by Noel Henneman | Mar 7, 2016 | Design
BackgroundAs a child, the first things to make me aware of design were the monster magazines that were enjoying the end of their heyday. The boldly painted covers and wildly creative typography drew my eye and inspired me to start drawing my own letterforms.In those...
by Noel Henneman | Jul 30, 2015 | Culture, Design, HB Design, Inspiration, Web Design
Fatherhood.So, I recently became a father. Which has inspired me to look closely at my life, and start asking a lot of questions. I’m finding that many of those questions have parallels that relate to work as a graphic designer – a job that requires both “careful...
by Noel Henneman | Aug 1, 2012 | Social Media
Imagine you receive an invitation to something intriguing. Something that appeals to your specific interests, feeds your curiosity, and gradually leads you to a magical experience that engages you. It sounds more like something out of a Harry Potter movie than what we...
by Noel Henneman | Mar 16, 2012 | Culture, HB Design, Our work
Often in our work we are asked for things that sound simple, but in fact aren’t. (Or would be simple, but wouldn’t be a truly good solution.) And many of those challenges relate to design systems, and whether or not the client has one, or even thinks they need one. A...