http://designchat.info Mon, 07 May 2012 03:18:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://designchat.info/sta-archive-meet-greet/ http://designchat.info/sta-archive-meet-greet/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:35:00 +0000 ohnho http://designchat.info/?p=1764 If you're in Chicago, come meet the judges of the 2010 STA Archive. It's happening August 26 at the Landmark Grill + Lounge in Chicago's Lincoln Park. For more information and to register, click here. MORE…]]> http://designchat.info/sta-archive-meet-greet/feed/ 0 http://designchat.info/google-web-fonts/ http://designchat.info/google-web-fonts/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:30:37 +0000 ohnho http://designchat.info/?p=1256 After perusing the Apple Safari Extensions, the GoogleFonts in Safari extension from Julio Di Nicola caught my eye. It switches fonts that are available directly from Google and allows you to check how they'll look on your site. Best part is, the fonts are free to use on your site! MORE…]]> http://designchat.info/google-web-fonts/feed/ 0 http://designchat.info/developing-style-guidelines/ http://designchat.info/developing-style-guidelines/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:30:59 +0000 ohnho http://designchat.info/?p=1262 Smashing Magazine gives us a nice article on creating identity and web style guidelines, written by Kat Neville. MORE…]]> http://designchat.info/developing-style-guidelines/feed/ 0 http://designchat.info/snap-chicago-2010/ http://designchat.info/snap-chicago-2010/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:55:40 +0000 ohnho http://designchat.info/?p=1258 Saturday, August 7 in Chicago's colorful Pilsen neighborhood. It's a tour of the area which reveals itself through photography shot by the participants. See a set of photos from last year's Snap which the theme was The Devil in the White City. MORE…]]> http://designchat.info/snap-chicago-2010/feed/ 0 http://designchat.info/value-your-work/ http://designchat.info/value-your-work/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:45:25 +0000 ohnho http://designchat.info/?p=1202 As designers try to make a name for themselves, we sometimes fall for the siren song of great exposure but at the cost of doing the work for free. GraphicHug points us to a article reminding us that doing work for exposure can adversely affect the business of design. MORE…]]> http://designchat.info/value-your-work/feed/ 0