Jeff Bridgforth :: Webcraftsman

I am a Web designer with a passion for creating visually appealing, inspiring and usable Web sites. More >>

Practice of Design

Web designer—n.

August 27, 2009

What is a Web designer? Good ques­tion. And depend­ing on who you ask in the Web indus­try, you are bound to get a lot of dif­fer­ent answers. So let me share what I mean when I call myself a Web designer.
First and fore­most, a Web designer is a prob­lem solver. A client comes with a […]

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What Informs Your Design?

August 3, 2009

Recently, I read Andy Rutledge’s arti­cle, On Inspi­ra­tion. As I read Andy’s arti­cle, I imme­di­ately thought about Cameron Moll’s idea of inspi­ra­tion vs. influ­ence.
“Influ­ence is imme­di­ate and free for the tak­ing. Because of this, its util­ity is often short-lived. At times it may even serve as lit­tle more than a plat­form for dupli­ca­tion.
“Inspi­ra­tion, on the […]

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