I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing the incredibly talented James Martin, also known as Made By James. He’s a creative and logo designer extraordinaire, and trust me, you don’t want to miss out on this conversation.
I always say I don’t design logos. I create brand and design strategies that include the logo. But once you’ve discussed the problems that the brand strategy and visual design will solve, how will y ...
The Creative's Library Collection Books on Color Curated by BrandiSea One of the questions I am asked the most is where did I learn about color and what are my favorite books on the subject. So, here' ...
Spare minutes are the negative space in your life where you need to take advantage and use wisely. As an independent creative director, I don’t have someone to make sure all my tasks are getting ...
Every year I wish I could send a list of all the cool stuff I find to people who buy me gifts. I also wish I could get all these things for other geeky designers that I know. But here's some gift idea ...
In thinking about topics over the past weeks, I’ve also started thinking about things that clients or potential clients, or even just casual acquaintances might ask me that frustrate me. So here's a ...
When you’re first starting out, it can be a catch-22 to fill your portfolio. You need clients to get work but you need work in your portfolio to get clients. So what do you do? As a graphic designe ...
Don’t trust a designer who doesn't collect something. I generally wonder about people who don't collect something. I feel like people who don't collect something must not have a passion for anyth ...
I know I haven't been super consistent with my blog posts and I apologize for that. There's so much going on that I share on my podcast but I still want you guys to get some useful cont ...
You should ever stop learning and never settle. But how do you do this? Well, one of the main ways is to be proactive and find creative community. What is creative community? It’s a group or multiple ...
We all have our favorite websites or design books that we use and go back to over and over again. I wanted to share (briefly), some of my workhorse design books. No matter what project I'm working on, ...
A short guide to the design programs you have but may not know how to use correctly. #designmatters
About a week ago I had the opportunity to attend the ADDY awards and was shocked to have won three (two silver and one Albuquerque 30) for some posters I designed. I have to confess that I’m sort of ...
What does a cow have to do with being creative? #designmatters #makemilk
I’ve been thinking about this idea of creativity for awhile now (the sketch above was over a year ago). As kids, all our crazy creations and inventions are seen as clever or creative. Then somehow, ...
If you’ve been following me for the past year or so, you already know that I have a YouTube channel where I post short design tips (usually) every Tuesday. These tips are meant to be really brief ti ...
https://youtu.be/CCHvJrBNK5g People often say "honesty is the best policy". But what does it mean to be honest in your creative life? Find out on today's tip! -------------------------------------- ...
Brand yourself. Why you should be your own client even if it’s scary.
We follow family members to keep up with their lives, we follow friends to see what they’re up to, and we follow interesting people for entertainment. But as creatives, we should have a more intentional group of individuals to follow.
It's a bit ironic that I've been wanting this as my tip for today. I was committed to posting while it was actually Tuesday, instead of a few minutes after midnight going into Wednesday, but that's e ...
Being patient and consistent and not giving up while waiting for success will yield some amazing benefits.
This one is important to practice from time to time. I don't know about you but I tend to like rules, at least at first. Then I want to question the rules and ask where I might be wrong. Much like wa ...
Avoid the trauma to your creative self, and learn how to use trends to your advantage without selling your artistic soul.
You will save yourself a ton of time and headaches if you are sure to get content before you start to design or layout anything.
There can be perfection and amazing beauty in the imperfect, in the abstract and messy-take risks.
