I'm Ketan ‐ A Melbourne web designer, developer and illustrator with 20+ years industry experience.
www.vitsoe.com
All of Dieter Rams’s “Ten Principles for Good Design” are just as important today than when he said this back in the late 70’s. He asked himself the key question “is my design good design?”, which lead to his ten principles.
16 May 2020 design
www.hellobonsai.com
I recently took part in a global survey by Hello Bonsai about the effects of Covid-19 on freelancers and independent designers/developers like myself. Here are the results.
13 May 2020 freelancing survey business
I recently read a blog post by Shopit Commerce about how Shopify limits its features based on their plans. It was a pointless post that focuses on the “issues” with using Shopify, in order to...
12 May 2020 shopify ecommerce web development
Over the last few months, I’ve had the opportunity to work on a uniquely challenging Shopify project in which I had to create a “customise your product” section using only the options available in Shopify....
2 May 2020 shopify web design web development
I listen to all kinds of musical genres when I’m designing or coding, so I thought it would be cool to post a list of albums I’ve been listening to every month. This month, I’ve...
28 April 2020 music coding life designing
meyerweb.com
Eric Meyer says “If you are in charge of a website that provides even slightly important information, or important services, it’s time to get static” and I totally agree. Forget the dynamic frameworks and go back to basics.
21 April 2020 web design web development eric meyer
create.adobe.com
See how movie poster designers carefully select typefaces—and then slice and dice them.
7 March 2020 typography graphic design
JetBrains have released a new, very nice, typeface specifically designed for developers. It boasts: A better reading experience Code specific ligatures and four weights with matching italics It’s available to download free at https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/mono/.
23 January 2020 development coding font typeface
I’ve been using Grammarly for just over a year now, and it’s a tool that I use a lot! Not only has it improved my grammar, but it also ensures that any emails I send...
