‘Insert your business name here’ branding
'Insert your business name here' branding What you need to know We have a real problem with 'Insert your business name here' branding. Not just because Sammy is a professional graphic designer but because we can't believe that a small business owner would want to get...
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Why graphic design is scary… and why you shouldn’t care!
Why graphic design is scary... and why you shouldn't care! Graphic design is often seen as a scary process. The top three worries business owners have about hiring graphic and website designers are: "What if I don't like any of their designs?" "If I pay all that money...
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10 Traps to Avoid Designing Your Logo
10 Traps to Avoid Designing Your Logo Avoid these traps! Your logo is the face of your business when you can’t be there, for instance on a poster or web banner, and as such it has to do a very important job. Many small business owners, who simply can’t afford...
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10 Top Tips for Designing your Own Logo
10 Top Tips for Designing your Own Logo An updated version of a blog originally on our beyourowngraphicdesigner.co.uk site. Your logo has to work hard. It’s the central hub around which your company branding strategy works and it’s the visual embodiment of everything...
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16 Free Stock Photo Sites + 1
16 Free Stock Photo Sites + 1 While I encourage you to create your own unique social media posts using our images, of course, you might want to use a photo. I often do! And I use photos from stock sites, particularly for quotes/memes, so I know how important it is to...
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Why Business likes Blue – the importance of colour branding
An updated version of a blog originally on our beyourowngraphicdesigner.co.uk site. Everyone likes blue It’s inoffensive, reliable, easy on the eye and not age or gender specific. It's also thought of as a very corporate colour. So, why don’t we live in a sea of blue...
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December Social Media Marketing Ideas
"Christmas comes but once a year, And when it comes it brings good cheer." So the children's nursery rhyme goes but December can also be a stressful time of year. Particularly when you have your December social media posts to do as well! The pressure to make it...
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November Social Media Marketing Ideas
"Remember, remember the fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot I see no reason why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot." 17th Century English Nursery Rhyme. This is a typically British occasion where we celebrate the Gunpowder Plot which took place on 5...
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