Let's make your company look great and get you more clients, shall we? Did you know that having a great logo is not the be all and end all of your company brand? Most businesses need a business card and a website to start, right? Your trusty designer will create a whole visual language to … Continue reading
Happy New Year! A few days late, but whatevs! So, just for fun, I took some time on New Year's Day to look back over the wide variety of interesting jobs I was able to work on this past year. I designed 26 logos in 2016. Whaaat? That's a logo every two weeks. Cah-razy! Some … Continue reading
Sometimes an awkward old logo could use a little graphic design help. I'm going to bet you all know that a strong brand is invaluable for your organization — especially if you're a regular reader of this blog, because I know, I know, I go on! And you know that investing in maintaining a … Continue reading
That time you decided to work way over the agreed budget, because art! We are very fortunate in our little neck of the woods to have a really great studio tour, The Crown & Pumpkin, which celebrated its 20th year in 2016! I've known the organizers casually for years since I generally visit their studios … Continue reading
Redesigning an existing website to provide new flexibility. One of our favourite clients, Homesol Building Solutions, recently added an Atlantic division to their company, and in so doing, needed to include a whole new section to their website. Rather than try to "Frankenstein" the existing site and end up with something that looks a bit … Continue reading
When it comes to helping a business develop their brand, it's okay to share the love. I was recently approached by a new client who is building an international business council. Similar to a chamber of commerce, they offer business development, knowledge services, market access, etc., to members across the globe. While we were working … Continue reading
When communicating by email, I've discovered one all-important rule: it's nice to be nice. You know that whole Malcolm Gladwell thing about ten thousand hours? Well, basically, some studies were done back in the 90s with music students where it was found that the kids who practiced most were the most successful. I know. Captain … Continue reading
I fall in love at work on a pretty regular basis. Wait! Is that wrong? Okay, well, I fall in love with my clients' brands. As weird as that may seem. I invest so much time and thought and strategy into each logo, brochure, and web design, as well as all the careful, loving revisions that every design needs, that my little … Continue reading
We care about doing things properly. We take designing websites very seriously, here at Sumack Loft and Dagne and Earle over at Foil Media. And I mean serious. We don't do things by halves. And we're sticklers for making sure your site works for you. This means designing and building it so that it helps find you new customers … Continue reading
Business cards tell people a lot more than you might guess about how much you care about your business. You know the expression “clothes make the man”? Okay, well, it was written by Mark Twain sometime between 1835 and 1910. The rest of the quote goes “Naked people have little or no influence on society” (he … Continue reading
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