Not sure what a landing page is or what elements it should have? Landing pages have a specific purpose, but once you’ve got it nailed down, they’re easy to understand. Let’s unpack the history of landing pages, what they are, and more. By the way - if you’re wondering...
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Empowering Pathways: Nurturing Design Confidence for Young and Aspiring Creators
At Matcha Design, we’ve come a long way from where we once stood. I started my graphic design career as a mail boy in the 1980s at a design firm in Hong Kong. I had no training and no experience - but what I did have was a deep passion for design and an unquenchable...
The Power of Details in Design
If you’ve ever gone to an art gallery and gone up to some of the best-known paintings, you’ve probably noticed the high level of detail that goes into them. In fact, many paintings are equally enjoyable from far away and up close. The mark of a great artist is how...
Reach New Audience vs. Keep Your Customer
Ah, the age-old debate: do you reach a new audience or work to keep your customer? Well, if you’ve been on the internet lately, you’ve likely heard about the recent Bud Light controversy. In this article, we’d like to untangle this mess and examine what went wrong. No...
Power Of Using Humor In Marketing And Advertising
Looking for a way to engage your customers in an impactful way? Well, it doesn't always take a big budget ad campaign to grab your audience's attention. Sometimes, it's a well-timed joke that could make all the difference in having your message resonate. So with humor...
Amazing HTML5 Animated Ad to Strengthen Digital Marketing Program
Banner advertisements are an integral part of online marketing and you will find them everywhere – on websites, blogs, social media, and much more. The banner ad is an eye-catching image with attractive contents to draw the target audience to the seller’s website and...
How to Improve PAGE RANK Without Breaking the Bank
With the extremely competitive online market, a fledgling online business should adopt numerous and varying advertising techniques to ensure itself to their online audience. Fledging online companies, however, are not generally full of cash; they often presume they...
Video Marketing is the future of Digital Marketing
Think about after five years, people will be interested in reading this article or watching it in video form? Because as online video remains its matchless escalation, it's a stimulating question to consider. By 2017, video will account for 69% of all consumer digital...
How to Make Super Bowl Worthy Commercials on A Startup Budget
The Super Bowl 50 is almost upon us and the buzz is growing. Sports and advertising fans alike are awaiting the matchup between the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos, as well as all, the iconic commercials that come along with the prestigious game. Although the...
Is Any Publicity Really Good Publicity?
If you watched the Super Bowl last Sunday, you probably saw the stellar Budweiser "Lost Dog" commercial (if you missed it, catch it here). This ad, which hits on timeless themes of loyalty and friendship, has generated a tremendous amount of buzz and has been...
Beware of the Cookie Store Syndrome
Today I was in a local food court and innocently wandered into a cookie store after enjoying a very healthy lunch. I was overwhelmed by the number of choices: chocolate chip, M&M, sugar, iced, glazed, snickerdoodle, cookie pies, cookie cakes and the list goes on....
FEDEL Music Photo Shoot with Matcha Design
This week Matcha Design had the opportunity to shoot press photos for FEDEL, an Oklahoma based Christian Hip-Hop artist. We needed to capture simple, yet engaging photos for the FEDEL to use for tour posters, social media, press opportunities and other collateral. We...