A few of the more popular articles
With more than 350 articles / blog posts on my site, here’s a quick alternative to browsing the archived topics.
Dealing with designers
- Design agency or freelance graphic designer?
- How 20 designers charge their clients
- Graphic design contracts — your advice
- 10 things to expect from your logo designer
- How not to approach a designer
- 10 tips for writing graphic design briefs
- Design pricing and when to talk money
- Common client misconceptions in graphic design
- First steps to graphic design pricing
- The importance of client testimonials
Logo design
- Logo design process for Berthier Associates
- Logo design contests are bad for business
- 35+ iconic logo designers
- 6 months of Logo Design Love
- 45+ colour resources for designers
- What’s your logo worth?
- My logo design process
- Do you follow logo design trends?
- Logo of the month #9
- Logo of the month #4
- Online marketing for logo designers
Graphic design
- Top 50 graphic design blogs
- Designing through a recession
- Using freelance graphic design contracts
- 15 graphic design interview tips
- The 5 hats of graphic designers
- How important are laws of design?
- Your favourite graphic design books
Typography
- Typography tips for graphic design students
- 30 inspiring Flickr groups on typography
- The alphabet, but not as we know it
- Typography resources
Web development
- The 30 month evolution of my online graphic design portfolio
- The importance of a quality web host
- What does your website say about you?
- 5 easy steps for building trust online
- 5 vital design tips for your website or blog
- Google Analytics: referring sites
Blogging
- My top 7 blog mistakes to avoid
- The psychology of blog publishing
- Should links open in a new window?
- 13 of the best WordPress plugins
- One incredibly simple step for building your social networks
- 6 tips to improve your blog articles
- Here’s what happens when you get on the front page of Digg
- What is RSS?
Printing
- 12 money-saving questions to ask before printing your promotional material
- Design guide for print
- How paper can critically affect the colour of your printed product
Advertising
- Advertising to children: right or wrong?
- The power of subliminal advertising
- The twisted reality of fashion advertising
- Google AdSense makes you look unprofessional?
Business cards
- My personal business card
- Are these good or bad business cards?
- The business card of an American Psycho
- Cool business card designs
- What makes a good business card?
Branding
Art
- The fragile magic of paper
- Focus on art: Octavio Ocampo
- Light drawing and light writing
- The graffiti project on Kelburn Castle
- Anamorphosis and the art of chalk pavement drawing
- Flags of contemplation
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