About

AJ Troxell operates Phire Design, brainstorming and creating wonderful designs, concepts and websites for your business or idea. He began his career in web & graphic design back in early 2000, and has been on a rampage to learn, create, and experience ever since. He has worked with numerous clients: from creating corporate presentations and brochures, to websites for bands and motorcycles. To contact him, please visit the contact page.

View his resume here, and portfolio here. Or download them as a zip from here.

The Current State of Advertising (on Design Blogs)

Drawing a line between doing what you like and making a profit from it is not at all the objective of this article. It is the extent to which some design sites have interfered with the user experience and the worth of their content by advertising to the point of insanity.

Web Developer, Web Designer or Graphic Designer… Which Are You?

In the world of “design” there are a thousand different definitions, for a thousand different things. Yet one thing I have never seen being discussed, is the difference between the definitions of what we “designers” do. In my book, there are three different names, and they all have different meanings- yet their definitions do bleed into each other. Opinions are greatly appreciated on this topic.