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Virtual Meeting Etiquette
Virtual meetings have become common practice in today’s new working from home world. Here are a few simple tips for success with your next virtual meeting.
Holiday Gifts for Designers
The holidays are once again right around the corner. Get a jump start on your gift giving with these creative ideas for holiday gifts for graphic designers or artists on your list.
Working with Color Palettes
You’ve probably heard about color psychology, and how different colors can convey and elicit certain emotions. When working with color palettes in design, these same principles should be kept in mind.
Lock It Down with SSL
If you have invested in a website for your company, you should make sure it’s secured with a secure socket layer, otherwise known as SSL. By purchasing and installing an SSL certificate, you create a secure tunnel through which information (like usernames, passwords, and credit card information) can pass more safely through your website. It…
Pantone’s 2019 Color of the Year… Living Coral
Introducing Pantone’s 2019 Color of the Year, Living Coral. This year’s color is warm, inviting, energizing and playful. It’s a happy color that we could all use more of in our day-to-day lives. Pantone says, “Vibrant, yet mellow PANTONE 16-1546 Living Coral embraces us with warmth and nourishment to provide comfort and buoyancy in our…
Hurricane Florence Volunteer & Relief Efforts
It has been over a week since Hurricane Florence made landfall just miles from our office, but much of Eastern North Carolina is still dealing with clean-up and unprecedented flooding. Our downtown neighbors continue to be affected by the rising waters of the Cape Fear River. Families throughout the region are being displaced with no…
Why You Should Be Doing Desk Yoga
Computers are an important tool for many types of jobs, especially those in the online marketing and graphic design fields. But for those of us that sit in front of one all day, they can be hard on our bodies.
Facebook’s Not Showing Signs of Slowing
Facebook has been in the news recently for a huge data scandal, and many social media marketing experts may be wondering if the writing is on the wall for the downfall of Facebook. But recently reported Q1 reports in stock prices tell a different story. Facebook is here to stay, and is still a viable…
A Review of 2017 Logo Redesigns
Logo redesigns can make a strong and subtle impact. Logos are a critical component of a company’s identity. They are a simple graphic representation of your brand that leaves the first impression for your customer or client. To keep a brand current, many companies will implement a brand refresh, which usually includes a logo redesign….
The Role of Color in Visual Communication
Color is an important tool for communicating – within our communities, in nature, and in advertising and marketing. It’s an element of visual language that people process almost immediately. Color ‘jumps out’ at viewers before they even begin to process what they are looking at. Because of this immediate impact, color plays a large role…