Oct 13

How to Zazzle

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I am no Zazzle (or Squidoo) expert, so this lens does not pretend to explain everything there is to know about the service. I am an average user wanting to share my experiences with other Zazzle Shopkeepers. The ones who, like me, are striving to reach their goals, while managing to have some time left for other stuff. I wasted so much design time trying to understand the Cafepress and Zazzle interfaces, Continue reading “How to Zazzle” »

Oct 10

Lesson in Simplicity

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The Design of the Week is going to focus on simplicity, again! Graphic designers are sometimes amazed at all the special effects we can apply in the last version of our favorite graphic software and the vast array of available plugins. As a result, we go crazy and overload our pieces with garbage.

The first version of this design looks pretty good, but is totally wrong for its intended purpose. For starters, it is too bright and shiny. And it is rather confined within this rectangular panel which makes it look like a credit card. I probably could find a few uses for this, but who has that kind of time!

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