A lot of time can elapse between when you hand out a business card and when the recipient uses it or looks at it. It helps to have a unique card design that makes another successful “first impression,” days or…

Image from by hibachiya2009's flickr.com stream. Waste is a part of corporate culture and telecommuters tend not to waste as much energy or materials as traditional office workers. If you’re working from home, that means you are already pretty green,…

Should I go back to school or continue gaining experience in the field? In part one of this interview series, I spoke with Taurean who worked in the field as a designer for about five years, before returning to school…

Here’s a bunch of blog posts and design resources from around the web all about FIFA World Cup and graphic design. These links cover poster design, logo design, information graphics and more! Enjoy the World Cup! David Watson of Trebleseven…

When it comes to designing wedding invites these days, anything goes. Why play it safe and send out old-fashioned black script on beige card stock, when so many folks are bending the rules in such fun, new ways? If you…

grad school cartoon via twenty-x.blogspot.com Should I go back to school or continue gaining experience in the field? Most professionals will be faced with this question at some point in their lives. Graduate school is a time-consuming, costly commitment, but…

For folks out there designing a new business card from scratch, redesigning an old card or reordering more another print-run: Consider adding a design to the back of your cards. Amongst the stack of business cards on my desk at…

Today is my birthday (thank you, thank you). So in honor of my slow decay I’ve found six ridiculous birthday cards that are humorous, handmade and unexpected. I hope my friends and family are taking notes for next year. 1. …

Planning a wedding can become a full-time job for brides. It’s just one decision after the next from the location, to lodging, to food, to music, all the way down to the color of the table linens and the flavor…

photo via Flickr user mark_rutley A wise copywriter once told me you have to do three things in your marketing copy: 1. Tell them what you are about to tell them. 2. Tell them. 3. Tell them what you told…

There are so many entertaining and informative graphic-design feeds in the tweet-o-sphere that this selection of 14 graphic design Twitter feeds to follow is just the tip of the iceberg. When you check out the feeds below, look for any…

May 1, known as May Day, is a day recognized for international labor movement celebrations. May Day became a huge holiday when in 1886 several workers and police were killed during a Chicago worker’s rally in Haymarket Square. After the riot,…

Mother’s Day is on Sunday, May 9, and it’s a huge consumer holiday with billions of dollars made in sales. There’s still time to tap into this holiday, no matter what kind of business you’re in. For example, here’s how…

What’s black and white and red all over? No, it’s not an injured zebra or a newspaper, but this sticker: What is the deal with the Obey sticker? If you live near a city, you’ve probably seen this image staring…

I was racking my brain for something interesting to say about business cards and somehow wound up searching for “business cards” on Youtube.com. I found these three crazy clips that I hope will entertain and inspire. From each clip a…

Graduation time is upon us. Every May and June, students from kindergarten on up to Ph.D level will be partaking in all kinds pomp and circumstance to recognize their achievements and progression onto new endeavors. Postcard and greeting card announcements…

Custom brochures are an effective way for small businesses to illustrate the benefits of their products or services. Brochures are perfect for leaving behind after a meeting or distributing at an event in your commercial space or via direct mail.…

Today some of the best marketers out there are in the nonprofit arena. Consider how visible the pink ribbons from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure campaign are, or how the yellow Lance Armstrong LiveStrong wristbands spawned a whole…

Having personal stationery or business letterhead is very useful, it allows you to send a branded message to friends and clients. In today’s fast paced world, however, letter writing is in danger of becoming a lost art. In fact, most…

When potential clients are looking for graphic design services and visit your website, they will be impressed if you have a nicely designed site and some experience. But their main concerns will be, “How can this designer help me?” and…

Baby shower invites should be fun to design! If you are in a baby shower or birth announcement design rut, think about incorporating a custom die-cut shape into your design. You can use die cutting to shape the entire invite…