Sickdesigner

My name is Radu Chelariu, I'm a web designer and here you can get to know me better.

grinders

Why I trust the reader

KISS is a general circulated term, whether in the blogosphere or in the journalistic circles from whens it first emerged. But I believe & trust the reader. And I especially trust the reader to NOT be stupid. This is my argument that users do come

Letter from a coder to a (bad) designer

In my work as a web designer I’ve come across designers that are able to work in a team & others that have no consideration for the front end coder. I decided to develop on the subject and point out some of the most common

Being inspired 101

I recently came across an article on Web designer depot called “Great Designers Steal?” and it got me thinking. Are designers really just thieves in disguise? Are we that incapable of artistic inspiration that we…

What grinds my gears #3

This week fonts grind my gears. Fonts on the web that is. Between the CSS @font-face selector & the myriad of font replacement tools available the futureis looking quite bleak. Considering how many pages per day a normal user browses can you imag

What grinds my gears #2

You know what grinds my gears? This week browsers grind my gears. All of them. I’m not just one of those regular IE haters. Neah, I hate them all. I hate the competition, the diversity, the…

What grinds my gears #1

This week clients grind my gears. Not all of them though. The stupid, unreasonable, know-it-all, slave driving corporate hogs are what drive me bananas. And don’t even pretend you’ve never experienced the likes of these morons as a web de