Graphic Design
Press: The Business Journal wins statewide award
On 29, Apr 2013 | No Comments | In Graphic Design, Personal | By leah
Fresno, Ca
The Business Journal won a statewide journalism award for its 2012 Relocate Fresno County special supplement.
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Press: The Business Journal takes home ADDY gold
On 28, Mar 2013 | No Comments | In Graphic Design, Personal | By leah
Fresno, Ca
Ad agencies, fruit promoters and The Business Journal shined at the Fresno Advertising Federation’s ADDY awards presentation held March 22 at Pardini’s in Fresno.
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Press: The Business Journal brings home newspaper awards
On 13, Apr 2012 | No Comments | In Graphic Design, Personal | By leah
Fresno, Ca
The Business Journal made a strong showing in the 2011 Better Newspapers Contest put on by the California Newspaper Publishers Association (CNPA), bringing home three blue ribbon Read more…
Press: The Business Journal earns ADDY gold
On 27, Feb 2012 | No Comments | In Graphic Design, Personal | By leah
Fresno, Ca
The Business Journal earned six local honors from the American Advertising Federation’s ADDY awards, including two gold.
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FIFA World Cup poster designs
On 14, Jun 2010 | No Comments | In Graphic Design | By leah
The World Cup through the years
With much anticipation since the end of the FIFA World Cup in 2006, the 2010 World Cup in South Africa has been going on for two weeks with the first round of eliminations coming to an Read more…
25 free fonts for your design use
On 17, May 2010 | No Comments | In Graphic Design | By leah
High quality commercial-free fonts
Finding the right font for that one design can be tough. A great font does not necessarily have to be those that must be purchased. An example is the font Calluna which is above. Great Read more…
Friday freebies: 11 high-resolution rock texture
On 30, Apr 2010 | No Comments | In Graphic Design | By leah
Rock textures for graphic design
Here are some free rock textures I have shot up in Burrough Valley, CA that’s been sitting in my camera for a month now. I have been planning on giving away free textures every week, Read more…
Logo branding & identity in 5 minutes
On 22, Mar 2010 | No Comments | In Graphic Design | By leah
Have you ever wondered how many logo designs bombard as in a day and how influential branding is?
Go ahead and take a guess at the number we see in a day.
The average American sees 16,000 advertisements, logos, and labels in a day.[1] Isn’t that amazing? That data was collected in 1999 and is used in the book, Logo Design Love. I am sure with the influence of social media and the new type of marketing called inbound marketing, that we see a lot more advertisements, logos, and labels today.
After being influenced from reading David Airey’s Logo Design Love, I decided to do my own experiment with how many logos I see before going to bed by just doing my daily routine. Read more…
Cheap logo design
On 10, Mar 2010 | No Comments | In Graphic Design | By leah
Why logos should cost more than $50
There are so many websites out there that sell pre-designed logos for real cheap and all a company has to do is slap their name on it. While this may be cheap and fast, it does not really represent the company. Every company needs brand identity and it is important to have a logo that sets a company apart from the crowd.
Let’s define what a logo is. A logo is used for instant public recognition of an organization. It provides trust and loyalty for its audience, as well as tell the story of a company and its goals. No pre-designed logo will ever tell the story of a company and using a pre-designed logo is harmful for business because someone else probably has the same $50 logo, but with a different company name. In order to create an effective original logo, a graphic designer must go through a design process.
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