The Logo Design Process Every Designer Should Follow
When it comes to graphic design, one of the hardest things to do is fashion, conceptualize, and produce a logo. There’s just nothing funny about it: If you’re not armed with the proper methods to put together an image capable of exemplifying a business, it can be one rocky road. However, there are steps you can take to smooth over the process. Simply having an understanding of the basic principles behind logo design can take you a long way. As such, we’ve prepared a guide to help you understand the process for creating a logo: read more…
What You Should be Charging for Design Work
If we’re asked any question above all else, it’s this: What should I charge for this project? In fact, we’ve been asked the question so many times that we’re now prepared to write an article about it. Don’t take us the wrong way, though. We understand completely the confusion and mystique revolving around money in this market. And considering each new project comes with a whole host of unique situations, there is no set grid to work off of. Still, there are ways you can generally speaking price a design project, which is what we’ll attempt to do below. So without further ado!
The Design Blog: Content Writing
Often, when readers ask us for help with their freelancing business, we tell them to start a blog discussing various aspects of graphic design. This is a great way to engage users; meet other people in the business; and show of your skills to potential clients. However, simply manufacturing a snazzy blog layout and a few posts is not going to do the trick. Without a clear direction for your content, you may find your blog floundering in the water. The easiest way to fix this? Use our tips below on how to craft better, and more engaging content for your design blog! Starting with:
Methods to Help Designers Create The Minimalist Look
If you’ve been following DesignContest for long, you know we’re big on minimalism. It’s nothing against the trend of being flashy and ornate—we just prefer a simpler design wherever possible. As such, we’ve come up with all sorts of methods and ways to deal with complicated matters, simply. And as mentors, we felt it was about time we shared some of these pointers. So without further ado, may we present our all-in-one guide to simplifying your design life! Today’s topic: When to use the basic resources instead of springing for a time-wasting and complex option.
Typeset Better: The 101 Bootcamp
When it comes to effective advertisement, we like to say that the font choices and typesetting decisions you make are the only things that matter. And for the most part, it’s very true. You can have the best illustration skills in the entire world, but without the right font choice—or poor type design—you’ll quickly find your work being passed over. What’s the fix for this? Why, a quick perusal of our tips below! Starting with: read more…
How to Pitch a Logo Design to a Client
We’ll be honest with you guys: Logo design is one of the hardest things any graphic designer has to deal with on a regular basis. There’s just nothing simple about managing the concepts and visions a web master has for their company with your own skills and imagination. However, that doesn’t mean it’s impossible, and if you take appropriate measures you may find it’s easier than you think. For instance one of the things we struggle most with is actually pitching the logo concept to the client. It’s a minefield, trying to convey through words an entirely visual concept. That being said, we’ve got some tips below that will straighten out your methods in no time. Starting with:
Interesting ways to Spice up a Facebook Page
In a recent project, we were charged with creating an entirely new Facebook marketing campaign for a client. Our job was to take their drab and dull looking site and turn it into something truly remarkable. This was actually new territory for us, as we’d never had to mess with this sort of Facebook exposure before. And though we had plenty of guides to use, it was still the learning experience from the ground-up. However, just because we had some schooling to do doesn’t mean you have to endure the same pain! Below, you’ll find some of the choice tips we learned from the project, as well as how you can implement them into your next Facebook Fan Page redesign.
Best Way to Identify a Difficult Client
We’ve all been there: You’re stuck in a design related working relationship with a difficult client. This sort of customer is likely to drive you up the wall before they actually give you any sort of usable feedback. It’s a negative cycle that could make you question your career, as well as your sanity, and the downward spiral continues until you finally chop things off at the head. But before you enter this fun-land of wasted opportunity, you should know there are ways to recognize a potentially difficult client.
The Importance of Patience in Developing Skills
Getting designs the way you want takes patience in every aspect. It involves experimentation, dedication, hard work and discipline. It’s tough yet so worth it.
Patience is the key to long term success. If you have faith and practice, your efforts will be rewarded. You’ll pick up new things every time you complete a design tutorial and discover new ways of thinking, feeling and looking at design. There is no greater feeling than mastering your designs and knowing they look great. Don’t give up! read more…
The Secret to Making Web Design Easy
If you web designers haven’t yet heard about Adobe Muse, we are happy to break the news to you first. For those who have heard a bit about the new program, but aren’t exactly sure what it is, we’ll be going through a complete rundown of the software’s features and capabilities. So without further ado, let’s dive straight into the steamy stew that is Muse, beginning with the basics: