Field 2 Design
15 Coolidge Dr.
Snyder, NY 14226
716.289.6814
info@field2.com
Field 2 is a design house located in Snyder, a suburb of Buffalo, New York.
We provide graphic design and web development services to clients who want functional and visually stunning publications.
Our main services include icon and logo design, web design and development, and illustration.
Ben Dunkle, founder of Field 2, recently designed the icons for Wordpress 2.7. If you're a wordpress plugin developer and would like an icon that matches the style of the default icon set, let us know.
Design
NEA Logo contest entry
Posted on 2010-03-09
So last month I spent a bunch of time working on a...
JOMA machine website
Posted on 2009-10-26
This is one of my favorite designs. My brother-in-law owns a precision...
The BBPress icons
Posted on 2009-08-28
Here's some recent icons done for BBPress:
Gallery 3 icons
I've been working on icons for the upcoming release of Gallery 3...
Sample icon file for wordpress plugins
Posted on 2009-05-31
icon_effect.zip You can download this file and use it as a starting...
Comment icons
Posted on 2009-04-02
OK, dilemma here. Does the pointy part of a comment bubble icon...
The extra icons
Posted on 2008-12-03
I did a ton of icons for the project icon contest, here's...
Just won the wordpress 2.7 icon competition!
Posted on 2008-11-17
So psyched I won; I really busted my butt on these, and...
Code
Posted on 2008-08-23
I wish < and > were keys on the...
Fine Art
Conversaticon
Posted on 2010-03-09
If you haven't yet done so, take a trip over to...
Icons
Posted on 2009-06-30
New work--all are 6"x4" drypoint/monoprint, unframed. Let me know if you want...
Teaching
Portfolio design with shadowbox
Posted on 2010-03-09
I’ll be demoing this in my Capstone class tomorrow night. Feel free to come-312 Lyons Hall, Canisius College, 2001 main St. 6:00 pm, March 10. Go...
HTML crash course
Posted on 2010-01-21
I’ve refined this course over the last couple of years to encompass what I think are the essentials of web design. Check it out if...
How to add a “brushed metal” look and feel to a shape in photoshop
Posted on 2009-12-21
How to add a \"brushed metal\" look and feel to a shape in...
How to create seamless patterns in Photoshop
Posted on 2009-12-16
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Dreamweaver
Posted on 2009-02-28
I cringe whenever I see dreamweaver listed as a requirement for a job posting. Right away, I can tell that whomever is posting the job...
Comparing the anti-aliasing properties of Illustrator and Photoshop (cs4)
Posted on 2009-01-14
I’ve read (can’t think of where at the moment: UPDATE: Jonathan Hicks pimps fireworks here:http://hicksdesign.co.uk/journal/branding-firefox ) articles applauding the pixel preview functionality of AI, especially...
Rethinking web design instruction
Posted on 2008-07-30
I’ve taught Web Design for many years now. I started out teaching students how to use the now defunct Adobe GoLive. I realized quickly that...
Wordpress
Posted on 2008-07-17
So I spent the night getting the basics down of wordpress theme customization and as I figured it is easy, but there were a few...
Typography
I’m at the typecon conference and a lot of people are talking about how to teach typography in the education forum. My take: Tap into the...
Blog
Wordpress meeting tomorrow
Posted on 2010-01-11
http://maps.google.com/places/us/buffalo/hertel-ave/1374/-cafe-allegro 7:00pm LEet’s get a wordcamp in...
The perfect RSS feed icon
Posted on 2010-01-05
I have fashioned what I believe to be the most perfect RSS feed icon in existence. Every pixel has been lovingly pushed. Feel free to...
New Year’s Rezes
Posted on 2010-01-02
Make more art Learn how to skate Get in...
On "Where the Wild Things Are"
Posted on 2009-10-24
Too much music. Not enough Sea...
New site
Posted on 2009-10-22
The new design is just about done. I’m going to be moving all my content from bendunkle.com and wlab.canisius.edu/~dunkleb here, which is going to take...
Futura vs. Verdana
Posted on 2009-09-20
OK all you typography snobs out there, up in arms over Ikea’s recent switch to Verdana (google ikea verdana), ask yourselves: If you had one...
Bang Bang You're Dead
Posted on 2009-09-06
I want this book: http://bit.ly/2dwULc The kids basically maul each other in a war. This would make such a better movie than “Where the Wild Things...
Things are better for my kids
Posted on 2009-09-03
A theme you hear is how parents want to make sure their kids have all the things they didn’t. I don’t get that. I had...
Textwrangler 3 released
Posted on 2009-08-30
My favorite text editor just got updated....
A good beach day
Posted on 2009-08-18
Well there’s nothing like spending a 90ยบ summer afternoon in a cool lake with your three kids, all under the age of 12 mind you...