Running a food business can be fun, rewarding, and profitable. However, all commercial enterprises need to take steps to acquire new customers and retain the loyalty of their existing customer base. For restaurants and take-outs,…
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10 Brilliant Graphic Design Trends of 2016
2016 was truly full swing year for the graphic design world. Its trends and conventions are heavily influenced by technological requirements and opportunities. This leads to the introduction of some new trends that change radically…
My Top 3 Graphic Design Tools
Design Pickle asked me to share my top 3 graphic design tools in their group expert interview on their site. If you would like to hear what I and 53 other graphic designers said, click…
5 More Font Crimes You Should not Commit
If you missed the previous 5 font crimes, be sure to read them here. Today I’m going to talk about 5 more mistakes that you must not make with fonts. Too tight tracking Why is this…
5 Font Crimes You Should Not Commit
Whether you are creating a wedding invitation, business document or logo, you will need to work with type in some way. Type is one of the most important elements of any design. Bad typography can…
Don’t use These Fonts for your Brand Identity
When branding your business yourself it can be tempting to use the fonts your computer came with. Most folks don’t really know what fonts to use and don’t have the time to find nice fonts….
DIY Printable Wedding Stationery Templates
I’m so excited to share with you that I have now started selling DIY printable wedding templates. These can be downloaded instantly after purchase and filled in yourself. You don’t even need special software! Just…
Resources and Advice for Young Graphic Designers & Students
Occasionally I get emails from students or beginner graphic designers asking for advice about freelancing, how to become a better designer and so on. Instead of answering each email I will now be directing them…
What is a Logo Guideline Document?
In this post I will explain what a logo guideline is, what to include in a logo guideline, why it is necessary, in what format it should be and when it is developed.
Myths about Graphic Design
I found these infographics on Pinterest and thought it is a great tool to let clients know about the misconceptions of graphic design.