Note: Special thanks to Alecia Rother for contributing this enticing article.“ Logos are the first part of a business that people notice. They’re also the one aspect that people remember. Creating a successful business depends on an effective and memorable logo design but your logo’s impact is based on your business name. We’re going to […]
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Interview with a Freelance Graphic Designer
Recently, I was approached by a student from Hawai’i who requested to interview me about what it is like to work as a freelance graphic designer. She asked some very thought provoking questions which really made me think. It was a great exercise and I thought you might enjoy some insight into the life of […]
5 Signs it’s Time to Overhaul Your Website
Technology moves quickly and it can be hard to keep up. Sometimes we’re too busy to hop on all the latest trends or maybe what we have is good enough for now. This blog post is to serve as a wake up call. If your website is in violation of any of these 5 things, […]
Why Is My Logo A Different Color When I Print?
Note: I would like to thank the folks over at Salt Lake Printing for contributing this educational article to my blog. Thanks guys!” Many of us have experienced the dreaded color change between our initial design and print out. Colors that appear nice and bright on the screen just seem “off” when printed on paper. […]
Why Do I Go to Burning Man?
What’s so great about that thing in the desert anyway? It’s been a tradition for the last 6 years. My clients know that the last week of August through the first week of September, I disappear from the grid and make my annual pilgrimage to the black rock desert to attend a popular event known […]
Top 5 Benefits of Working with a Graphic Designer
1.) Time Graphic designers will save you time. Working with a designer is like taking the highway to wherever you are going. You’re going to arrive at your destination much faster. Graphic design is a respected profession with sophisticated software that individuals spend years learning the ins and outs of while harnessing an array of […]
Which image file should I use?
Recently, I ran into the problem of image files on my website taking a really long time to load. I was spinning my wheels trying to figure out why my files were so large. This was actually a big problem for my mobile website visitors since my website was eating up their data and loading […]
The Basic Anatomy of a Web Page
We can all agree that it is much easier to communicate when everyone is using the same vocabulary and assigning the same meaning to the words we use. Websites are somewhat complicated and the design industry can be full of foreign sounding terminology which can be easy to confuse. I have outlined some of the […]