Ajax dynamic lists |
There are many cases where hierarchical lists are useful or even necessary. One example is a quote database with nested categories. Because each category has its own subcategory, the database must be queried each time the user chooses a category, and this used to require a page reload in the past. Nowadays Ajax to the rescue !
jQuery makes Ajax coding very easy. The simplest way to use Ajax with jQuery is by using the function load() which is what I’ll use in this tutorial.
How to create a business card |
Here is the process I have gone through to create my business card. This tutorial applies to Adobe Photoshop although the Baia logo was designed with Adobe Illustrator.
Resources for business card design |
To learn the basics of business card design I bought a couple of books, read a few online articles and watched some video series. Here is what I benefited the most from :
Video series : Designing Business Cards Hands-On Workshop, by Nigel French on www.lynda.com
(http://www.lynda.com/home/DisplayCourse.aspx?lpk2=672)
Book : The Best of Business Card Design: No. 6
(http://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Business-Card-Design-No/dp/1592532330)
Book : Business Cards 2: More Ways of Saying Hello
(http://www.amazon.co.uk/Business-Cards-More-Saying-Hello/dp/1856694771)
Web article : Design a Print Ready Business Card for Designers, by Chris Spooner
(http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/design-a-print-ready-business-card-for-designers)
Web article : How To Create A Sweet Bokeh Business Card In Photoshop, by Mahmoud Khaled
(http://spyrestudios.com/bokeh-business-card/)
Baia logo design process |
In this post I wish to describe how I designed the logo of my business Baia Design over nearly 5 weeks. I wasn’t sure about what exactly I wanted to convey in my logo, except for a few criteria. First it had to be simple, free of complicated types or graphics. Secondly it would preferably include some primitive shapes like circles or triangles. And finally it would have to be as original as possible.
Website launch |
Many months and no less than 800 mockup versions were necessary to put together this website. One thing my design has been revolving around from the beginning was a couple of patterns on stones that I found interesting.