I design and build beautiful, functional websites almost exclusively in Wordpress. It doesn't mean that I'm not familiar with other platforms like Shopify, SquareSpace or Wix, or that I'm unwilling to work with them, it's just that I feel that a Wordpress website, when built and designed correctly, is often the best option for
I love creating beautiful designs for my clients, but sometimes it just makes sense to design certain content on your own. One of my jobs is to help my clients determine if the project they have requires professional design services or not. Leaving things like logo design and website design up to professionals is
Every designer, no matter what specialty, is encouraged to participate in design competitions. Well meaning people, usually government bodies or other large organizations, dream up these competitions to save themselves money, and to give designers "exposure". Because, you know, exposure pays bills. The winner of the competition will get their work displayed publicly and will usually
I've heard this is going around, so I was delighted when it was my turn to receive a text from a random number, enquiring about my web design services. I knew right off the bat this project request was a scam, bu I'm posting this anyway, to help bring awareness to this. The scammer makes
A brand can be defined as a name, term, sign, symbol or design, or a combination of them intended to identify the goods and services of one seller or group of sellers and to differentiate them from those of other sellers. Therefore it makes sense that branding is not about getting your target market to
My favourite thing on the internet today is the Drinkable Book, created by WATERisLIFE using pAge Drinking Papers. Not only is it a gorgeous piece of graphic design (which we all know is the best way to capture someone's attention) but the individual pages of the book can be removed and used as water filters. WATERisLIFE’s
If you're like me and you spend a large chunk of your day in front of a computer, you probably enjoy wasting some of that time on the internet. Here are my top eight favourite guilty pleasure time-wasting websites, in no particular order. Keep in mind that I've use the word WASTING, which means these aren't
It's that time again! I've compiled a list of my top favourite clever ads. These campaigns are smart, compelling and super creative. Check out my original list of favourite clever ads here. This one needs an explanation. Chilean ADT home security company created an extremely clever ad campaign that used spring loaded paper boxes to
Branding is the single most important thing a business must take into consideration. Without strong branding, a company selling a great product, is likely to fail. Solid branding is driven by a strong, clear logo that represents a company in many different contexts, and still gets the message across. There are a few key elements that
