Graphic Design Articles

How to Use Negative Space in Design The use of negative space in design is important in creating a balance aimed at giving a clear, concise and compelling message. Just like when sketching a portrait, you will try to keep all the ratios intact to prevent the image from looking …

How to Help Clients Choose a Font How to help clients choose a font? Graphic designer’s job description entails a lot other than just sitting behind a computer and churning out design after design. It sometimes includes helping the clients make the right choices as far as choosing a font are concerned. Many …

5 Questions you must Ask About your Project As a designer, professionalism should be ensured at all stages of the design process. From the moment you discuss the brief with the client to the moment you make the final delivery, you have to ensure that everything has gone per the book, …

Royalty free fonts are all over the place! Using Royalty free fonts can help you turn around your designs from good to great. But it is important for every designer to realize that certain fonts usually come with usage restrictions, and you may be prohibited from using them for commercial …

Choosing the right typography. For many people just starting out in design, the process of choosing the perfect typography is usually such a bewildering task. The choices seem to be endless with no straightforward way of knowing what to select and what to ignore. For someone to get it right in …

7 Common Graphic Design Mistakes It is always the expectation of the client that the graphic designer will be detail oriented. Designers are usually expected to wear more than one hat at the same time. This frequently leads to simple mistakes that can end up ruining the overall aesthetic appeal …

5 important questions to ask clients before logo design Listen! Listen! Listen! Listening is one of the most important elements of creating successful logo designs for your clients. In order to make sure that you can produce great work for a business it’s very important that you take the time to …

Satisfying a Tough Client If you are working in the design and development industry it’s very important to note that you will regularly face a number of very difficult clients. Difficult clients are part of owning your own business or working as a freelancer but they can also be one …