What is Design Informer?
A couple of months ago, I started a blog on my portfolio website,
Jad Graphics. When a couple of the articles and tutorials that I wrote on that blog became popular, I thought it was time to start a blog that was separate from my freelance business in order to get more readers and followers. That’s when the design Informer was born.
Design Informer is a web design and graphic design blog. We feature freelance articles, tutorials, freebies, resources, and inspiration posts. This blog will also be my digital playground as well, as I will be posting the most recent graphic design techniques that I have discovered in the form of tutorials.
While there are a lot of design blogs and communities out there, the purpose of this blog is still the same: to inform you about the latest in greatest in web design and graphic design, hence the name, Design Informer.
Who’s Behind the Website?
Design Informer was created by me, Jad Limcaco. I am a freelance website and graphic designer residing in Long Beach, CA.
You should learn more about me by going to my freelance website, Jad Graphics, or you can follow me on Twitter as well. You can also view my most recent experiments on my Flickr.
Write an Article or Tutorial
I am currently looking for talented people to write for Design Informer. If you are interested in writing an article for this site, feel free to contact me.
Authors and Guest Writers
I am a web designer and developer from India. I have deep interests in computer science, art, math and astrophysics in-spite of the fact that I graduated as a Petroleum Engineer. I am a devoted fan of Salvador Dali and have spent a considerable amount of time in studying various art movements. I spend most of my time in web design and in coming up with new ideas to enhance productivity. Oh, and this is an additional but somewhat useless fact - I have four international research papers in the field of petroleum engineering.
Andrew Rossi is a web designer and developer at FORGE and part-time faculty at the University of Dayton. When he isn't fighting with Photoshop, he likes to develop for the iPhone and taunt on Team Fortress 2. He also forms prose at www.iamrocco.net. You can go ahead and follow him on Twitter.
Blue Derkin is a Project/Social Media Lead at InMotion Hosting, a leading web hosting company. He lives in Los Angeles and enjoys reading, writing, and staying away from arithmetic. You can find more of his writings at Web Hosting Help Guy.
Brett Davis is the owner of Make Me Cards, a printing company specializing in business card printing. He takes great pride in producing the highest quality business cards possible. You can visit his website or follow him on Twitter.
I am a University of Florida grad from Gainesville, FL specializing in illustrated Web layouts and ExpressionEngine development. I'm the lead designer at Flourish, my very own design studio, and I occasionally do contract work for bigger firms. Follow me on Twitter and Go Gators!
Davy Kestens is a motivated young lunatic from Belgium with a highly
entrepreneurial vision on his life. Currently working as a freelance
creative director and continuously starting up online projects when he's
not out trying to take over the world. His latest published tool for
world domination is RunAddicts.net - A professional blog about running.
Want to keep up with him? Go ahead and visit his website.
Duane is the owner of Logobird Designs, an Australian-based design company that specializes in logo design and brand identity. Besides design, his other passions include mixed martial arts, basketball and traveling. To keep up to date with the latest Logobird design news you can follow him on Twitter, like him on Facebook, and subscribe to his blog.
Firgs has been an independent designer for over ten years, specializing in Photoshop art. Her favorite areas of design include photo-manipulation, illustration, and creating web graphics. Currently she is working as a freelance graphic artist in Chicago, IL, and when she isn’t "pushing pixels," you can find her working on her website, or just hanging out on Twitter and Facebook. If you see her, say Hi!
Erik, a New York City native, is the co-owner and lead designer of we are pixel8, a boutique graphic design and marketing agency. Besides hand crafting visual goodies for his clients, he is a proud father, music addict and life long NY "Football" Giants fan. You can follow his shenanigans on Twitter or read more of his ramblings on his blog.
Francisco Inchauste (Finch) is a designer and writer. He works as a UX Design Specialist for Universal Mind. He has spent the past decade working with large and small companies on websites and applications to create memorable brand-driven experiences. He enjoys contributing to the design community by writing for publications like Smashing Magazine, UX Magazine, and many others. He shares his passion for design on his industry recognized personal blog. You can connect with him on Twitter.
My name is Ilie Ciorba and I am a graphic designer and illustrator from Chisinau, Moldova. I am also the creator of Vectelligence.
My name is Jad Limcaco and I am the owner of Design Informer.
I work for 4 Wheel Parts as a web designer during the day and I own my own web and graphic design company called
Jad Graphics. I currently live in Long Beach, CA. Go ahead and follow me on Twitter.
James Costa is the Creative Director at The Phuse. Based in Toronto, Canada, James has been designing and developing for the better part of 10 years and isn’t ready to stop yet. If you like his style, follow his company on Twitter, and read more of his stuff on their blog.
Jeremy was born with six toes on each foot. The extra toes were removed
before he was a year old, robbing him of any super-powers and ending his
crime-fighting career before it even began. Unable to battle the forces of
evil, he instead works as the Creative Director for the Providence, Rhode
Island based Envision Technology Advisors. His portfolio and blog, where
he writes about all things Web design, can be found at
www.pumpkin-king.com.
Josh Medrano is a San Antonio based designer who will be graduating this spring from the University of The Incarnate Word with a BFA in Graphic Design. He is also currently working for Wickley Interactive - an interactive and marketing agency. Josh also runs his own blog and portfolio website to help inspire and educate others about the design community.
Josh is an academic researcher, specializing in online media and visual design culture. He is currently doing a PhD on youth engagement with new media. In addition to his academic pursuits, he runs Tripping Words, an award-winning design blog housing an array of opinions on web design philosophy.
Kevin Holesh is a web standards developer, writer, and entrepreneur at heart. He handcrafts simplistic and easy-to-use interfaces. He has a constant hunger for learning.
Kyle is a designer, front-end developer and part time astronaut. He is a good listener and loves to play in the snow. He also has red hair. Be sure to visit his blog at kylefiedler.com where he designs, writes and plays or say hi to him on Twitter.
Located in Tampa, Florida, Crush Branding and Design is led by creative enthusiast Marie Lardizabal. As lead designer and president, her work ranges from consulting on new business start-ups which includes product naming and concept development to identity, print, and web design. Since Crush's inception in 2007, Marie has grown the company portfolio to include clients ranging from small businesses to international corporations.
Mario Ocon is the author of ocondesign.com. He brings over 10 years of web and print design experience to the table. Mario has had the privilege of servicing wide range clients that run the spectrum from small start-ups to well-established Fortune 500 companies.
I am a 23 yr old entrepreneur, designer, blogger, scientist from London, UK. Thanks for reading through whatever I was rambling about this time. I blog about business here, design here, and talk nonsense on just about everything here. Follow me on Twitter. Take care!
Hi! I'm Natalie, an aspiring illustrator, designer and web developer. Which means, I'm an art & computer science dual-major who spends her free time drawing, designing layouts, and then coding them up in XHTML/CSS/PHP/MySQL/JS/AJAX/etc. to make nifty websites. So, basically, I'm kind of a geek. Go ahead and visit my online portfolio and you can follow me on Twitter here.
I am a 23 year old freelance web developer/designer located in Ontario, Canada. I enjoy long walks on the beach, getting caught in the rain and shiny things. Check out my portfolio/blog site here or follow me on Twitter.
Noel Miciano is a wannabe designer since he has no formal design education. He is growing through work experience, reading articles, browsing through design books at the bookstore, and doing tutorials. He likes to draw and exploits his creations into his projects whenever necessary. He is a full-time web/interface designer that still has a lot to learn. He is especially interested in how usability, accessibility and aesthetics in web design work together. He's a nice guy, so please visit his website and you should follow him on twitter.
Richard Glover is rather fond of wristwatches, straight razors, fountain pens, and anything else that looks pretty and is well-made (In case you couldn't tell). He works as a designer, developer, and public speaking coach in Mesa, AZ. You should visit his website here.
Shay Howe is a professional web and user interface designer currently living in Chicago, IL. He writes about web design in his own blog over at letscounthedays Notebook and would love to hear from you on Twitter.
Tom Walker has made a living out of his two main interests in life: writing and design. He works with a supplier of laser printer toner, ink, paper and other printing accessories in England. His other writing on the subjects of art and design is on CreativeCloud.
