Posts Tagged ‘Graphic Design’
Be ‘on brand’ to raise your content game
Create content. As a small business owner, this is voiced a lot from experts and influencers in the marketing field. But there is a lot more involved in ‘creating content’, and it needn’t be difficult to obtain quick wins and start seeing an impact. Being visual. The first touchpoint with your target audience tends to…
Read MoreHow to Create Social Media Graphics
So, you’re not a designer and you have NO IDEA how to create those cool looking graphics you see on Social Media? You’ve given it a go… but anything you creates looks like a ruddy good mess… and not in a Jackson Pollock way… in the way that a 7 year old’s artwork on the…
Read MoreYour Brand Colour Palette – Top Tips
It would be nice if every time you needed something designed, you had a designer on tap. Every time you needed some social media graphics, or some handouts designed, or some presentation slides made pretty, but alas, sometimes you just gotta D.I.Y. it! So here’s a top tip, or rather a big mistake to avoid:…
Read MoreHow to Make an Animated Photo Using GIFs
Today we are talking about how to make an animated photo using GIFs. Lost you yet? Don’t worry, we are sure you know what a GIF is already. A GIF is simply a group of images on a continuous loop. You will have most likely seen them online somewhere. Here’s an example: Pretty cool right? Now…
Read MoreGet Great Images of your Website with this Free App
Visual Content is so important in marketing these days. Visual content gets more engagement, clicks and general awareness for your brand in comparison to plain text, so luckily we have found a great app to help you with it. It is called ‘Place it.’ and unfortunately it is only available on iOS at the moment, however there…
Read More5 Questions About Your Logo, That You Should Know the Answer To
Your logo is the face of your brand, so please please please give it as much attention as you would give your own face…it needs to be kept clean, presentable and moisturised (OK…maybe we are stretching a bit with this metaphor), so let’s dive in. Here’s 5 questions you need to be able to answer…
Read MoreThe World is Turning Visual: Get high quality imagery without being a designer, on budget, and quickly
The world is turning more visual everyday. People just don’t have the time to read, but an image says it all in only a glance. With all the big players have onboard graphic designers, and creating high quality graphics and using impressive photography, how can you keep up just by yourself? With no time, design…
Read MoreWhen to Spend Money on Graphic Design and when Not to
It’s a big asked question, is it worth getting a logo designed or a flyer or whatever when I can just do it myself? There is a lot of debate about this and what we are going to show you is open for interpretation but we believe that thee are just some things that NEED…
Read MoreHow to FAKE being a designer
Yesterday we talked about how important design is when it comes to marketing your business. Today we wanted to tell you how to FAKE IT. This isn’t going to teach you how to be a designer. Being a designer takes years of training and practice. However there are some simple things that you should know,…
Read More10 Reasons why you Need Good Graphic Design in your Life!
Have you ever bought something that looks naf? No? Point made. There is a large debate around the importance of good design, especially for micro companies. Depending on if you pay a designer of if you try it yourself, graphic design can be either quite costly or extremely time intensive. Even when you do splash…
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