Posted by Steven Snell on Oct 15, 2012 in Graphic Design blog, Vandelay Design | Comments Off The logo is obviously an important part of a company’s branding. Logos can make an impact in any number of ways, and one possibility is through creativity. If you browse logo galleries for inspiration you’ll find some examples of very creative logo design. In some cases the logos may be in use be a real company. In other cases the logo concept could have been rejected by the client,...
read more Posted by Steven Snell on Oct 11, 2012 in Graphic Design blog, Vandelay Design | Comments Off Today we have a set of abstract background images that can be downloaded for free. These can be used as wallpaper, or they can be used in your own web designs and other projects. There are 5 different images included. They are the same image in different colors, each with lighting effects to create the abstract look.The backgrounds can be used in personal and commercial projects, attribution...
read more Posted by Steven Snell on Oct 10, 2012 in Graphic Design blog, Vandelay Design | Comments Off Using a large background image is a great option for making a strong an immediate impression on website visitors. Full-size photos transform the look of a page, and a quality photo can give a web design an amazing background. Of course, large background photos aren’t the right fit for every project and they do have some drawbacks (load times for example), but in the right situation the use...
read more Posted by Steven Snell on Oct 9, 2012 in Graphic Design blog, Vandelay Design | Comments Off We like to showcase different types and styles of logo designs to help with providing inspiration for your own design projects, and today we’re focusing on text-based logos. It’s certainly possible to create a logo that uses text and typography as it’s focal point. In many cases, these are some of the most memorable logos and they can be great for developing brand...
read more Posted by Steven Snell on Oct 7, 2012 in Graphic Design blog, Vandelay Design | Comments Off A good portfolio website can be one of the most effective marketing and business tools a designer or agency can have. Whether potential clients are specifically searching for a designer or whether someone comes across your site while casually browsing, the portfolio site is often the first impression for potential clients. Because portfolio sites can be so important for designers, they also tend...
read more Posted by Ruben Gamez on Oct 5, 2012 in Graphic Design blog, Vandelay Design | Comments Off So you took the time to send a web design estimate but didn’t get the project. They said they just didn’t have the budget for it. You know they liked your work, or else they wouldn’t have contacted you for an estimate in the first place. But is it really just the price that they didn’t like? You know you’re not going to get any real answers from them. So there goes another lead that...
read more Posted by Steven Snell on Oct 4, 2012 in Graphic Design blog, Vandelay Design | Comments Off Today we have a set of 5 high resolution wood textures available for download. The download includes a few different types of wood textures that can be used in your own design work to create backgrounds or to give some texture to your work.The textures are free for use with personal and commercial projects, no attribution required. Download the textures (15 MB zip file)...
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