I was approached by The BathBarn Leicester - to design ad advert for the local directoires using their existing logo and branding but try and declutter the image that they had. I kept the design very simple and to the point whilst making it standout amongst the other ads in the directory. The clients were really happy with the results and their advertising campaign is bringing in new clients for Read More
Watermead Park in Birstall is a great place for the family, and a great place for me to try out some creative photography. I tried to capture details of the park rather than landscapes to try and focus the images on particular objects/subjects. If anybody wants to use any of these images or anybody needs some photographs taking for their company please contact me to discuss. 0116 267 2840
I recently attended a Training day for search engine optimisation in Leicester. It was a very informative day and reaffirmed my previous training. Search engine optimisation is sometimes seen as a black art and a lot of myths are out there as to how to be number one in google. Keywords being the biggest myth I believe. Apparently Google never has and never will look at the keyword metatag. So Read More
I have many years of experience in my field and can offer practical advice to anyone starting a business or whos needs to update their image. Not only in a design sense but also practical help such as the right weight of paper for a job or maybe how to go about your email campaign - the best time to send out your marketing or any number of issues that Read More
A logo for a small business start up that supplies digial hearing aids. They wanted a clean and simple logo.
After finishing the newsletter and meeting the deadline I find myself with a bit more time to look for more work - I never did distribute my postcard around the local area - so I'll use this time to do just that and see what response I get. Of course if anybody does need an experienced graphic designer in the Leicester area please contact me and I'll be happy to Read More
This week I've been working long hours to make sure that I don't miss a deadline on a newsletter that I'm designing for a client. They need it for a particular date and it's getting very tight with all the amends they keep making. But that's part of the joys of being a graphic designer. You have to hit the deadlines or no one will use you. I'll be glad Read More
I have just received my A6 promotional cards back from the printer and and about to go out and about delivering them through business letterboxes and talking to potential clients - lets hope this works - I only need one client for the cards to pay for themselves. Also just sent out a targeted email campaign to local businesses to see if I get any response that way as well.
Why is self promotional work so hard to do? Is it a lack of time to cencentrate upon it or is it the lack of a brief. When designing for my clients I don't always get a brief but they do know roughly what they want and I can talk to them and between us we work out their needs and design something appropriate for them. When doing work for Read More
I watched the Royal Wedding last Friday with my daughter, whilst watching I noticed the C&W monogram logo that they were using throughout the coverage on the BBC. I liked the design but it bugged me a little that the C came before the W in the design when it should really have been the other way around. That is until I realised that it would spell WC. I'm sure Read More