by Bob | Jun 19, 2015 | Article, Design, FileMaker, News
FileMaker Pro 14 offers us an exciting new database design feature: the ability to use SVG glyphs. As described below, this is a great advancement, equal in weight to the new Script Workspace and mobile browser support, IMO. But with a measly 147 default glyphs in the...
by Bob | Jan 14, 2015 | Article, Blog, Design, FileMaker, News
In part 2a of my series, “Getting Started with Design,” I outlined in detail the differences between the various fonts available to FileMaker developers. In this article, I will describe how to use type effectively, using information hierarchy and...
by Bob | Nov 17, 2014 | Article, Design, FileMaker, News
Many developer types are confused about the entire topic of typography. What’s the big deal? If you can read it, it’s working, right? Not necessarily. In part 2 of the “Getting Started with Design” series, we will explore what makes type so...
by Bob | Sep 24, 2014 | Article, Design, FileMaker, News
What happens when your client does not like the look and feel you have created in your FileMaker database? You have little choice but to give them something better suited to their sensibilities. When faced with just such a problem, here’s how we solved it. The...
by Bob | Apr 30, 2013 | Article, News
If you are looking for a more “natural” color palette to use in your database solution, take a look here: http://moviesincolor.com/. Everything is drawn from actual movie stills. Very cool!
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