Notes

Here you can find blog posts covering a range of my interests from art, design, games and everything in between. This is mainly just a place I leave notes to myself so my posts are often short and picture heavy.

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General Font Tips

August 18, 2020

Sometimes having a few tips on fonts can make it easier to decide what font to go with. I already had a post on fonts…

Creating UI for Birdboys (Part 1)

July 6, 2020

Just going over the design of this UI for a FPS game my friend was making. It's pretty simple overall.

A Collection of Free Design Books

June 25, 2020

Are you looking for some design books to read this summer? Well, to my surprise I found a huge assortment online, completely FREE. Wow, I…

Project Management Basics

June 24, 2020

I’ve decided to cover the basics of project management here. I did not get into any big technical tools but just covered the 3 things…

Software for Special Effects (FX)

June 24, 2020

Hey I wanted a write a quick post on some really awesome tools out there for special effects (FX). If you find yourself in a…

My Favorite Desktop Programs

June 9, 2020

My favorite software and why. Check out design software, art software, project management and more!

Designing Good UI/UX is Hard

June 9, 2020

A brief review on designing UI for RCS and what I'd recommend for anyone working on a longer term project.

Getting started in FontForge!

May 20, 2020

Quickly learn the basics to creating a font in font forge.

Using Emoji Fonts in Affinity Publisher

May 11, 2020

How to use emoji's as a way to save space when designing.

Understanding Typography For Your Project

May 11, 2020

A quick review covering fonts, typefaces and their properties.

Understand Your Audience to Create a Spectacular Children’s Book!

May 10, 2020

Understand your audience – learn about different book categories, recommended age ranges and target word count and themes.