Archive for June, 2008
Do-It-Yourself Marketing: If You’re Going to Do It, Do It Right
I began my career many years ago in the field of Graphic Arts in which I was portrayed by those around me as somewhat of a sorcerer’s apprentice. Using some form of “wizardry trickery” it seemed, I transformed my creative thoughts and ideas into the pages of magazines and onto brochures and record sleeves. Nobody [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A Great Resource for Graphic Design Ideas & Inspiration
Our handy card decks of professionally-designed layouts will provide you with hundreds of ideas for designing marketing pieces for a wide variety of businesses. Beautifully presented in a superb slide-out box, these at-a-glance cards can be used to help dial in your clients’ preferences, or as a design resource in your office or studio. With [...]
HP’s Nine Steps to Outstanding Market Success
The good people over at HP have some great resources for those of you producing your own in-house marketing, in particular their forthcoming book “Nine Steps to Outstanding Market Success” (MSRP $39.95) which is full of tips and ideas on actionable marketing for business owners and marketing managers. The nine chapters address: Focusing, Innovating, Prospecting, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Business Marketing Design for A Pest Control Company
The creative team at StockLayouts has just posted a new graphic design template for a pest control business. The business set is comprised of a brochure, postcard, flyer, print ads, and a letterhead, business card & envelope.
StockLayouts template designs, for creating print marketing materials are available for purchase and download online and are fully customizable in a choice of [...]
Print is Vital to the Business of Graphic Design
I’ve just finished reading the 45th Annual Print Design Survey in the June 2008 issue of Graphic Design USA, and was delighted to hear that “94% of respondents say they design for print as part of their media mix. Up from 92% last year and 91% from the previous year.” (Internet was 77%) The article also nicely states [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Recession Marketing: Design on a Budget
My insight into the world of global economics and the state of the stock market is pretty slim but I think it’s safe for me to assume that times are getting a little tough in the business world. It’s time to tighten the purse strings because cut-backs are innevitable. Sadly enough for us in the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A Blueprint for Design & Layout
The basic foundations to designing successful print marketing materials are simple yet effective. These are the main design practices that we abide by when we create new designs for the StockLayouts template library, so when it comes to producing your own marketing materials whether you are starting with a blank page or using a template [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Business Marketing Design for a Carpet & Hardwood Flooring Company
The creative team at StockLayouts has just posted a new graphic design template for a carpet and hardwood flooring business. The business set is comprised of a brochure, postcard, flyer, print ads, and a letterhead, business card & envelope.
StockLayouts template designs, for creating print marketing materials are available for purchase and download online [...]
