By the dawn of the Sixties, the books published by Penguin were looking tired and dated. Something was needed to make them look exciting again to the book-buying public. This is the story of how Romek Marber’s design reinvented Penguin’s book covers in the Sixties.
Website & Brand Insights
14 Things I Learned About Apple and Typography
At the WWDC conference, Apple unveiled the complete San Francisco type family. Here’s what’s cool.
The Art of 101 Dalmatians
How a newer, simpler animation technique helped save Disney Animation.
On Design and Complications
When is it a feature and when is it a complication?
Transactional Emails
Small updates that will get big returns for your online shop. Bonus: the world’s first WooCommerce transactional email guide.
Virtualization and Web Development
Is it nerdy? Yes, yes it is. Is it awesome? It is also awesome.
Apple Pay’s Hidden Win
We’ve already saved $290. You can too with Apple Pay.
On Anthropology and Web Design
How participant observation makes for killer web design
Needmore Loves WordPress
We’d like to relieve you of the misconception that WordPress is just for blogging.
Write Media Queries Right
Responsive breakpoints done right thanks to SASS and a saner structure.
Constraints of Record Jacket Spines
Hard to make your site stand-out? Three ways vinyl record spine design can inform your website’s favicon design.
From Prototype to Website with Foundation
Needmore has been using Zurb’s Foundation framework for most of our projects. Here’s the why and how.
Using Twitter to Evaluate a Service
I always read a twitter account before deciding whether or not to use a product or service. Here’s why.
The Cassette Tape as Responsive Design
Was cassette tape artwork a precedent for the stuff we do all day?
Heartbleed Bug
An update on the Heartbleed Bug and how it affects Needmore Designs clients.
10 Tips to Being Authentic in Social Media
Why building an online community is about winning hearts, not counting hands.
GitHub-Assisted Web Development
GitHub is a great web-based hosting service for developers and non-developers alike.
Why We Are Sticking with WooCommerce
Why we are sticking with WooCommerce after their price increase announcement. Hint: they are an honest bunch doing great work.
On Building from Scratch
We’ve been around for a decade and have seen much progress in the tools and foundation of building out websites.
Think Before You Share That Screenshot
When sharing screenshots or showing presentations with clients be sure to hide the bookmark bar, you’re clients might be misled.