The Google search results page was just drastically improved. A clear hierarchy of user interface elements was carefully considered and executed, meaning it’s now just a little easier to make sense of the glut of information this search engine gives us every day. In the past, Google has suffered from design-by-committee syndrome. One example where [...]

As designers and project managers, we here at Quoin are regularly tasked with chasing down assets to include in printed work. When we need a logo, we often hear, ‘Can’t you just pull it off the web site’? Unfortunately, a web site graphic is a fraction of the resolution needed for print. But now, there’s [...]

ywca clark county approached us for a wide-ranging rebranding effort. Part of that was to redesign their brochure system. These pieces are the front line for this non-profit in fulfilling their mission to help individuals in crisis. We were given the mission of working within their existing corporate identity. As you can see from the [...]

When you spam an email, the originating location of the email is inspected and sent to an IP black list or clearinghouse run by a third-party company. These clearinghouses are supposed to gather IP addresses that are malicious so that everyone can know who they are. Your web host or internet service provider will then [...]

I signed up for Darren Rowse’s 31-day blog tour-de-force. I got the first assignment and was promptly stuck. It asked me to come up with a mission for our blog. It seems reasonable, to set a guideline for what I’ll talk about here, but I came up against a quandary right away. Many of the [...]