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I start my new job today

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So today is my first day at my new job with Adams and Knight in Avon, Connecticut and I couldn't be more stoked.

After almost 2.5 years with my friends at Humongo, My fiance and I have decided to move a bit closer to our family and friends and pursue other opportunities. The last few years with Humongo have been amazing and gave me the privilege of working with some amazing creative people and had the opportunity to do work on some killer projects. The last few years have taught me a few core Humongo life lessons that I plan on bringing with me to my new position.

Lesson 1: Try new stuff, nothing great comes from repeating yourself.

Lesson 2: It's ok to fail, learn from your mistakes and figure out how to make it work in the future.

Lesson 3: Communicate with each other!

Lesson 4: Nothing is imposible, or at least you shouldn't think like that at the start of anything.

I am grateful for the opportunities I have had over the last 2.5 years and look forward to continue to make awesome creative work in the Connecticut design world!

Tweets of the week for February 12th 2010 #design #webdesign

Tweets

Tweets of the week is a weekly round up of some of my favorite design and development related tweets.

Tweets of the week for February 12th 2010 are:

"Living in Vancouver, Canada, I’ve been seeing the logo of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympic Games more and more around the city as the date draws closer.
I thought it would be interesting to take a look at how the design trends in Olympic logos have evolved over the years..." (via @smashingmag)

"One of the most important parts of the website is the header. This is what the visitor will see first, this will need to be appealing to the eye while functional to let the visitor find the navigation easily..." (via @1stwebdesigner)

"These “sliding” style navigation bars have been around a while, I just thought I’d take a crack at doing it myself as the opportunity came up recently. Turns out it’s really pretty darn easy. I put two examples together for it..." (via @MadysonDesigns)

"I have two navigation systems in my car. Yep, two. I have a backup in case one fails. I have made a hobby out of getting lost. Since I’ve been known to drive from Georgia to South Carolina and end up in Florida, you can understand how excited I get over navigation systems..."

"Designers have began to inject increasing levels of creativity into their blog posts and articles, throwing out the traditional and generic style of blog posts in favour of a much more attractive layout that’s themed specifically to the content. Let’s take a look at some of the best examples, and see what makes them work so well..."

Tweets of the week for February 5th 2010 #design #webdesign #sxsw

Tweets

Tweets of the week is a weekly round up of some of my favorite design and development related tweets. This week is a "lite" edition (mainly due to my schedule this week)

Tweets of the week for February 5th 2010 are:

 "Eric A. Meyer knows a thing or two about standards-based CSS and HTML development. He’s a distinguished expert on CSS and HTML, an author of numerous books on CSS, co-founder of An Event Apart, a coveted guest speaker, a member of the A List Apart crew, and  founder of Complex Spiral Consulting..." (via @sixrevisions)

"A friend just reminded me that SXSW is only weeks away. The interactive portion of this conference has become the global mega meet-up for anyone in the digital creative business, and for the third year, our agency will be attending. SXSW veterans might say this gets us just beyond the "newb" status..."

"A Letter from Google..." (via @jonathant)

Tweets of the week for January 29th 2010 #design #webdesign

Tweets

Tweets of the week is a weekly round up of some of my favorite design and development related tweets. 

Tweets of the week for January 29th 2010 are:

"Typography is a beautiful element that magnifies a website’s creativity. The stunning letterforms and positions of the fonts can be moving and inspiring. Effective use of typography can also be combined grid placement, and allows users to better understand what it is you’re trying to get across..." (via @sixrevisions)

"As you may have heard by now, Facebook announced in October that they will be making major changes to all existing fan pages by “late ’09, early ’10...” (via @garyvee)

"Design Instruct is a web magazine that aims to teach designers and digital artists useful techniques by way of detailed and step-by-step tutorials..." 

"Vintage style design is all about making things look old. This can be achieved by using using elements in your designs that appear to be from decades ago, and when done well can create a mood for your web design that will leave a lasting impressions on visitors..." (via @webdesignledger)

"Interviews by Design is a collection of interviews conducted with designers from around the world. Each designer is asked the same 5 questions..." (via @smashingmag)

A surprise in the mail from @elementsdesign

I came home to find this package waiting for me from Elements. I unwrapped it to find a very slick new mug (striking a pose next to my Mrs. Potato Head) and some cashews for my snacking satisfaction. All this for simply becoming their 300th fan on Facebook. Sweet, Thanks Elements! 

P.S - Follow them on Twitter @elementsdesign


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