by Randa Clay | Feb 11, 2008 | Design, Inspiration
I just posted at the Blog Herald about how to design a great ad. I’d like to follow that up here with some further comments and examples for inspiration as we consider how to maximize the relatively small number of pixels and small share of a reader’s...
by Randa Clay | Feb 5, 2008 | Design
As I was buzzing through my feeds this morning, I saw that one of my favorite logo design blogs, Brand New, had a review of Animal Planet’s new logo. Check it out: Now, it was definitely time for Animal Planet to freshen up and modernize their logo, but whaaaaat...
by Randa Clay | Feb 1, 2008 | Tips & Tools
As I look back over the last year and the growth of my design business and this site, I can point to one thing that made the most impact: participation in forums. I am not a big time forum participant. In fact, I’ve only regularly participated in two forums, but...
by Randa Clay | Jan 7, 2008 | Tips & Tools
I spent a long time in a fairly high-pressure corporate environment, dealing with some high-profile clients doing database, analysis and production work that was complex and fraught with opportunities for mistakes. I made a lot of mistakes- especially in the first...
by Randa Clay | Dec 24, 2007 | Deep thoughts