North Rockies Design

Creative Direction in Graphic, Web, and Instructional Design

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New Stuff is Sketchy

By on March 17, 2011

New Stuff is Sketchy

Google SketchUp is awesome! I’ve been using Google SketchUp version 7 Pro, and it’s just plain awesome!... [More]

Shop Rules

By on June 17, 2010

Shop Rules

I’ve been working on these shop rules for a while now. In fact, I posted them on my wall back in 2006, but haven’t... [More]

Be Different

By on May 24, 2010

Be Different

Don’t just stand out, stand tall, stand above and shine brighter than your competition. We hear this kind of... [More]

Why Design?

By on May 17, 2010

Why Design?

We’ve all heard the interview process of a small child: Why this? Why that? Why? Why? Why? But, what does asking... [More]

What can I do for $50?

You know what you can do with $50–cover hosting costs, upgrade some hardware, get a much needed peripheral.... [More]

Doing New Stuff

By on May 4, 2010

Doing New Stuff

So you’re starting a design career, and you’d like to know what to specialize in. Stop right there! That’s... [More]

Education = Advertising

“Education is advertising a specific viewpoint to a specific target audience to influence a desired outcome.... [More]

Economic Survival: DIY Laundry Soap

Last time I talked about the recession and household goods, I realize it may have sounded like I was complaining... [More]

Help us build a playground!

By on November 6, 2009

Help us build a playground!

What happens when you take two young entrepreneurs with markers, a website to sell their original artwork, and... [More]

Economic Survival: Toilet Paper

I posted this a year and a half ago on the immediate effects of this recession on our household budget—on a blog... [More]