Patrick Winfield

How some people find cool and useful ways to use their camera (or camera phone) always interests me. I always have my camera on me. Including my keys, credit card and cash, my phone (camera) is always on me (unless I'm ... [Read More]

My previous post about smartphone apps for graphic designers got some great reactions, well- most of the reaction was like, "Hey, this stuff is all for the iPhone... arghh!". So I am dedicating this post, and the series to ... [Read More]

This post is a recurring theme around specific colors and how they inspire the visual landscapes online, in print, on the screen and practically any place you can imagine. In the past 3 posts I explored Blue,  Pink and ... [Read More]

When Gap unveiled it's newest logo design last October, people hated it. "This is the worst idea Gap has ever had", one Facebook fan wrote. Gap reverted back to it's old logo after just one week. Major brands have had some ... [Read More]

This post is a recurring theme around specific colors and how they inspire the visual landscapes online, in print, on the screen and practically any place you can imagine. In the past 2 posts I explored Blue and Pink. Now ... [Read More]

As a designer I try to find new ways to keep design fresh for me. Lately my design work is focused on website design or corporate branding, however this isn't always the case. In fact, oddly enough the more I design away from ... [Read More]

Creating a brand identity is a huge undertaking for a designer. The logo or mark will be seen on various applications, types of media from paper to the screen, and all the places in between. Here we will look at how to setup ... [Read More]

"What happened to my Twitter background!?" With the new Twitter, design improvements have been made to the interface at the expense of  backgrounds having a lot less space for information and branding and it is time to ... [Read More]