Tag: Print Design
Healthy Habits for Creatives
Designers Share How They Stay Inspired Stess Ringold | Graphic Designer It seems like there has been a renewed focus on the importance of mental health and wellness, especially because of the pandemic and the …
The Small Business Response to COVID-19
As we continue to face the challenges the pandemic has created, how can small business owners position themselves for success? Stess Ringold | Graphic Designer In March of this year, we were on track for …
Keeping In TOUCH | Avoid Contributing to Online Fatigue with Direct Mail
In the past two weeks, I’ve had two book clubs and family game night over Zoom, online hangouts with friends over Discord two or three times a week, watched a live talk show broadcast over …
Gotta Keep Things Calibrated
As designers, we stare at our screens a lot. Regardless of what type of computer or software you use for designing, one of the biggest struggles that I’m sure everyone has is making sure that …
Design Insight | From the Books of Babes
Surprising Design Insights from Great Children’s Books I was always an avid reader as a child. I loved books and to this day I can still fondly remember the books that meant the most to …
From The Design Desk | Learning by Design
Book and Informational Design Tips and Tricks I was having a conversation the other day about studying Shakespeare in school. For a lot of people, things like Shakespeare are difficult to read because of the …
From The Design Desk | What’s Your Type?
Serif or Not to Serif, that is the Question. Designers love to be picky about their favorite fonts. Every one of us has that list of 5-10 typefaces we gravitate towards when we’re given carte …
From The Design Desk | Letters to the Editor(ial)
Getting Started with Editorial Design When I was in college, I collaborated with my roommate on a project for our sorority putting together our pledge books which contained our club’s history, mission, and a workbook …
From The Design Desk | Putting Color through the Gamut
Tips and Tricks for Working with Color Digitally I’ve started following a lot of illustrators on Twitter, who post a lot of fan art from movies and video games that I love. As someone who …
Marketing 101 | The Importance of Storytelling in Print
Grow your brand by telling a story instead of just self-promotion. When you think of examples of great commercials or advertisements, a lot of the best examples are clips or images that tell a story. …