Tag Archives: design

Design Challenge #1 - Scrabble Piece

Welcome to part 1 of a new series here on the hamstu.
The premise is simple — I design something. Anything. Icons, logos, animations, layouts. Whatever comes to mind. And the best part? I release the source for you to play with.
So, first up. A scrabble tile!

I’m not really sure why I made one. Just spur-of-the-moment really. I hope you like […]

5 Tips for Better Buttons

I received a question by email some time ago concerning button design, and how to make buttons better. Though the answer depends a lot on the context of the button, I’ve written here five tips that I think could help any budding buttoneer. (Arr!)

Contrast, contrast, contrast. I said that three times because it’s important – your […]

New Design & Direction

The new design is up. It’s called Shades of Gray. And what a nice theme it is. Reminds me a lot of Khoi Vinh’s Subtraction.
At the same time, I’ll be focusing more on writing often. Nothing specific, yet, just whatever I happen to be thinking about at the time. It’s going to be random at times, […]

Design Changes

So, I’ve decided that I want to change the design of my blog. It’s all part of my master plan, you see. And this design is feeling much too heavy.
So, for the few readers out there; look forward to change! And of course, a long-time in the making article on button design.