Archive for November, 2008

Don’t Look Cheap… Invest in Your Logo

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Why logo design does not cost $5.00 by Jacob Cass is a witty look at the world of logo design. It’s true that you get what you pay for!

If a mechanic looked at your car for two minutes and said, “That’ll be $5.00!” don’t you think you’d question why? The same goes for logos. A logo, graphic or web designer should take the time to know you, your company and your goals before slapping something together with clip art and stock fonts. Take the time to read this article if you’re looking into logo design… and if you’re a designer, just nod your head and smile!

Be Inspired! Design Tutorials for Photoshop

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

VandelayDesign.com offers another excellent list of design resources – 35 Tutorials for Creating Website Layouts in Photoshop. Each layout has step-by-step instructions on how it was created, and some have Photoshop file downloads for you to play with. Even if you don’t get into the tutorials, there are some great design ideas to inspire you!