By Michael Doig on Monday, August 4, 2008Filed Under: Adventure, Design, Featured, General
When I was working on the Graffiti Collection I took a bunch of pictures inside of an abandoned warehouse I found in Montreal. I walked around inside for over an hour snapping pictures of the damage and graffiti. You can see all of the pictures over at flickr.
By Michael Doig on Tuesday, July 29, 2008Filed Under: Design, Featured
I have always been fascinated by patterns and food. Put the two together – oh man! The Fairway market in Brooklyn is the coolest supermarket I have ever been to. If you are ever in Red Hook, check it out.
By Michael Doig on Monday, July 28, 2008Filed Under: Design, Featured
Not really, but I would definitely drive this thing.
By Michael Doig on Saturday, February 2, 2008Filed Under: Design, Featured
Over at barcodeart.com you can create a personal barcode using information about yourself. Here is mine. Enter personal information about yourself to be bar coded. All of the calculations in Barcode Yourself are based on real world facts, gathered from the Internet. Data like the Gross Domestic Product of each country. Lichtenstein is #1, USA [...]
By Michael Doig on Monday, January 7, 2008Filed Under: Design, Featured
Despite the fact that there are literally thousands of free WordPress themes available, many bloggers are buying themes. I’m not talking about those template factory themes, these premium themes are put together by top designers and are priced anywhere from $29.99 for a personal license to over $250 for a developers license which allows you [...]
By Michael Doig on Monday, October 22, 2007Filed Under: Design, Featured, General
A few months back I posted photos of a white squirrel I saw in Brooklyn.
By Michael Doig on Wednesday, March 8, 2006Filed Under: Design, Tutorials
I just finished reading Dan Cederholm’s book Bulletproof Web Design. Bulletproof Web Design covers how to implement xhtml and css in a way that is accessible and functional for anyone visiting your site. Dan covers everything from text sizing to the final table-less layout in 9 interesting chapters. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, however I [...]
By Michael Doig on Friday, January 27, 2006Filed Under: Design
This is my submission for the Pixel Corps News widget interface design challenge. I’ve never designed a widget before, but I really like this look. The widget is an RSS reader for the Pixel Corps forums. Let me know what you think.
By Michael Doig on Friday, January 27, 2006Filed Under: Philosophy
Every website has a purpose. Some sites are designed to sell, others are to share information, and yet others are to show off your work. If you hone in on what your site is trying to accomplish, your readers will thank you. Clutter on your site up distracts your visitors, even if the clutter is [...]