by Lindsay Sleightholm | Feb 21, 2012 | Business Success, Design, Interactive
As I was drinking my morning coffee on a lovely Sunday, I came across an article online that really got my attention. It’s called ‘Graphic designers are ruining the web’. So much for enjoying my coffee. In the article written by John Naughton and...
by Lindsay Sleightholm | Feb 9, 2012 | Creative, Design
Paper and pencil, set square and drawing board: Can you believe once upon a time graphic designers actually used these tools to create? (Gasp) It’s true. There was no other way. With the advent of the computer, graphic design as a profession changed –...
by Lindsay Sleightholm | Jan 26, 2012 | Branding, Business Success, Creative, Design
Logos house a great deal of information about a brand and what it stands for, all neatly tied up into one succinct visual. In this era of social media, it is likely the first point of contact between a market and the company it represents; for that reason, it needs to...
by Lindsay Sleightholm | Aug 31, 2011 | Creative
Creativity. Where does it come from? How does it happen? Some may think that an idea simply pops into your head. When you’re lucky, sometimes it does. Most of the time it needs to be coaxed. In a world of steady deadlines and day to day expectations, it is easy...
by Lindsay Sleightholm | Jul 26, 2011 | Design
A friend of mine asked me once… ‘I know you’re a graphic designer, but what is that? What do you do exactly?’ I was taken off-guard and had assumed that everyone knew what Graphic Design was. I should say that this friend is a well educated...