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Craig Wheeler

Design

Xmas Party!

Ninthlink took a half day on Wednesday last week for some good times and to celebrate another great year. There was no shortage of food, treats, beverages, white elephant gifts, tom-foolery, rock band, laughter and warm, fuzzy holiday spirit. We even took the time to produce a newsletter out of the deal. If you didn't get our holiday cheer in your mailbox this year, be sure to sign up for our newsletter and you'll never be lonely again. We've also…
December 22, 2009
Design

Is It A Bird? Is It A Plane? No It’s Formata Bold!

Which is the typeface that was used for the Washington Mutual logo before they got all fancy modern with WaMu. But that didn't last too long anyways because they got bought out by Chase. And now we get the excitement of watching these 8 ft tall typefaces get trucked down from the twentieth floor of the building across from ours. Matt asked a great question concerning the final resting place of these gigantic beauties. Where do they go? Could it…
December 10, 2009
Design

Taking Pictures

What Else Are You Going To Do At Dawn When There's No Surf? I guess I'll go take pictures of the Mission Beach roller coaster. The lighting was right, I had my camera with me and some time to kill. I've been keeping my camera by my side more since my recent purchase of a Nikon D40 SLR. As much as I design in photoshop, I've also been using it to subtly manipulate some of the shots I take. I've…
December 2, 2009
DesignTips

The Grid and How We Work It

The creative process has its own meaning and function for everyone. There is a general structure we like to adhere to, but almost every design problem we face presents a new issue to work against. It's exciting to tackle these brain teasers and see the possibilities that come forth after getting lost in the problem for a while. As some of this tinkering is unavoidable, the creative process can't be avoided for too long or nothing will ever get done.…
November 25, 2009