The Biggest Designer Debates It seems like every industry has their own set of fiercely debated topics. They pit tool against tool, theory against theory and can be great fun (or infuriating, depending upon your perspective). But since web designers spend an inordinate amount of their lives online, our debates tend to stir a whole lot of both participation and passion. Today, we’re going to look at some of the subjects of debate that have taken on a life of their own. Some are completely organic to the industry, while others have been adapted from society at large. Regardless, they have resulted in some epic arguments. September 2, 2019 By Spydamonkey Digital Case Studies, Graphic Design, Trends, Web Design 154 | 5 MIN READ Read More »
Using Typography to Establish Brand Identity The great thing about typography is that it always makes sense. You do not need to read between the lines to get the point of an idea. Everything lies just on the surface. But, even though it’s self-explanatory, type is still able to provide our designs with a compelling, story-like feel. September 1, 2019 By Spydamonkey Digital Graphic Design, Trends 126 | 4 MIN READ Read More »
A comprehensive (and honest) list of UX clichés Here is a comprehensive (and honest) list of UX clichés within the digital design agency space. Many of these are very entertaining and quite relatable (if you're a digital designer). Read on and learn something new, or have a chuckle if you've fallen victim to any of these. August 29, 2019 By Spydamonkey Digital General, Graphic Design, Trends 554 | 3 MIN READ Read More »
New Malware Miner Sneakily Hides When Task Manager Is Open Meet “Norman” – a new variant of monero-mining malware that employs crafty tricks to avoid being spotted. After injection, it overwrites its entry in explorer.exe to conceal evidence of its presence. It also stops operating the miner when the PC’s user opens Task Manager (see image below). Re-injecting itself once Task Manager is not running. August 27, 2019 By Spydamonkey Digital Case Studies, General, Privacy, Security 116 | 1 MIN READ Read More »
Cloud Atlas Hackers Add Polymorphic Malware to Their Toolkit The hacking group also known as Inception [1, 2] was initially identified in 2014 by Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team researchers, and it has a history of targeting government agencies and entities from a wide range of industries via spear-phishing campaigns. August 21, 2019 By Spydamonkey Digital Privacy, Security, Social Media, Technology 58 | 2 MIN READ Read More »