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Announcing: more freelance services
My partner is a proud ironworker. However, living in a rural community with little demand for ironworkers, this means when he takes on work, he's living in camp out of... Read more...
Square version of the TRCAC logo with slightly more intense paint strokes, and just the TRCAC initials aligned vertically, rather than the full society name.
Logo Refresher – TRCAC
Sometimes the brand or logo of an established business or organizations needs a little bit of a refresh. This can happen if the logo has been degraded by using copies... Read more...
A typed quote, "The very act of trying to look ahead to discern possibilities and offer warnings is in itself an act of hope." - Octavia Butler.
The anti-resolution
For many folks, January comes with resolutions and goals—a long standing tradition that some trace back to ancient Babylonia. Though, 4000 years ago, the new calendar year didn't begin in... Read more...
Pine cones sit on a light blue background. A white space is centered over the background containing text that reads "Adding Alt Text in Instagram".
Adding alt text in Instagram
Note: this text is only accessible to screen reader users. If your image description might benefit other users, consider adding it directly in the caption. Check out Social Media Graphics:... Read more...
Social Media Graphics: Image Descriptions
Social Media Graphics: Image Descriptions
In this multi-part series on social media graphics, I share some tips to help make your content more accessible to your customers or audience! The latest topic is: image descriptions. Read more...
Social Media Graphics: Colour
Social Media Graphics: Colour
In this multi-part series on social media graphics, I share some tips to help make your content more accessible to your customers or audience! The latest topic is: colours. Read more...
Social Media Graphics: Whitespace
Social Media Graphics: Whitespace
In this multi-part series on social media graphics, I share some tips to help make your content more accessible to your customers or audience! Up next: whitespace. Read more...
Social Media Graphics: Typography
Social Media Graphics: Typography
In this multi-part series on social media graphics, I share some tips to help make your content more accessible to your customers or audience! Let's start with typography. Read more...
A logo design for an imaginary company as part of the 30 Days of Logo challenge. The logo consists of text reading retro prints, where retro appears in all caps on an upward angle, and prints appears in script, level underneath the right side of retro.
What makes a good logo?
The experts get paid big bucks to make logos for brands and companies, so there are some trade secrets and perhaps even special sauce that won't be revealed here. But there... Read more...