2010 Yakima Advertising Federation Chinook Awards
Zipline Interactive has been a participating member in Spokane Advertising Federation since we opened shop in 2005. Our team members have attended a number of programs, helped with events, sat on the SAF board, and even helped develop and host the SAF website. We believe the SAF is an important resource for Spokane creatives. [...]
Two CSS Background Images on a Single Website
Over the years I have tried several times to find a stable way to add two backgrounds to a site. It may be that I want a horizontal background that may have a gradient and a vertical background that is 100% tall and adds a slight shadow to the edges of the site. This is [...]
A Good Website Requires 1 3/4 Cups of XHTML
I recently spoke to a group of web design students at a local college. My talk primarily focused on content management and JavaScript frameworks but I also talked in broad terms about our philosophy when creating XHTML/CSS layouts. I would argue there is no perfect recipe for laying out a website. Everyone seems to have [...]
Please Papyrus Don’t Hurt ‘Em
Have you ever heard of Papyrus? If you don’t recognize the name of the font I am sure you have seen it in use. It is the most overused font in the history of the universe. It is used everywhere! I have always wondered about the history of Papyrus. Was it hatched from an alien [...]
We’re Commercial Artists, Not Fine Artists
I stole this concept from my business partner Shawn Davis. It is really a fantastic way of distilling how we feel about the true objective of a design firm. This is a topic Shawn should’ve blogged about on his nearly empty blog biggreenape.com, perhaps he can expand on what I have said when he gets [...]
A Bundle of Grunge Photoshop Tutorials
At Zipline we’re currently working on a website that needs to have a modern, fun, and grungy feel to it. I really like some of the designs I have seen in this style but it can be tough to pull of some of those effects without looking really cheesy. While I was browsing around on [...]
A Great List of Brand Guidelines for Many Large Corporations
I came across a great list of brand guidelines documents developed by some very large corporations. These guidelines outline how to use the corporate identity and supporting elements in the correct manner. Most designers will be familiar with these types of documents. Either from developing these documents for identities they have created or for using [...]