Hi, I'm Jon! I'm a web-designer and front-end developer and I run SpyreStudios and Design-Newz. This is where I spend most of my days, designing, writing, and working on various projects from personal ones to client's projects.
- Jon Phillips
Looking to start a design blog all of your own? Maybe you should think again. I certainly wouldnâÂt be presumptuous enough to tell you flat out that you shouldnâÂt start your own blog, but make no mistake, this blogging thing is a tough business. Just look at the number of design blogs (and others) that are just sitting out there on the web, sites that havenâÂt been updated in months âÂ" sometimes even years. The outnumber the active blogs by a significant margin.
- Jon Phillips
Typography is everywhere, from the web to the print industry. In fact, there's a lot of talk about beautiful typography in web design, but let's not forget about the print industry - this is where it all comes from. Today we're showcasing 25 excel
- Jon Phillips
From the page: "Like many travelers, Robin Locker's physical self often exists far away from her heart. One lives in the Hudson Valley, the other is constantly touring Europe, drinking espresso and scouting out the next great meal. This, is a problem I can sympathize with. Read our interview below to get a deeper look at the lady also known as My Melange."
- Jon Phillips
How many people remember the early days of the Internet, with the old Netscape Navigator and its ugly system-grey backgrounds and bright blue links? It certainly wasnâÂt an aesthetic delight and IâÂm sure itâÂs the sort of thing that still haunts the nightmares of many veteran designers.
- Jon Phillips
Sure we all appreciate the cute and adorable Twitter bird icons and graphics, but there’s a new kid in town. He’s mean. We call him Tweevil, the dark Twitter bird.
- Jon Phillips