Indianapolis Web Design Blog

This is an experiment that aims to prove how we are receptive to subliminal messages in marketing.
The conclusion is amazing.
Watch this video and see how the results of a design project are predicted through the use of subliminal message presented to the designers prior to the project.

Technorati Tags: subliminal_messages, marketing, advertising, design

Whenever I watch TV I always seem to get hung up on certain goofy commercials. Take air fresheners, for instance. Every time I see an air freshener commercial I see more “Features” packed into it - akin to software bloat.
These days it goes way beyond nice-smelling air, and I guess we can thank marketers and […]

Kudos to Ft. Wane (Indiana) native. I read an article in the Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette yesterday about his website, familywatchdog.us. As it turns out, I have used this site in the past when I moved and was impressed at it’s operation. While not the greatest design, I was able to easily search my area […]

If you’re a designer or went to any kind of graphic design school, you’ll find this amusing, yet pertinent:

Technorati Tags: graphic_design, 20/20, humor, design

The Background
For years now I have been designing die-cast car packaging for a local company here in Indianapolis. It started with niche pieces revolving around racing, - as you know, this is the racing capital of the world. Pace cars, IRL series, Indy 500 winners and special promos.

I found this post amazing. Someone dug up a bunch of old Soviet photographs that had been retouched, massively in some cases. Of course this was way before computers- when you had to retouch photos without photoshop.
All the good old days. “Photoshop” was actually a photo shop. See how “photoshop” can actually make two […]

The Ultimate List of 2560×1600 wallpapers includes only the websites where one can download high-quality 2560×1600 (WQXGA) wallpapers for free. This list does not include sites which offer crippled, watermarked, or ultra-low quality versions with the intention of selling you a better quality version.

Every once in awhile I get thinking about the future of business as a self-employed individual.
Some of the questions that come to mind are things like: What happens when I’m old? How long can I really do this? Would it be possible for a 50-year old to work at home for himself? Can I really […]

Here’s a little free something for your 30″ Dell or Apple monitor, an “Idyllic Landscape” in ultra-high 2560×1600 widescreen resolution.
Click on the thumbnail below to download the full version (181k).

When shopping for web design, there are several important things to consider. If you are in the market for a new website and decide to go with a cheap/inexpensive web developer, you should educate yourself about these important topics.