A few days ago, Matcha Design invited Dina Hunt, a former Apple Genius, to be our guest blogger and offer some practical tips to our fans and followers who use Mac. Enjoy. For the last year I've been enjoying my time away from retail. I've adopted a new role as a...
When it comes to building a successful website, most businesses somewhat have an idea of what they want the site to achieve, and will bring a wish list or an actual site map to our initial consultation meeting. After the meeting, our team goes through a creative...
With Independence day right around the corner, there is a bevy of patriotic items strewn throughout the stores in our country. The red, white, and blue color scheme plays a key role during the month of July. You can find this combination in a variety of forms from...
One of the many challenges I often face is finding a good source of inspiration. I have wasted many hours away simply staring at the wall or a blank piece of paper trying to conjure a good idea. In some instances, the rare flicker of inspiration withers away before I...
We get so many job inquiries at Matcha Design we could probably paper our walls with the requests. Yes, it is a compliment to have people interested in working with us, but do you know what it takes to become a designer? Matcha Design believes in excellence and is a...
Although we live in a digital age, mailing postcards to attract customers to your business can still be very effective. Direct mail pieces can be a great addition to your marketing strategy, but as with any marketing strategy the key is standing out from the...
Recently Matcha president/creative director Chris Lo and I were hashing out a solution to a problem. We needed to create print-quality images for a client, and use those same images on their website, which we were also building. The problem is that print requires high...
Using the 27" iMac (Summer 2010) as your second monitor does give you the benefit of a great desktop real estate, an additional of 2560X1440 pixels, and a pretty decent secondary computer at the same time. It's a little tricky to set all the gears up and the Apple...