Reflection
A Civ Parable
Reflections on different victory conditions in Civilization games and what they reveal about strategy, culture, and human nature.
Creativity
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Devotional
The Holy Spirit of Craftsmanship
Bible in 90 days – Day 7 – Exodus 29-40 “He has filled him with God’s Spirit, with wisdom, understanding, and ability in every kind of craft” Exodus? ?35:31? ?CSB?? The first mention of someone being filled with God’s Spirit in the Bible is a craftsman. Selah. (I’m closing out 2017 by reading through the […]
How-To
Three tips to instantly improve your church’s graphic design
Over the course of my career I have helped hundreds of churches with their web and graphic design. I have seen all the pitfalls, all the cliches, and all the different ways we boldly declare to the world “there is no commercial graphic artist in our midst!” I also have seen the path to vastly […]
Commentary
Cal Newport: Getting Creative Things Done
Knowledge workers know the problem well: how to fit large blocks of creative thinking into a busy schedule? With a focus on quality and quantity output, timely response to email, etc, finding extended focused time is nearly impossible. Enter Getting Creative Things Done: How To Fit Hard Thinking Into a Busy Schedule: The Problem > […]
Essay
Productivity Boost: A Short Vacation
If you are a “knowledge worker” I’m sure you’ve experienced (or are currently experiencing) fatigue and burnout that goes with the busy pace of a productive organization. Â The constant drill of meeting deadlines, the incessant barrage of information that needs your attention, the looming demand to constantly produce all team up to destroy your […]
Commentary
Elizabeth Gilbert on the Nature of Genius
Elizabeth Gilbert put together one of the best talks I’ve seen in quite a while. Well worth 20 minutes when you get a chance. Prior to the Renaissance, prior to “rational” humanistic thought, people spoke of “having a genius” rather than “being a genius”. This was news to me. Genius is etymologically related to the […]
Recommendation
Free repeating patterns by Doug Hill
Doug Hill released 115 background tiles for free use. There are some really good ones. I prefer minimalist, small tiling patterns, he has a few of those, but most are fairly elaborate.
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mezzoblue § Chalkwork Basic Royalty-free Icons
Dave Shea releases some beautiful icons: Chalkwork Basic Royalty-free Icons.
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Some Design Inspiration From Smashing Magazine
Smashing Magazine posted 45 Fresh, Clean and Impressive Designs. It’s always nice to have a look at what other designers are up to. I chose my top five favorite out of this list. Ones that are well designed in their genre without being overdone, overly ripped off, or overly clichéd. Nice work, everyone – Luis […]
Resource List
Free Vector Downloads
A fairly large and popular collection of Free Vector Downloads.
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Stopdesign
Douglas Bowman, who has the prettiest blog I know of, and who was a huge influence on my early work, just produced roulette. Completely random (i think?) colors. Beautiful results.
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free photos and images – stock photo resource
free photos and images – stock photo resource – stockvault.net