A business service can be defined as any kind of work that supports a business, without producing any palpable products. Information Technology is a perfect example of a vital organizational business service, which aligns itself with the company’s needs as well as...
A few years back, we wrote an extensive six-part blog series about how QR codes work. For a while, QR codes seemed like the explosive new advertising technology, and you can still see them on the occasional fast food cup or pizza box. But despite the obvious...
Logo design is the graphic designer's bread and butter, yet it's also one of the most challenging aspects of the field, with a lot of pitfalls built in. Even experienced designers can stumble badly when designing a company logo. But it can be complicated. Over time,...
Is your company's identity design worth the investment? That depends on what a good first impression is worth to you. A first impression is a one-shot deal, but for a lot of businesses, identity design is an afterthought. You can make the argument that many successful...
Typography and publishing have changed drastically with the proliferation of personal computers in the past few years. What had originally been a profession with only one medium – paper – has exploded into the digital realm, dragging some old print design concepts...
Since the Internet has global reach, many of our customers are thinking about the pros and cons of moving their brand into other countries. Earlier we posted about the different meanings of colors in other cultures. But colors are just the tip of the iceberg when you...
With hundreds of TV channels competing more and more furiously for our attention, it is no surprise that advertisers are being increasingly controversial. Sometimes they make mistakes and accidentally breach the advertising codes. But much more often it's a deliberate...
Being an American-based business ourselves, we tend to work with other American-based companies. By and large, most of our customers are local in scope and aren't interested in branding for anything other than the local market. But sometimes a company will come to us...
Occasionally someone will refer to one of our designs as “a work of art.” While this is flattering, we don’t usually see it this way. Artists and designers both create visual compositions using a shared knowledge base, but the thought process, reasons, and results is...
Companies trying to get their products in the public eye are confronted with a seemingly endless conglomeration of social platforms which are constantly gaining and losing users. Modern marketers must remain on top of trends to a level never seen before. Where...
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...
Wearable technology will be a hot commodity for 2015. The rapid rise of Android Wear devices, Google Glass, and the upcoming iWatch, along with Fitbit fitness bands and their copycats, demonstrates that there's surprising power in small packages. For the past several...