By dockerydesigns, on December 10th, 2009
Just finished a whirlwind travel expedition to Carrollton, Georgia, where I presented a set of brochures to the University of West Georgia.
The University of West Georgia has commissioned Dockery Design, a graphic design firm and web design studio located in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Triangle Area of North Carolina to produce a new eCore materials package
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By dockerydesigns, on November 22nd, 2009
by Tyler Dockery of Dockery Design.
Consultant Question: I usually keep 3 windows open in InDesign CS3 at a time when working catalog files. Is there a way I can save them all at once?
If you’re a designer like me, you will often have 3-4 InDesign documents open on your desk at one time (Let’s not even get
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By dockerydesigns, on November 21st, 2009
by Tyler Dockery of Dockery Design.
PART 1: Back To Design Basics: Understand Your Target Audience
You would be surprised how many resumes a design firm receives every month. Some are plain, some are fancy, some come with cover letters, and some are really “over the top”. But one thing remains the same— We don’t know any
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By dockerydesigns, on November 20th, 2009
by Tyler Dockery, Creative Lead with Dockery Design.
Whitepaper- what does that term even mean?
In times past, the term E-Book set the internet on fire. Getting an E-Book was something to brag about— you received some materials which you should have bought, but you got them for free. They were large. They were chock full of
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By dockerydesigns, on November 19th, 2009
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R2D2. He’s our hero, and what a guy! Not only has he defined the robotic wingman, and the droid on a mission, he has escaped the world of Star Wars completely. As a creation of George Lucas, and a
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By dockerydesigns, on November 18th, 2009
Imagine the situation: your designer is in a life-threatening car crash. Can someone take over his work immediately?
Chances are, NO. There will almost always be a learning curve. But you can help to combat that by adding some simple instructions into the master CSS file that you use.
At Dockery Design, we work with all kinds
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By dockerydesigns, on November 17th, 2009
No one sets out to be a code monkey. We designers usually start with lofty thoughts of building logos all day, with an annual report, ad campaign, or awards banquet to round out the week. But then, reality sets in.
Being a graphic artist simply isn’t enough. You also have to be a web designer. You
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By dockerydesigns, on November 11th, 2009
Addressing Failure: Five Web Design Myths Every Business Owner Should Know
Statistics show us that a large portion of visitors leave IMMEDIATELY after viewing just 1 page. Most business owners know that their website is an essential information and sales tool for running a successful company. At Dockery Design, our team of designers and project managers
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By dockerydesigns, on November 9th, 2009
How To Prepare or How To Make Milk Steak
In an episode of Its Always Sunny in Philedelphia, the character Charlie notes that his favorite dish is “milksteak”. Although no further mention is made of it, another character responds that the “milk is boiling just the way you like it, sir.” So what is Milksteak, and
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