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bundle

Who Doesn’t Love a Bundle? If you are a designer of any kind, you are always searching for resources, free resources to be more specific and there are more than a fair share of freebies out there on the web. Every once and awhile a great bundle deal comes along and you spend a little…

We are proud to display one of our newest client websites, Unique4Home! Unique4Home is a design and remodeling center, specializing in distinct kitchen and baths, based in Easton, PA. What makes them unique, aside from their work, is their 3500 sq ft showroom that hosts a wide array of high-quality unique products and designs to help you…

inspiration

Design, whether it’s for print, digital marketing, editorials or websites, requires constant creative juice. But even the most prolific and passionate designers can hit inspiration road blocks. When you’re on a deadline, and you’re committed to doing good work, a little outside motivation can get the wheels turning again. If you’ve found yourself stumbling over…

One of the basic practical rules in marketing is to think like your audience, to keep up-to-date with their buying habits and where they are looking. As marketers, we’re constantly thinking up creative ways to get our message out to existing and potential customers; whilst also ensuring we get good results from our efforts. …

The tremendous thing about the design community is that we all love to share. We really do. Whether we share our thoughts and ideas via an in-depth article or by giving advice/feedback on a forum, or even by freely offering high-quality resources. The sharing is what makes our community truly great! From our friends at…

Did someone say free web tools? The web tools movement is as hot as ever and there are plenty of free, high-quality options available. Louis Lazaris, a frontend developer, a managing editor for SitePoint, and curator of Web Tools Weekly, runs down 50 useful findson CREATIVEBLOQ. Check out the full list here: http://bit.ly/1TTTpnC

bad designer habits, bad habits

Do you have bad designer habits? Knowing what designer mistakes are is the first step. Then a designer will become aware if they start to slip into any of the following bad habits. Read the full list here and avoid bad habits: http://bit.ly/1TGdtGz

Some great tools and resources for designers and the best thing is…most of them are free! Click here to see the complete list: http://bit.ly/1WRPhav

Advertising is as big as it has ever been. It is a tool that seems to rule the world and to tell people what they want and need, even if they don’t know it. The clearest way to create an image of your brand in people’s minds is to design a simple, creative and memorable…

Photoshop wasn’t created as a web design tool, but no one bothered telling us web designers that. Luckily, here are 10 plugins to make Photoshop do to web design what it’s intended to do to photographs. See the complete list here: http://bit.ly/1NveWCj

What kind of statement does your logo make? Is it colorful, clean, and/or creative? Does it ignite enthusiasm, relay power, or exude spirituality? A recent study and infographic created by the company Deluxe reveals the impact your logo design makes. Plus, they include the three design elements every memorable logo needs. Interesting findings from the survey/study…

wordpress

Are you looking to do a mass search and replace in WordPress? Whether you want to find and replace a specific text, URL, or an image, you can easily do so by using a find and replace WordPress plugin or a simple SQL query. Read the full article here: http://bit.ly/1W1hcDU

css generators

A little Friday inspiration from our good friends at LINE25. Some great magazine covers….Enjoy! http://line25.com/inspiration/stunning-magazine-covers

The modern logo has to work harder than ever before. In the past, a company logo was perhaps intended simply for a shop sign and printed in local newspaper adverts. Today’s logos have to work with a growing plethora of smart devices with varying screen sizes and resolutions, displaying responsive websites. Read more about it…

A nice comprehensive list of the best software, apps, tools, skills, websites and resources that no designer can or should live without, compiled by our friends at Speckyboy design magazine. Check out the full list and article here: https://speckyboy.com/2016/04/18/30-tools-no-designer-live-without/

If you can afford the swatch books from Pantone, that’s great, they do have some advantages like being able to show them to a client, especially when they are undecided on a color. They do have a shelf life of a couple years though, which is a bit of a disadvantage to spend the $130+ every…

Join us on August 27th as we co-host with Lehigh Pizza our annual Eat A Wing for Charity event. This year our proceeds will be benefiting Peaceable Kingdom, a local no-kill shelter in Whitehall, PA. You can check out our facebook event link here: https://www.facebook.com/events/837528706375758/. If you would like to learn more about Peaceable Kingdom you can…

privacy

Unless you’re living under a rock, you are aware of the recent privacy case the FBI had against Apple, which has subsequently been dropped. The matter of personal security and privacy has drawn a very bold line, splitting the sides between those who agree and those who disagree. Are there any winners in this whole…

Cybel

We are proud to reveal our newest client website for a local Bethlehem company Cybel LLC. Cybel is a Photonic Company which specializes in the design and fabrication of fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers. In the present age of everything mobile, we went with a non-responsive design because some things just aren’t meant to be simplified for…

Check out some photos HERE that prove there is still beauty to be captured without photoshop.

css generators

Why fit in when your website or business is born to stand out? Our friends at LINE25 have some great suggestions for your website to help it stand out amongst the crowd. Check them out HERE.

The business of designing your company logo is of utmost importance. While a logo design may seem like a peripheral part of your business, it is the visual embodiment of what your business represents. Your audience will associate your business with how your logo looks and what feelings your audience can draw from it. Read more…

Fonts say so much about your website and about its content that it’s imperative you find the right one, as you’ll want to attract as much possible attention to your words as possible. There are a variety of web safe fonts and free fonts you can find online… thousands upon thousands of styles. However, if…

css generators

Posters are an essential part of advertising an upcoming event; Whether it’s an upcoming film, an album debut, or an inauguration party, you will need a beautiful poster to attract people’s attention. A great poster must make a good impression and must have a strong impact on the viewer. If you’re working on designing a unique…