As you are almost certainly aware of, a logo is one of the most important pieces of a company’s brand. When a logo needs to be designed, you need a variety of input: the company’s expected target market, a style guide if present, your client’s preferences and expectations, and more. The most important thing to have is inspiration! In the[...]
NameCheap.com is one of the best known and largest domain registrars and hosters in the United States, and has launched a redesign of their website. The redesign is not only a new coat of paint. Instead, they have changed their logo, colour palette, message and structure of the entire page. A daring project! In my opinion the new logo and colour palette[...]
Finding the right colour palette for a design project can make or break the website or blog you are designing. One of the most fun ways to find a new palette starts by browsing images and photographs for inspiration. When you find an image with a colour scheme that you think may work for your website, you can get suggestions[...]
According to kenCREATIVE, Pepsi was the first to start placing ads on buses, in 1992. It was controversial then as public transportation got commercialized. Nowadays bus ads are common and advertisers are finding more and more elaborate ways to decorate a bus with their brand. The roof, exhaust, wheels, antenna, sides and sliding doors have all been used in increasingly original[...]
Twitter.com is currently rolling out a redesign! The new design brings their website in line with their mobile app offerings for IOS and Android. It appears the navigational elements remain the same and that the most important changes are colours. It also seems like the site is just a little bit wider than before. Overall the new colours reflect a[...]
The experiences of working as a design contractor for a boutique (small) advertising company and a large ad agency differ greatly. Surprisingly, they are both so different that it is tough to pick which one I prefer. Here are some of my thoughts on each, and you can decide what might work best for your style and schedule. Boutique Advertising[...]
The days of wowing website visitors with flash animations and 3-D buttons are long gone, as many designers focus on giving consumers the clean, information-centric sites they want. Simplicity is more important than ever for today’s designer, who is challenged to create pages that display on a variety of screen sizes. The drive toward flat design means graphic designers have[...]
As a UI designer, WordPress provided me with an intelligent content management system that allows designers who do not know much about coding to build a full functional websites. Although there are many WordPress themes on the Internet, few of them have professional layout and user-friendly design. Template Monster is one of the most reliable layout and website template providers[...]
Being an artist today is definitely better than let’s say 10 years ago. We can promote our work with less money and hassle online and become known much more faster. Also, we can get inspired by others in our branch who do the same. I feel inspiration is essential to working in design or any creative business for that matter,[...]
Web designers, why not take the plunge and create professional websites from start to finish, no strings attached to third parties or developers and foster a stronger client relationship? Around 25K designers from all over the world have chosen to do just that and pursue an independent path with Webydo’s Photoshop-like website building platform. The professional B2B website creator generates responsive[...]