Everywhere you look you see more organic products and manufacturers that have gone green due to their strong belief in fighting global warming and a need for sustainable development. Fashion designers now design and create clothes made from organic materials
Archive for October, 2009
You hold your own in a conversation about politics. You donate to your causes, and your wallet speaks for your values you when you shop. But what about when it comes to your career? In this economy, can you afford
Ever had a great idea for a T-shirt? I’m sure that most graphic artists have at least 10 good ideas for T-shirts and most don’t want the hassle of purchasing 100 shirts without knowing if they’ll sell. Good news: There
With every format, from envelopes to brochures and letters, there are three copywriting elements — teasers, headlines and postscripts — that always seem to improve results.
These copy elements work because they combine clever writing and design. In other words, it’s the placement
If you’re frightfully late getting started on Halloween planning, then here are some easy tips to take advantage of the holiday.
Hand out treat bags. Wrap up some miniature candy in a few layers of black and orange tissue paper, tie it
There’s a fine line when it comes to using humorous copy and images in marketing. Sometimes a funny promotion can work wonders and other times, what you and your colleagues thought was hilarious will fall flat on its face with
I don’t like to be critical of professional graphic designers. I feel it’s unprofessional to single a designer out and publicly criticize their work, since all artists must acknowledge that beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder. Mass
OK, so you might want to read my previous blog about music affecting your creativity. I challenged myself to only listen to only classical music from the baroque period in order to help increase my brain function.
Have you hit a figurative wall in your career? Are the ideas not coming? Despite graphic design being a creative job, it’s not always filled with bounties of inspiration and an abundance of original logos.
A couple of weeks ago, I
Proportion refers to the relative size and scale of the various elements in a graphic design. It is the relationship between objects, or parts, of a whole.
