1 Oct, 2024
Seasonal Design: Capturing the Essence of Autumn in Your Branding
When it comes to branding, staying in tune with the seasons can have a powerful impact. Each season carries its own mood and energy, and aligning your brand with these shifts helps create a stronger connection with your audience. As the bright greens of summer give way to the warm golds, oranges, and earthy tones of autumn, it’s essential to reflect these changes in your […]
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1 Aug, 2024
Staying Fresh: The Importance of Input in Creative Work
Shifting focus from output to input is essential for numerous reasons. Not only does it help keep our minds fresh and prevent burnout, but it also plays a crucial role in ensuring our designs and branding remain innovative and relevant. In creative fields, it’s easy to fall into familiar patterns and outdated styles. This challenge spans across all creative mediums, including music, art, and graphic […]
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1 Jun, 2024
The Emotions of Color
Colors are more than just visual elements—they’re powerful conveyors of emotion. We often describe feelings in terms of color: green with envy, yellow with fear, or blue with sadness. These associations are rooted in real-world experiences, like how red can symbolize rage because our faces flush when we’re angry. When designing a brand, it’s crucial to consider these emotional connections. Colors tell stories and come […]
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1 May, 2024
Design Integration: Maintaining Your Brand Across All Media
Today’s world is a vast, interconnected marketplace where your brand is more than just a logo or a tagline – it’s the essence of your business and the perception that customers hold of your company. From the colors you choose to the style of imagery you use, every aspect of your brand’s design plays a crucial role in shaping this perception. In a multi-media world […]
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1 Apr, 2024
Switching to “Input” mode
There’s a quote from author Stephen King that I love regarding the act of writing. It goes, “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” He elaborates by adding, “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” While this […]
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29 Feb, 2024
Seasonal Colors
Every season has a color palette of its own, and more often than not, nature provides the hues that we associate with each.
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29 Jan, 2024
Re-Evaluating Your Brand
A new year is the perfect time to reflect on branding strategies and consider whether your current brand identity is still resonating.
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14 Dec, 2023
The Colors of the Season
Every season and major holiday has some measure of brand association that has worked its way into the public subconscious. Colors, fonts, and design elements that we all tend to associate with a certain time of year.
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21 Mar, 2022
Switching from Output to Input
Burnout is something that all of us deal with, and in a creative field like graphic design or illustration, it can be particularly devastating.
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17 Dec, 2021
Avoiding the Kitchen Sink Logo
Generally speaking, the most successful logos convey to potential customers a concise idea of what they can expect at a glance.
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