Bad Formatting Gives Self-Publishing a Bad Reputation We’ve all seen Word documents with such horrible, inconsistent formatting that it makes reading the document difficult. Transferring that bad formatting to a book feeds the poor reputation self-publishing has endured from…
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Making Beautiful eBooks Can Be Challenging Becky's Graphic Design offers eBook design, formatting and cover design as well as print book design and layout. Digital book design is simple if it's just a manuscript, but when images are added the…
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Not all designers are the same One of the many things I love about my being a graphic designer is having the opportunity to work within so many different types of industries. My expectations of what they do is limited…
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Vector and Raster Images Each time I start working with a new client who already has a logo, I hold my breath. In a perfect world they will send over a vector image file (an .eps or .ai native file…
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My Top 17 Favorite Books for Design and the Business of Design My favorite hang out has always been a book store - even before I had a business. I loved trolling the aisles looking for new things to learn…
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...that you can do yourself! I have had the privilege to speak to so many entrepreneurs as a Christy’s Connection for Business Boutique. Over and over I listened to women tell me about their struggles to build their business. I…
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Written by BGD team member, Melissa McKenzie So you decided to invest in yourself and your business and hire a professional brand designer. Congratulations! You are on your way to standing out above all the noise. A well branded business…
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A Simple Solution to Make Your Logo Fit UPDATED MAY 2020 Do you ever get frustrated when trying to make your logo fit your social media profile image? How do you post your profile images when your logo isn’t square?…
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Pinterest is a visual search engine, similar to Google, but for images. Creating a brand for a business requires research and understanding of you and your business model. We use the combination of visual imagery from your Pinterest boards and…
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I’m often asked what I actually do as a graphic designer… As a graphic designer, I have the opportunity to be an artist, a computer geek and an entrepreneur - all at once! The AIGA, The Professional Association for Design, defines graphic…
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