Technical tips

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Things to consider when designing your logo

Designing a logo is a crucial step in creating your brand identity, but it's easy to get it wrong.

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Why do my images look pixelated?

Why do images look pixelated when you blow them up? IN A NUTSHELL. .

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The reason why what appeals to YOU, doesn’t actually matter:

Your secret weapon to launching an amazing brand. So you have an amazing new business idea that you’re looking to launch, and have got...

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The beginners guide to understanding bleed

Has your printer ever asked you to put ‘bleed’ onto your artwork? If you find yourself asking what the heck even IS bleed, then read on,...

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Staying visible during uncertain times

Lately, we've all been looking at more ways we can move more of what we do online. As businesses, we are always searching for ways to contin

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Widows and Orphans - do you avoid them?

A Widow is one word on a line, all on its own at the end of a block of text. You can either reword the text to avoid this, or you can use tr

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What is the difference between a graphic designer and a web designer?

Whilst some graphic designers do get involved with web design and coding, many will specialise in just offering print design -that's anythin

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My number 1 tip for checking where else a stock image has already been used...

You've found the perfect stock image to use for your latest campaign. But do you know how to check where a stock image has already been used

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3 places to get amazing photos for your designs

Stock libraries have come a long way in the last few years. It used to be that to get hold of a half decent image, you had to part ways with

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Why can't I use that photo I grabbed from the internet on my leaflet?

Aside from the obvious copyright issues which would arise from just randomly using someone else's photo from Google, or any website for that

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When to use different file types

Do you know the best type of files to request for your logos to use on screen? In print? To scale up to huge proportions? Here is a handy gu

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Why you should request an EPS version of your logo