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Archive for the ‘Graphic Design’ Category
17 Church Bulletin Examples
Lots of lessons and ideas from these church bulletin examples, including using images, finding focus, less content and ditching the bulletin entirely.
Design Basics: How to Get Better as a Designer
Design is one of those things you never stop learning. Ongoing training is part of the job, so grab some books, get practicing and get better.
Design Basics: How to Win With Simple & Consistent Branding
Good branding makes for good design. The more you can refine your brand, the better your design will be.
Design Basics: Storytelling in Design
It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. If that is true why do we at times struggle to use design to tell great stories?
Design Basics: 10 Common Mistakes
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but there are still some common mistakes you should avoid to create better design.
Design Basics: Put Yourself in the Pew & Feel What They Feel
To be better designers we need to focus on what the audience feels and experience it for ourselves.
Design Basics: How to Avoid the Overused Lambs, Doves & Flames in Your Church Imagery
There's nothing new under the sun, but can we move beyond the lambs, doves, flames and vines in our church visuals?
Design Basics: 3 Ways to Put People Over Projects
You don't want to be the pushy, controlling, opinionated or overbearing designer. Here are three ways to put people over projects.
Design Basics: Moving Beyond Stock vs. Original Photography
The stock vs. original photography debate rages on with pros and cons on both sides, but you can find some middle ground for your church.
Design Basics: 5 Things Designers Need to Teach Non-Designers
Rather than lord our specialized designer knowledge over the non-designer types, we need to help them understand the basics.
Design Basics: Taking Church Typography Beyond Comic Sans
Typography is an art. Learn the basics of fonts to evoke the proper feelings and avoid common mistakes (like Comic Sans).
Design Basics: Help! My Pastor Pushed Me Down the Revision Rabbit Hole
How to develop an effective design process that results in more successful projects, fewer delays and happier pastors.
The Temptation of Crowdsourcing
Crowdsourcing is a fast, easy and cheap way to get your design work done. Michael Hyatt recommends it. We're not so sure. A look at the pros and cons.
It’s a Friday Collection of Goodies
Time for some Friday afternoon "research": Gender & crowdsourcing fights, social media goodies, face-palms galore, typographic treats and some photographic fun.
7 Design Lessons From My First Years in Church Communication
There's a lot to learn about graphic design, but here are seven lessons I learned in my first years as a church communicator.
