What should I expect to pay for a logo? This is almost an impossible question to answer as each project is different, each outcome is unique and each process is completely different. However I can lay out some generalisations and look at what other professionals say about this in order to help answer this and […]
CREATED . the second edition
CREATED . the second edition It is with great pleasure that I release the second edition of the CREATED . magazine in November 2011. I’ve been overwhelmed with the interaction with the first edition released earlier this year and this second edition comes in just in time for the festive season. I am so pleased […]
Simple Christmas Designs
It’s my aim to help you to get ahead of the game, look professional and have Christmas program design you are proud of. Sometimes you have a whole media & design team who can explore the Christmas theme and produce amazing concepts for you to have a whole month of Christmas in Church; they go […]
Church Christmas Theme Ideas
Inspiration for Church Christmas Theme Ideas 2024 Helping churches get to grips with their Church Christmas Theme is something I love to do. It’s such an important time of the year for Christians across the globe and it’s my favourite time to do design work, speak to church leaders about their plans and help them […]
Things I wish I knew before becoming a Designer
If you’ve come to this blog, welcome. And thanks for stopping by. As time goes on I tend to spend a few days, sometimes weeks, looking back on the year around September time. September is my birthday month and the start of the school year and it always felt like a reset time; and still […]
Promote your Church this Christmas
Ways to Promote on Social Media this Christmas Social Media is your biggest platform for promotion. Make sure you have a Facebook page & Instagram account. These are the main platforms. And if you want to push the boat out a bit, get a Twitter account too – most of your church congregation will connect […]
Mastering Your Story.
What’s your favourite story is the kind of question you ask your kids when they are settling down to bed at night… In 2021, the answers from our kids often include famous books like Harry Potter, The Famous Five, Twilight, Mary Poppins, Peter Pan and lots of others. But when it comes to YOU and […]
Why is Peanut . pink?
When someone asked me about my peanut branding they were surprised to learn I don’t actually like pink. Recently I have had a discussion with someone who complimented my Peanut branding (first time for everything and I think I actually shed a happy tear) but this person was surprised to learn that I pink isn’t […]
Food is bringing us back together
As things slowly start to return to normal and businesses such as cafés, bistros, bars and restaurants return to full capacity soon, there might be the need to offer new, refreshed and vibrant printed menus, flyers or business cards to your new customers. It’s been my privilege over the years to design such items for […]
Case Study: First Time Author Book Covers
Having a designer as your wife (me) brings with it certain privileges and perks, including cheap rates (or even freebies) of book cover and book formatting. In 2017, my husband released his first book via amazon and then proceeded to release two others in the years that followed. It was important to me to establish […]