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Tired of your graphic person always
asking for larger photos? Here's a primer on image sizes and
file types, with illustrations to help you understand the photos
used in print versus photos used on the web . . .
Read more.
Thanks to Liz Rodriguez of
Design House Agency
for posting this helpful
list of FREE ways to boost WEBSITE TRAFFIC on LinkedIn, and
guess what, using the words "sweat equity". There really is no quick
fix—You have to do the work, or hire someone (like me) to do the
work. Think of it like being a Socialite. You have to get made up,
dressed up, attend the parties, schmooze, get your picture taken,
repeat. In other words, put the time in. So what does that mean? . . .
Read more.
Almost daily, I run up against someone
with a fear of Social Media. Especially among people who do not
spend much time on the computer at home. Maybe you know someone like
that. Maybe you are that person. You imagine that someone somewhere
is just waiting to get their hands on your personal information.
Don't worry . . .
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Creative inspiration can come from
anywhere. This photo is from a very creative blog called
Color Me Katie
that never fails to inspire me. Building your "visual vocabulary" can help your
creative juices
flow. Your visual vocabulary
is all the images you have seen, plus the
associations that go along with them.
Read more
. . .
During Art Basel at the end of
2012, I spent a half day in
the Wynwood area on foot looking at and photographing all the
graffiti. The overwhelming prevalence and staying power of
graffiti-inspired images in graphic design finally hit home with me, and I was enthralled
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We use 4 key components in graphic design—Color, Images, White Space, and Words—to communicate a
Message, but it's what you do with them that makes
it a Story.
Read more
. . .
 How To Be A Better
Blogger Or
How To Start
If You're Still Just Reading (I wrote this when I was
working for a Real Estate company, but the blogging advice applies
to every kind of business.)
The Real Estate Tomato site is
a creative, fun, and
informative blogging resource,
full of useful tools. If you are having trouble getting started, check out To Blog or Not To Blog.
Their 4 Cs
made me a blogger! If you are already blogging, and haven’t read the Tomato’s excellent short-and-sweet how-tos, what are you waiting for? If you already feel confident in your blogging,
make sure you aren't making
The 10 Biggest Mistakes. Read more . . .
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