Design & Creative

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Stock Imagery: Licensing, Rights and the Creative Commons

Stock Imagery: Licensing, Rights and the Creative Commons

Stock imagery is professional photography of anything from people to landscapes and still life that can be licensed. These images can be purchased for use on anything from personal projects to commercial projects.  However, each image comes with very...

Build a Strong and Memorable Brand Identity

Build a Strong and Memorable Brand Identity

Your brand identity is the representation of your brand that creates customer recognition.  This includes the visual identity, which is the visual cues that your audience will grow to recognize and associate with your brand.  These guidelines are most...

Why You Need to Optimize Your Site for Mobile

Why You Need to Optimize Your Site for Mobile

If you are not optimizing your website for mobile, you are ultimately losing readership and potential income.  Mobile devices are becoming a larger part of our online experiences each and every year, so you cut out a massive portion of your audience if you...

9 Design Tips Every Blogger Needs

9 Design Tips Every Blogger Needs

So you’re starting a blog and need some advice to design it – you’ve come to the right place!  You definitely don’t need a design degree to create something attractive, and these guidelines are a great place to start.  Good design follows a few basic rules...