New logo and product designs - Sugarloaf Shop

Check out my designs to promote my community. We get overshadowed by the bear paw of Big Bear so I thought I'd design my own for Sugarloaf.

http://www.cafepress.com/sugarloaf92386

My New Years Resolution #1

Follow up with the wonderful people I've worked with in the past who may have forgotten that I'm still here and at their service.

Being Grateful

I'm happy to still be self-employed although things aren't as great as they used to be, I'm still grateful for all I DO have.

I hope YOU all HAVE a wonderful holiday season. Keep warm with the love from friends and family.

:)

Marianne

Vector Art vs. Raster Art

Whenever possible, for the best quality, send your graphic designer a vector version of your logo.

This explains it all:

http://blog.attention-getters.com/2010/06/22/rastor-vs-vector-files-in-digital-printing.aspx

Stolen blog link with permission from Attention Getters Signs and Banners. Thank you!

Emails should look nice too

Think of an email as, well, an E-lectronic piece of Mail. An E-Letter if you will. It should be formatted as such. When you write a letter do you separate paragraphs with space, or do you run all your sentences together?

Do you indent?

If you are making a point do you use

• bullets,

underline

or

italics?

Well you can do all the same things in your email program, and you should.

Make it easy for someone to read the message, not just the words. How many times have you heard, “oh, you just can’t get the tone from an email.” ?? YES, you CAN! Use punctuation, formatting, even emoticons - those smiley, sad, or other faces. I use this when I feel embarrassed or confused- :/

With email being the primary way most of us communicate, we should be using it as an extension of our personalities.

Contact me if you have questions or want a quick lesson.

:)

Thank you!

Marianne

Custom Holiday Cards

The holidays are almost upon us - you KNOW Christmas begins after Halloween, right?
Think about custom cards for the holidays:
For business or personal...

• party invitations
• picture postcards
• family shots to share with friends
• thank you cards

Let me know if I can help!

Other uses for your Graphic Designer - part 1

Business just too slow to justify spending money on advertising for your business? Well, what about your personal life? If there is no work, that leaves plenty of time for playing! But your friends - and potential new friends - will want to know how to get in touch with you for parties, nights out, weekend trips, etc.

Have your graphic designer (ME) design your own personal calling card.

It can list all the regular info - your name, cell phone number, and email address - but how about adding your Facebook page, LinkedIn profile, blog and more?

Of course there should be a photo of you too, in case the person who took your card doesn't really remember you the next day.

Just call me when you are ready.