Maybe you're reading this as someone who creates regularly and is delighted with your creative output in terms of the amount, the quality and the depth? Then congratulations! It's a stage that few creative people reach. If you're not currently feeling quite so...
Designers are responsible for finding solutions. All that observation and listening would be wasted if it didn't lead to a solution. When a designer has a goal or an objective, he or she is designing a solution to an existing problem. In most cases, they should be...
Design Considerations Before developing a brochure consider the following design principles: The Rule of Thirds When laying out your brochure use the rule of thirds. Divide the page into thirds both vertically and horizontally. Areas where the lines cross are...
Designing a great brochure is far more than just inserting beautiful pictures, let's get right to it: 1. Know your purpose before you start When you're thinking about how to design a brochure, start by asking clients why they think that they need a brochure. Then,...
There are some rules and tricks of logo design that trained graphic artists learn through education and experience. At the very least, you should know some basics about brand identity theory before you create your new brand icon. Following are 7 Killer Tips For Logo...
There really is no single definition of effective graphic design, but the goal is to merge business and creative objectives in a meaningful way that makes design more than just an aesthetic exercise. When we integrate design processes and design thinking into the...
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,...
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...
In an earlier article, we discussed the problems American businesses might have with color theory when trying to expand overseas. This demonstrates that American businesses trying to expand internationally can run into a number of problems, both big and small, from...
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...
A good design is a practical design but with the complexity of platform compatibility, industry requirements, demanding clients to the stress of meeting deadlines; achieving greatness in design isn't as simple as you think. In the interest of young designers...
Infographics have gained tremendous popularity in recent years, as they're an extremely effective and aesthetically-pleasing method for conveying information such as statistics, facts and figures. Infographics feature a graphical depiction of the information to be...