When developing and designing websites, handy icons can be a real life saver. Instead of designing commonly used elements from scratch every single time you need them, having some good, classic sets on file can allow you to focus on the big picture of your project, like the overall design, usability or functionality. Below are links to some of my favorite free sets that I think you’ll enjoy! (more…)
Archive for the ‘design’ Category
Challenge Yourself with Some Professional Resolutions.
Confession time! How many of you make New Year’s resolutions? Guilty – I make them every year. And no, I’m not the jerk who buys a gym membership on January 1 only to crowd the gym along with all the other wannabes for a few weeks and then never shows my face in there again. I’m the realistic type who aims to conquer simple things like learning to keep a plant alive for longer than a month, keeping my home office organized, and learning to bake (mainly so I can be included in the holiday cookie exchanges at work again – you mess up no-bake cookies two years in a row and they show you the door around here). (more…)
Free Holiday Desktop Wallpapers
With Christmas fast approaching, it’s time to change out that beach scene that you’ve been staring at since summer! Go ahead and get in the holiday mood with our two free desktop wallpapers.
Holiday Desktop - 1600 x 1200
Green Holiday Desktop – 1280 x 1024
Green Holiday Desktop – 1024 x 768
Red Holiday Desktop - 1600 x 1200
Free Holiday Gift Tags!
I know what you’re thinking, “but I haven’t even started shopping for my Christmas gifts yet!” Well, join the club!
Free Holiday Gift Tags!
Hopefully these will motivate you to get out there and start shopping.
These designs fit on Avery 2″ x 4″ labels. Happy holidays!
Logo Design. Ideas to help communicate your brand’s image.
Your brand’s logo is the most important communication device your company will ever possess. It is your ambassador to foreign lands, your customer service representative and the coat of arms for your “army” of employees. We happen to live in a very visual world and assessments are made on appearances all the time. Your logo is usually the first visual representation of you and your brand that your customers and prospects will come in contact with and whether you intend it to or not, it’s going to make an impression. Whether it’s a good impression or a bad impression is totally up to you and your design team. Here are some tips on creating a great logo: (more…)
Approved for Print! Now What? Ten Steps for Sending a Project to Print.
You might think these words would be music to every designer’s ears. But this process can sometimes be a little stressful in making sure that no detail is overlooked.
Below are the steps that I use when prepping files for print: (more…)
Designers Face-Off
I decided to do something a little different with the blog today and give a little insight into the designers at O’Neill Communications. Our three designers are Nancy, myself and Brandon. Nancy O’Neill is the Creative Director, I’m the Assistant Creative Director and Brandon is the Director of Digital Communications.
How to Give Constructive Criticism without the Sting.
How many times have you been asked if you like something and you say “looks great!” when you’re really thinking “BURN IT!?” I think it’s happened to everyone. It’s not easy to tell someone that you don’t love everything about their work.
Here are some thoughts to keep in mind when the inevitable question “How does this look?” comes up: (more…)
The Importance of Thinking Through Your Designs: Top 5 Benefits of Thoughtful Design
Many people think that graphic designers are very artistic people who might choose to use a flower in a design because it was pretty, bathe everything in a design in light blue because that’s their favorite color or use lots of patterns just because they’re fun. Unfortunately, more and more designers are stuck on this path. Truly great design, however, comes from very little of that creative, free spirit and instead comes mostly from careful, measured and highly analytical solutions to complex problems. (more…)
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