This is a great overview of how lines or shapes can really share the mood of something. Read the full article with more examples here: http://www.zevendesign.com/mood-lines-giving-designs-attitude/
Design can be more than a pretty face…
Design is not always just a pretty face, good design is a tool. A marketing tool, and organizing tool, an always on salesperson type tool.
Facebook Page “Cover” designs – branded social media
I just updated the Southland Jamboree page & was thinking I should mention that I design facebook “covers” for your facebook page that work well with their layout.
I can also make headers for Google+ and backgrounds that work well with Twitter in case you want a unified look across all of your social media outlets.
See:
https://www.facebook.com/
Or my own:
https://www.facebook.com/
https://plus.google.com/
https://twitter.com/hbaumann
The Most Popular Design Tools {infographic}
What Makes Someone Leave a Website?
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Source: What Makes Someone Leave A Website?
Dieter Rams : Less and More or As Little Design as Possible
via YouTube
Dieter Rams’ Ten Principles of good design:
Good design is innovative.
Good design makes a product useful.
Good design is aesthetic.
Good design makes a product understandable.
Good design is unobtrusive.
Good design is honest.
Good design is long-lasting.
Good design is thorough down to the last detail.
Good design is environmentally friendly.
Good design is as little design as possible.
More videos and links about Dieter Rams:
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1662043/dieter-rams-the-god-of-pristine-minimalism
Blog Design for SEO { infographic }
Why do you only present one initial concept design or mockup?
It’s my job to guide you through the design process, not create an indecision based on choice.
Long ago I thought I had to create more than one mockup because that’s what a lot of designers do. But what I quickly found was that too many small business owners end up liking all of my designs and have a hard time choosing. 5 week delays don’t help any of us.
It also saves time and money if we present only one design mockup and work from that. Occasionally we’ll present one design with several smaller variances in the design but that’s fairly rare.
If you hate the first design we can drill down to what you don’t like and either alter the design or scrap it and start over.