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 | Oct 30, 2007 | Design
I’ve been reading Chris Garrett’s blog since I began blogging, and have always found it to be an outstanding resource. Reading his e-book, “How to Write Killer Flagship Content”, had a great deal of impact on how I think about my content. If...
by Randa Clay | Sep 21, 2007 | Design
When beginning a design project, I try very hard to sort of get inside a client’s head and figure out what kind of “look” they are imagining for their logo, site, etc. so that I get hit the nail on the head with the first round of options. It can be...
by Randa Clay | Aug 30, 2007 | Design
I had planned a larger post today, but I am so slammed with work and life that I decided to post in answer to Brian Gardner’s questions he recently tagged me with, as I knew I could write it quickly! What is something that would surprise people about you and...
by Randa Clay | Aug 9, 2007 | Blogging, Design
Meet the newest author at Wisdump! Haven’t heard of Wisdump? It’s former blog of Paul Scrivens, of 9Rules fame. It was sold to Splashpress Media, who owns such sites as Performancing and Blog Herald, and I’ve been asked to contribute over there on a...