Your logo is probably the most important part of your brand. If you have any budget at all, spend it on this. However, a lot of people just don't have the money when they are first figuring out their business. If you absolutely must do a DIY option (ahem, until you've saved up enough to …
The Best Design Feedback Tip
Several weeks ago, I wrote a blog post entitled How to Give Great Design Feedback. I still think that post covered some gems: making sure that you don't fire off your first impression, have adequate time to go through the site, write it all in one email and check all the links, but it the …
Using Pinterest to Communicate Your Vision to Your Web Designer
I've mentioned before that Pinterest is a great place to get inspiration as a designer but it's uses go far beyond organizing those pairs of cowboy boots you're lusting after. (You can take the girl out of Alberta but you can't take Alberta out of the girl.) When you're starting to think about your new …
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The Best Productivity Tip I Know
I have been largely silent on my blog and social media outlets lately! The reason is simple: I've been busy! June was my heaviest teaching month so far, and I'm working on a couple of exciting projects too. That means that I've had to be as productive as I can be. I've turned to an …
3 Places to Find Design Inspiration
Something that I occasionally struggle with, is finding inspiration for my design projects. As much as I wish that amazing ideas would just fall out of my head whenever I want them to, that just isn't reality. So, I like to go hunting for inspiration. I try to spend a little time everyday foraging for …
Book Review: Design Is A Job
This past weekend, I finally go around to reading a book that, if you are a designer of any kind, you should read right now: Design is a Job by Mike Monteiro for A Book Apart. This is basically a handbook for the business part of being a designer. It helps explain how and why …
The Difference Between Web and Graphic Designers
"What is the difference between a web designer and a graphic designer (and a front-end developer)?" is the subtext of a bevy of questions I get asked about my work. Most people seem to think that all graphic designers can code and all web designers can do layout. Most creative titles mean slightly different things …
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Kate Moore Hermes 