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20 Hot Valentine’s Gifts For Designers And Geeks

February 10, 2011 | Thoughts & Words By | 11 Comments

20 Hot Valentine’s Gifts For Designers And Geeks

Is it too late to share some interesting finds for Valentine’s Day? I think not. I love seeing what is out there for special occasions, especially gifts that cater to the inner geek. Admit it, there is a little bit of geekiness in you! It is, in me.  How else does one explain getting excited

What Do Designers Really Want For Christmas in 2010?

December 15, 2010 | Thoughts & Words By | 14 Comments

What Do Designers Really Want For Christmas in 2010?

  Last year when I did What Designers Really Want For Christmas in 2009?, a lot of nice folks from the design community pitched in with their wishlists. This year, everyone seemed to be busier. Hence I have fewer people sharing their wishlists and rare stuff that has caught their fancy. I find that picking

Winner of The Dribbble Giveaway on LBOI Announced

November 11, 2010 | Thoughts & Words By | 7 Comments

Winner of The Dribbble Giveaway on LBOI Announced

Just over two days ago, I offered to giveaway a Dribbble invite on the blog and was overwhelmed by 51 fantastic entries. It was hard! I never realized how hard it would be.As I started browsing the links you guys left in the comments, I wished I had more than one dribbble invite, I wished

Win One Dribbble Invite In One Day

November 9, 2010 | Thoughts & Words By | 51 Comments

Win One Dribbble Invite In One Day

  I was drafted on Dribbble by the lovely Emma Taylor of Twiggle Graphics almost 7 months ago. After a slight start, I really got into the game (no pun intended) and started enjoying the many benefits of dribbble which is a healthy community of designers and developers who work hard, who work fast and

30 Designer Christmas Gifts To Give The Geek in 2010

November 4, 2010 | Thoughts & Words By | 34 Comments

30 Designer Christmas Gifts To Give The Geek in 2010

I started Christmas shopping very early in 2010. I have been browsing shops, online stores and catalogs since August. I have bookmarked, scheduled and bought a wide variety of quirky and awesome products for some very lucky people. I also own quite a few things that are on the list I have compiled, so you

Meet Srdjan Wizemark Kirtic, The Logo Storyteller

October 13, 2010 | Thoughts & Words By | 20 Comments

Meet Srdjan Wizemark Kirtic, The Logo Storyteller

  Like a lot of you, I saw "Wizemark" on all the logo haunts that logo designers have on the interwebs in early 2009. And that is how I knew him. Then he did something extraordinary in early 2010 that changed my life. He started the 365 Logo Project. He along with Melanie Matthews, who

An Interesting Chat With Nocturn Designers Alex Tass And Paul Cosmin

November 13, 2009 | Thoughts & Words By | 6 Comments

An Interesting Chat With Nocturn Designers Alex Tass And Paul Cosmin

I first met "Tass" on Logopond, I quickly came to know his name was Alex and other than the customary "Hey, great Logo!" and "Thanks, very much!", we didn’t correspond much. Long before I came across Alex on Logopond, I had admired and loved the Brand Events Logo. So it was a big deal for

What Designers Really Want For Christmas 2009?

November 12, 2009 | Thoughts & Words By | 28 Comments

What Designers Really Want For Christmas 2009?

This year I am quite prepared for Christmas. 2009 is going to be a stress free Christmas for me, I predict. Bring it on! My family has been asking me what I would like for Christmas and when I run through my mental checklist, I only find stuff related to design and cooking on that

A Chat With Ace Graphic Designer Francesco Mugnai

October 6, 2009 | Thoughts & Words By | 14 Comments

A Chat With Ace Graphic Designer Francesco Mugnai

Six months ago I returned to designing and blogging after a sabbatical of almost 5 years. A lot had changed while I was missing in action. I needed to polish my skills and get back into the game. I was also in need of serious inspiration. As I slowly started sifting through the plethora of