by Jackie Brown | Advertising, Branding, Copywriting, Design, Marketing
I’m a junkie for learning, especially when it comes to how people create. So when the opportunity came up to hear from best-selling author Greg Iles, I jumped at the chance. He’s written 18 books, including the popular Natchez Burning trilogy. One of my favorites of...
by Jackie Brown | Design, No Designer - No Problem
The big, wide wonderful world of color! So many topics related to color and design! We could talk about: how colors can give a brand, a logo, certain personality traits what colors work well with other colors (color combinations) how color can impact mood and...
by Jackie Brown | Advertising, Design, Marketing, No Designer - No Problem
In our post covering The Grid, we spent some time discussing why you should organize the various elements in your visual design. Proximity is one of the ways to organize into a grid. We’re just putting items that go together, closer together. Closeness: the...
by Jackie Brown | Design, No Designer - No Problem
We all know what it feels like when our balance is off, right? That wobbly feeling we get when both feet aren’t planted firmly on the ground can be so disorienting. Avoid that same disorientation in your graphic design and visual communications by creating your own...
by Jackie Brown | Advertising, Branding, Design, Marketing, No Designer - No Problem
So you’re working on a new design. You’ve got a grid down, right? (take a look at our grid article if you need a refresher) The next step is to get the elements in a visual hierarchy. And while those might be some fancy words, the phrase really just means making it...
by Jackie Brown | Design, Marketing, No Designer - No Problem
It’s the secret to all great designs, photos, paintings, anything that’s two-dimensional. Are you using it? And it’s actually a great way to avoid that blank screen stare down… you know, that feeling you get when you have to start a project, but the blank document on...
