Stories tagged "reformed"

It's no secret that marketing and technology budgets are the first to get thrown overboard when money gets tight. But are the results of a tightening belt destined to be only grim? Absolutely not. We will weather this storm and come out the other side...

A Swiss chocolatier has been commissioned to create a confection to mark Reformation giant John Calvin's 500th birthday next year.

It's my pleasure to introduce my readers to Stephen Olmstead, owner of Sonata Creative in Phoenix Arizona. Stephen and his wife Celeste have recently launched Sonata Creative as an independent design studio—quite successfully, I might add. Stephen is...

How should a Christian manage his or her Christianity in the workplace? This is a question most Christian designers have considered at one time or another during the course of their career...

Our view of truth is the Rosetta Stone for how we interpret life, relationships, ethics, vocation, and even design. It's the foundation of our worldview. Without a firm grasp on the popular views of truth we encounter, we will find ourselves...

Is there really a Christian way to analyze design? Can non-religious works of creativity still be considered Christian? What makes a design good or bad? If you're a Christian designer and you haven't considered these questions, you're probably...

Just exactly how does a Christian worldview shape a web designer? Should it change the way he or she approaches ethics, style, or even layout? In this article I'll build a practical model of a Christian web designer with a total Christian worldview...

In Christianity we find a unique and inspiring worldview grid through which we may create and understand design. Other worldviews have assimilated pieces of truth from the Christian worldview; but none can account for reality so satisfactorily.

Postmodernism is a dominant force in the world of design. Alongside modernism, it's the most influential worldview affecting design today. As such, it deserves serious consideration by designers of all disciplines.

In this article the modernist worldview is analyzed—what it is, where it came from, and its practical consequences in design. The purpose of this critique is to demystify the ideas we encounter every day in web design.