Graphic and Web Designer London UK

Designing logos are the ultimate challenge for the graphic designer and there is nothing simple about doing them. The logo is the first and most important visual cue of a company or brand. Logos (usually) should be simple, compact and of one or two colors. Because you have less to play with, it’s the design [...]

Article filed under: Design, Illustrator, Logos 5 Comments

All graphic designers and people trying to create eye-catching imagery for print or web with have at some point used stock photography.
Stock photography negates the need for hiring expensive photographers can license individual photos for specific uses. The two largest traditional stock photography agencies are Getty Images and Corbis. They offer mostly photographs that have [...]

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So you’ve got your self-hosted WordPress blog set up, optimized and have already published a few great posts and you want to offer an RSS feed and email subscription to your posts.
What is RSS?
RSS stands for Real Simple Syndication and is a format used to publish frequently updated content from the web on the web. [...]

Article filed under: Design, Internet, Marketing, WordPress 6 Comments

How long has it been since you first used the internet? How much have your habits of information gathering changed since then? If you’re anything like me a myriad of different interests discovered on the internet crowd your mind as well as the exciting new ways you find out about them.
The future is on the [...]

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I’ve talked many times about the limitations of Flash. It’s issues with accessibility and SEO are two of the main ones. So if you want something to look a bit “flashy” on your website, always see if you can do it with JavaScript first.
Simple and interactive image slideshow fader with JavaScript
I got this image slideshow [...]

Article filed under: Design, Internet 9 Comments

One of the questions I get asked the most by clients and other designers alike is about (surprise, surprise) money.

So what is the hourly rate for a graphic designer?
Ahh, there’s the question. If you’re fresh out of college, I would say (and don’t blame me if you can’t pay off your loans) around about £9-12 [...]

Article filed under: Business, Design 13 Comments

H’mm, well, I’m not going to explain everything about print advertising in one little blog post. However, having just supplied a page ad for a magazine I thought I’d explain a bit about the process I went through from the initial ideas to supplying the final artwork.
Supplying initial ideas
Some designers will tell you that they [...]

Article filed under: Design, InDesign, Photoshop 2 Comments

I have been asked to help publish a magazine by a hospital radio station.
Anyone who has had any sort of stay in a hospital will tell you that hospital radio with it’s music, news and entertainment is a welcome diversion at a difficult time.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
One of the bigger hospitals in London with 665 [...]

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