My friends Ryan and Marcin designed and programmed the ingenious Google PAC-MAN game that was available on the search engine giant’s homepage in May. Here’s an interview with the guys and a look into their process.

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I’m pleased to unveil an exciting project that I recently completed: a brand identity and website design for Social Security Works. Social Security, as most of us know, is an economic support system that has provided assistance to millions of Americans since its inception in 1935. Recently, some politicians have jeopardized the program by claiming [...]

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“Basically the future of web design is gonna be on a little tiny screen.” -Google designer Ryan Germick It’s no secret that images need to reproduce at very small sizes in order to be effective online. And when I say ‘very small,’ I mean ‘the size of a pencil eraser.’ That’s freaking small. It’s always [...]

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So… whaddaya think of the new digs? After I made some new decisions about how I plan to use this blog (I plan to use it more and bigger and better), I decided a redesign was necessary. Of course, that’s got me rethinking the design of the entire Magnetic State portfolio site as well – [...]

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Search engine optimization is a common and valuable goal among almost every professional who is serious about his or her web presence. We all want to be highly discoverable by people searching the web. But sometimes  SEO is an opponent of high-quality writing. Creative Titles Vs. Search Engine Bait I’ve always been a fan of [...]

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www.SaveTheWerewolves.com I built a satirical website to promote the ‘Party Werewolf’ t-shirt (all profits benefit the World Wildlife Fund; read more about why in this blog post). The site is SaveTheWerewolves.com and it is an intentional violation of all that is sacred and holy in web and graphic design. My goal was to have fun, [...]

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Over the weekend I launched a portfolio site for my great friend Sean ‘The Hutch’ Hutcheon. When you think of Sean, the first things that come to mind are his killer Don Draper impression and his berserker style on the drum kit, but you mustn’t forget that he is also a very talented photographer and [...]

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