I came up with this technique while designing a glass art logo. The results were pretty nice so I thought I’d share. This is written in Adobe Illustrator CS3 but it should be fairly simple to implement in other programs. First, create the basic shape using the pen tool: Next, slice it into chunks using the knife tool: Third, select the chunks with the direct selection tool and color them separately: Now select the whole and change the transparency to…

I’m a librarian who’s leaving academia to enter the world of web design. Yes, I am insane but that doesn’t have any bearing here. In truth, design is where my heart has been since my first web class in grad school. It just took me a few years to realize it. They’ve been productive years though: I finished my degree, and I will always love information science. I also learned about design and the skills of web standards. I’ve put…