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Designing for a cause
July, 8th 2011 posted by Chris Nuernberger
Designers are naturally empathetic. We need to experience empathy so that we are able to connect with our audience when creating designs and brands that survive off of the emotional connections the customers/users of whatever product experience. It is very important to stay in touch with those feelings and let them guide you in your design and life. Just like musicians, a vocalist without any emotion in the words they are singing sounds very monotone and boring - so too is it with design. Practicing what you preach is the best way to really support your feelings and by extension your work. Offering pro-bono work to a charity or creating a campaign, funded out of your own pocket, to raise awareness for a struggling non-profit are just a couple ways of living empathy...... more

Quark has recently announced the QuarkXPress® 8.1 updater
August, 4th 2009 posted by The ilovedesign.com Team
Quark has recently announced the QuarkXPress® 8.1 updater, the latest update of QuarkXPress that delivers customer requested enhancements that will further boost productivity. Quark has a great track record in offering free product updates during the life of the current version of QuarkXPress that include not only performance improvements but also valuable new features. QuarkXPress 8 is no exception. ... more

Site Refresh
April, 15th 2009 posted by Sarah Harwood
If you're a regular visitor to ilovedesign.com you'll have noticed some changes! Web sites must evolve in order to continue to engage visitors and reflect the continuing evolution of the world we live in. There are plenty of examples of badly received Web site evolutions - just do a search on Facebook for ‘Old Face Book' and you'll find over a million members belonging to groups pleading for the return of the old version of the site. We hope our site refresh will be better received.... more
Maintain your brand
February, 11th 2009 posted by ilovedesign
When talking about brands, most people will understand that Nike or Porsche is a brand. Brands influence our buying decisions.
In my opinion “brand” goes further: You, I, we are all brands. ... more
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