Saw this blog post a few weeks back and thought it was a great example of a little photoshop magic. Take a few minutes to read and try it out for your self.
Post: A little bit of adjustments in the lighting conditions and some contrast values is sure to get the transparent screen up and running.
I have been trying to find some inspiration to design a logo for my portfolio site, and “Web Design Ledger” just posted some really fantasic logo designs.
Post: In this post we’ve put together a showcase of creative punctuation in logo design for your inspiration.
One part of a design project I find the hardest is looking for the best font to meet the style of design. Found a great post that shows 56 commercial fonts.
Post: “Some of them are font families, but I believe you’ll see that for yourselves. Buy, download and enjoy!”
Link to: Design Your Way
For the print lovers and those who are looking for some inspiration while creating your own business cards. This is a perfect post!
Post: Business cards are a necessity for designers who want to market themselves and their services to people that they come across.
Link to: Vandelay Design
If you have any great photos you would like to use on your next website design have a look at this blog post I found with 50 examples of photos used as backgrounds.
Post: “The first thing that springs to mind when thinking about large
photography backgrounds within web design are of simple photographers portfolio websites.”
Welcome to the blog of Sean Hurley where I’ll be will posting weekly/monthly on some of my findings in online marketing tips, graphic design, and website design trends for 2010.
Here are some of my favorite blogs:
http://ffffound.com
http://www.smashingmagazine.com
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com
http://spyrestudios.com
http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk
How do you choose the correct colors for your designs? Are you going by what you see and like? or do you use a “Color-wheel“?
When designing a new website, ad or call to action you should always consider which colors to use that best suits your current brand. 96Robots suggests using a color wheel option tool that shows you a variety of color options based on a starting color or the have website suggestion colors to start from.
Have fun with this tool and try different combination before you make your final decision. Color can be one of the most important factors in the success of your marketing piece.
If you are still not satisfied with the color options you get please feel free to contact us and we will direct you to our network of Graphic Designers.
