Archive for January, 2009
Blog Promotion Websites
I was going through a list of blog promotion websites today and submitted my blog to a few. It seems so many people are using the basic steps now-a-days to promote their blogs that there’s a LOT of competition. I thought I would share some, what seem to be good, blog promotional/submission sites. I haven’t [...]
Free Vintage Clip Art
I love vintage photos and illustrations and use them in my design work regularly. Today I was out and about on the Internet looking for new sites (by the way, if you know of any, please post in the comments!). I came across a blog called The Graphics Fairy. This author posts one new vintage [...]
Barack Obama Poster Series Analysis by Artist Shepard Fairey
I think most of us were feeling a little giddy after yesterday’s inauguration events. In trying to keep in the spirit of things, I was hoping to publish this post yesterday, but time got away from me. However, this article is very interesting and something I think most designers would appreciate. The iconic “OBEY,” “CHANGE,” [...]
Outsourcing Website Programming
I’m currently working on a website for a new client in Hudson. She’s opening a pole fitness studio (the first of its kind in our town) on February 14th and her website is well underway. You can see the site below or visit by clicking here. The goal of the site is be user-friendly, look approachable [...]
My WordPress Blog Was Just Hacked! Here’s How I Fixed It.
My new WordPress blog has only been live for about a month now. Already, I’ve been the unfortunate victim of a hacking scam. When I set up my WordPress blog, I was stumbling my way through PHP code, as I don’t know the language very well. Trying to set permissions on my file systems was [...]
Presenting LogoGala
There’s a new logo-inspirational website up and running by Deron Sizemore called LogoGala. The site offers galleries of logos created by professional designers for viewing. You can find the Ambiance logo (designed by your truly) up and running, hopefully to be followed by two other logos I had submitted. [...]
How to Present Logos to Clients: Logo Wheel Idea
When it comes to showing clients my graphic design work in person, I like to offer them samples of actual client work to look at. Some people paste their pieces onto illustrations boards. Others slip brochures and magazine designs out of pocket portfolios, keeping their work protected between sleeves. These ideas work well, but for [...]
Goals for the New Year
Happy New Year! So sorry I haven’t posted in a while. You know how the holidays are; incredibly busy with parties, gift shopping and seeing family while businesses struggle to wrap up one year and prepare for the next. Things have been quite hectic both on the professional and personal fronts lately. At the start [...]
