Design Bloopers: Only the Shadow Knows

A group of chess pawns forming a circle and casting their shadows

I can spot it a mile away, and after this post, I hope you can, too. It’s the mark of an amateur who is dabbling in design. What gives them away? They lurk in the (drop) shadows. Drop that shadow, and take your hands off that mouse! Drop shadows are one of those graphic “tricks” […]