Following my earlier post on my first week with the new iPad, I’ve had a chance to test out some of the design software. I chose one graphics app in particular, ‘Inkpad‘, which describes itself as a professional vector illustration app designed from scratch for the iPad. I decided that some social media buttons for … Read more
Apple’s new iPad sold over 3 million units in the first 3 days. To put this into perspective, the first iPad took nearly 3 months to achieve the same figure, and even this was considered a massive success that had far exceeded all expectations. I got my hands on the new model unexpectedly in the first … Read more
People who describe themselves as IT consultants aren’t usually experts at marketing and don’t often have a track record in design. The reverse is also true; Designers and Marketing people are not IT experts. The two are worlds apart. But in my experience, thanks to some questionable claims made by IT people, the average business … Read more
I love my job, and the vast majority of my clients are intelligent people who know their businesses better than I do, and are able to strike a balance between taking sensible advice and asserting their wishes. But over the years I”ve had a few requests that have left me wondering why I bother. Some of … Read more
Your logo is in many cases one of the first things people notice about your business. It speaks volumes about who you are, what your business does and what kind of an outfit you run. It is essential that you get it right. But as a small business owner, you probably aren’t in a position … Read more
