Welcome to my brand blog.
This blog contains useful articles and insights all related to strategic branding and graphic design. There’s also a few articles on website design and website best practice. And every now and then, a guest blogger will appear talking about their area of expertise.
How do you choose a brand name?
Do you have a new business or product? Are you lost as where to start on the naming process? What's the best way to get the creative juices flowing and choose a brand name? To choose your brand name, you'll need a pen, some paper and post-it notes. And perhaps another...
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Four secrets to double your income and grow your business
GROW YOUR BUSINESS GUEST BLOG FROM MARGARET GUILLEN AT MGCOACH.CO.UK If you are regular reader of my blog, you'll know I love to have guest bloggers who can provide expertise in other areas of your business, not just brand and design. The key to a solid brand is...
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What is Brand Visual Identity?
Brand Visual identity is a visual representation of your brand. It brings the brand to life in a visual sense. And helps form the basis of how you want people to perceive you. In a nutshell, Visual Identity includes anything visual that you produce for your brand....
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The Best Ways of Speeding Up Your Mobile Website
MOBILE WEBSITE SPEED: OPTIMISATION TIPS No one likes slow Internet connectivity. If we mobile users had our way, we would much prefer browsing the web at optimum speeds at all times. So we get Internet service providers that offer speedy Internet service packages and...
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Responsive Logo Design: What does this mean and is your logo responsive?
What's responsive logo design? Responsive logo design is the buzz trend in corporate identity for 2018/2019. Logos must now work across a variety of media and marketing channels. Both online and offline. A one-size-fits-all logo just doesn't cut it anymore. With...
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Choosing the best website colours for an effective brand
BEST WEBSITE COLOURS This week, I was approached by American design firm, My Biz Niche, asking if their infographic was suitable for my blog. I was immediately impressed with the infographic. It details some great statistics and information on the best website colours...
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What is branding? Creating a strong brand.
What is branding and how can you create a successful brand for your business? So, what is branding? Branding is the process of connecting good strategy with good creativity. Branding consists of not just a logo, but the entire outward perception of your...
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What is brand identity? The power of your brand
The power of your brand and why you need to get it right What is brand identity? Or what is branding? These questions can often provoke the reaction ‘er, what…?’ or more often, a huge yawn. But brand identity is one of the most important aspects of building a...
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Graphic Design Tips 2: colour messaging, fonts, text and grammar
THE AZ.DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS. part 2 Now with online tools such as Canva, PicMonkey and Piktochart, it’s very simple to create your own stunning graphics for your digital marketing. Without doing myself out of work, I would like to share with you some key design tips to...
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Design Tips 1: grids, white space, keeping it simple and much more…
DESIGN TIPS by Angela Zeballos THE AZ.DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS Now with online tools such as Canva, PicMonkey and Piktochart, it’s very simple to create your own stunning graphics for your digital marketing. Without doing myself out of work, I would like to share with you...
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Simple Website Design Tips
Welcome to my first post on website design tips. I don't often write about website design, as my primary focus at az.design is branding combined with slick graphic design. However, I actually studied website design and development as a segment of my degree at...
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The power of an infographic
Why should you use infographics to deliver your key messages? What is an infographic? Infographics are images that relay information in a visual format. Usually while using an illustrative style with cartoon-like characters combined with charts and diagrams. This...
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