This is a post about how I updated the design of a takeaway menu from it’s normal concept, to it’s Christmas version – complete with ribbons and bobbles(!)
A great tool to instantly get a helpful SEO review of your website or blog. How popular is your website or blog? Is it getting traffic? Such answers are provided free of charge, and it then grades your website from 1-100. I found it quite useful.
This is a summary-post of what I have been up to work-wise this past month or so. It’s always varied and there’s been some interesting people and projects. View my portfolio to see all the new updates.
My version of the default Facebook display picture, why oh why didn’t it come to me earlier?
I recently printed a large PVC banner for a customer. The design and branding consisted of a flat black background, which didn’t print correctly because of a conflict between how different colour models, such as CMYK, RGB and HSV are interpreted. This is a post about the problem and my solution to get the correct CMYK black colour specification.
A handy paper size chart is important when offering a design and print service. I decided to take a ‘lil time-out from the madness by creating my own paper and poster size chart – to-scale, of course! You can download my handywork free and use it as a reference.
I was approached by the owner of Stylz Hairdressing from my home-town of Nelson, Lancashire, to design and print the official sponsored team apparel for Hassan Ali ‘The Lion’, young British and European Kickboxing champion. The project started with a brand new logo, and the design and print of the hoodys to be worn on official functions and charity events.
This is just a quick post about a nifty web application which creates a graphical oil slick on any website. It’s kinda cool and creative, whilst also generating awareness about the recent BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
I was always delaying publishing this post because I thought it may show me and my fellow graphic designers in a negative light, but after being bitten by the third ‘serious messer’Read More…
A woman was injured when a Nightclub’s fancy exterior signage failed and crashed to the pavement beneath.