web design « Brand Identity Designer Mark McCorkell

14 Oct

Design should be traumatic

Level of trauma graph

Have you ever felt that what you’re designing is just too easy? Or maybe it got a bit “samey” and you don’t know what happened? Well, that’s because you’re probably doing it wrong. Design is quite tough, you know? Like everything else in this world, the better you are at it… the harder you will have to push yourself to get the best possible results. Read the rest of this entry »

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01 Aug

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Trust thy Designer

Trust… that little “T” word that rolls off tongues so frequently. Do you ever use it? I do… a lot. As a Designer, you need to know clients can place their trust in you. If someone asks you to design for them, and you get the impression you aren’t fully trusted, you will have problems. Read the rest of this entry »

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10 May

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Misconceptions about Web Designers

Misconceptions

When I’m asked what I do, I wouldn’t always say the same thing to everyone. Often because I’m often not sure how to best describe it myself to those that are asking. I have always maintained I am a bit like Chandler Bing from Friends… my friends don’t fully understand what I can do. But there are reasons why I wouldn’t always just say “Web Designer”. This article will explain some of my thoughts. Read the rest of this entry »

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25 Apr

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New website launched

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This has been a long time coming! I have been planning to re-design my website for months (since the start of the new year). But, being so busy it is hard to do everything, and especially hard to find time to work on your own website. In general, there wasn’t anything wrong with my previous site… but being the extreme perfectionist that I am, I was never really happy with it. I wanted to design something that better reflected who I am as a Designer.
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05 Apr

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Do you really need a degree to work as a Designer?

University Education VS Self-Learning and Experience

This is something I have been thinking about a lot lately. This article is not just specific to Designers – it also applies to Developers (I just shortened the title for the sake of the article promotion). If you asked me this same question a few years ago, my answer may have been very different to now. Read the rest of this entry »

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