy of this assumption, but when thinking about your online presence, it is irrelevant. The web is branded as a dangerous and dimly lit platform whether we like it or not, so building trust with your users is key.

Having said that; things break, and people make mistakes. That’s just the way the world works. Your servers may go down, you may have forgotten a piece of pertinent information, or maybe you just haven’t blogged in a while. At some point either a mistake or malfunction could compromise the integrity of your brand. But never fear! These cracks can be filled in! And you do this by owning up to what went wrong, or at least just letting your audience know about the mix up and what you’re doing to fix it. Read more…

Wow, a whole month. Not exactly practicing what I preach, huh? But there is a legitimate reason for why I haven’t posted in so long and that’s what my next entry is all about: owning up to your mistakes. Read more…

When I took a look at my portfolio and wrote about what I was going for, I never thought David Airey, one of the most important and influential brand designers of today, would be inspired by me! He must have somehow found my relatively obscure portfolio, loved it, and started on a new design. Read more…