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Don’t forget the flowers!

I love entertaining at home. It surprises me to say that now because I was painfully shy when I was growing up. However, my mother is one of the most sociable and gregarious people on the planet, and she loves to entertain people. She will invent reasons to throw a tea party, a soiree, a dinner ... READ the POST

Featured Project: Avila Dawn Events

Avila Dawn Events is a wedding planning and design boutique based in South Carolina. They wanted to rebrand into a sweet, southern brand. One that feels inclusive to her clients and exudes authenticity when it comes to the love her couples share as well as the events she produces. This was a major ... READ the POST

Living Coral Palettes

Pantone's pick for 2019's color of the year is vibrant and dynamic. It is quite a happy color, and reminds me of a stylish young lady in her 20's, full of joie de vivre. It is such an easy color to work with, if you want to use it in your brand. I've created 3 separate color palettes around ... READ the POST

How to Enhance Your Company Website

These days, customers expect to be able to check a website for every business under the sun, whether they want to browse your product range, learn your opening hours and contact details or simply explore what you’re all about. In 2018, a website is an absolutely mandatory part of the marketing ... READ the POST

Featured Project: Brooke Images

I have long admired the creative talents of husband and wife photography team Brooke Images, ever since I saw their work on Dairing Events’ portfolio galleries. They’ve been featured on so many of the top wedding magazines and blogs — it’s kind of hard to miss them, especially if you're a wedding ... READ the POST

Business Essentials Your Brand Needs

Your business’s brand is a visual representation of what your company is all about. It’s an easily recognizable design that distinguishes you from your competition and is a clear signal to your customers about what they can expect from you. Your brand is the public face of your business and shapes ... READ the POST

Featured Project: AfterLove Doula

I had the pleasure of working with Kelli Duran, founder of AfterLove Doula, on her website design earlier this year.  She was previously working with another designer, and it didn't work out for some reason. (I didn't ask why, but this isn't the first time that happened - I've had a few clients who ... READ the POST

A Guide to Improving Customer Interaction

If you want to turn potential customers into actual paying customers, you need to be able to communicate with them in an engaging and helpful manner. You also need to be able to answer whatever questions they bring to you, whenever they seek to bring them. This means that you need to take your ... READ the POST

Featured Project: Kylee Yee Photography

It was truly an honour to work with this client again. The first time we worked together, she was fairly new to wedding photography, although she already had impeccable taste back then. Now, Kylee is an award-winning photographer and has been featured on Vogue, Brides, Martha Stewart Weddings, and ... READ the POST

How to Make Your Personal Blog Stand Out

When creating your own blog, it can be tricky to know where to start. If you do not see the success you envisaged, you may need to up your game and make your blog more personal and interesting. It's not just a matter of putting your thoughts out there, and hope for the best. Here are ways in which ... READ the POST

Want gorgeous stock photos?

Who else wants drop dead gorgeous stock photos that are a cut above the rest? You know how important it is to have on-brand photos for your website as well as for social media. But you may not have the time to get professional photos done all the time -- and that's why you need stock photos. But not ... READ the POST

4 Essential Tips for Growing Your Online Business

Starting a business online isn’t easy, but the benefits of succeeding far outweigh the challenges. One of them is getting your business to grow steadily and ensuring it isn’t stagnant or stuck in between a rock and a hard place. This often takes a lot of critical thinking as well as strategizing as ... READ the POST

Font Crush: Brilon

I'm in love! Brilon is such a beautiful typeface I had to write a post about it instead of simply including it in a list. Designed by Tobias Saul, Brilon is an elegant serif font inspired by the Art Deco era. If you want a vintage, elegant, vibe, this typeface is perfect! The font includes special ... READ the POST

Four Unusual Identities to Add to Your Brand

Your brand is the aspect of your personality that you’re showing to customers and clients. It’s airbrushed and polished and upon it rests all of your best qualities, skills, investments and experiences. As such, you’re free to add any number of identities to your personal brand so long as you feel ... READ the POST

Featured Post: Dairing Events

It is always an absolute joy to work with Adair of Dairing Events! We have worked together a few times in the past, and I have to say she is one of the nicest clients I've ever had. She approached me earlier this year to do a refresh of her website (which I designed some years ago). Adair is ... READ the POST

Get Rid of Your Popups

This is a rant. But a rant with a solid basis: Get rid of those popups, they are hurting your website!  It’s not a stretch to argue that readers don’t like popups on websites. (They're seriously annoying!) So Google made a call that websites that use pop-ups and interstitials should rank them lower. ... READ the POST

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