BMI Event Promos
We’ve been having fun lately designing banners for the BMI.com home page to promote their events, including a Cheap Trick showcase at SXSW, the Sundance Film Festival and the Grammy Awards. Since these aren’t generally in the portfolio we thought we’d post some here.
My Open Windows
Based on Michael Lebowitz’s post on his open browser windows and apps, here’s what I currently have waiting in my browser tabs and open in my dock. I decided to do this when I realized I had a bunch of unread windows minimized and waiting. Browser Tabs My Highrise account…
Songwriter101 Website Redesign
Songwriter101 is an online community of over 40,000 songwriters and musicians. The site focuses on the business and technical sides of the music industry and songwriting, with articles on topics such as copyright and recording software. A great deal of the traffic is within the forums, where songwriters collaborate, share lyrics and discuss music. We were first involved in launching…
Software and Services for a Design Business
I’m often asked what software and services I use that help keep Eric Miller Design running smoothly. Although this list is always evolving, I thought I’d post it on the blog for easy reference. People are generally asking about project management, business tools and utilities as opposed to design software, so this will focus on that. This of course doesn’t…
Our New Website
Yesterday, we launched version 4 of the Eric Miller Design website. Here’s an overview of what we did, why we did it and the technologies used. Design While we experimented with several complete redesigns, in the end we decided to keep the overall style and improve upon it. This includes a wider layout that allows for more white space, redesigned…
Eric to Speak at “A Day in the Life” Design Conference in Baltimore
I was recently invited to speak at the first “A Day in the Life” conference to be held in Baltimore on April 24. Thank you to the conference team for the invitation, and I’m excited to take part in this inaugural event that will hopefully continue for years to come. I will be leading a session on “The Client is…
Eric Miller Design featured in Campaign Monitor Newsletter
A couple of weeks ago we appeared in the Campaign Monitor gallery, and today they have featured us in their monthly newsletter... a newsletter about newsletters. Thanks to Campaign Monitor for the double feature and for including us in their “mod squad” (in this case, those with modern email designs).
Eric Joins the IADAS as Webby Judge
I am honored to have been invited to join the The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS) and participate as a judge in the 2010 (and future) Webby Awards. The IADAS was created “to help drive the creative, technical, and professional…