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I love Canva and I feel no shame about that fact. The professional graphic design community loves to make fun of Canva users. I, on the other hand, think Canva is a great tool: an accessible alternative to expensive softwares. If everyone could be a pro at Adobe Illustrator, that would be great! But that’s just […]

Graphic Design

November 15, 2024

3 easy ways to make your canva designs look better

I came across an article that excellently describes the relationship between designing a brand and gaining your audience’s trust. If you have time, it’s worth a read. Read it here If not, save it for later and browse 5 takeaways in my own words: ​ 1) A good brand designer will give you more than a […]

Graphic Design

July 19, 2024

5 design choices that bolster your audience’s trust

Let’s use your logo to make a functional color palette. Pastor John Qualmann in Crossville, TN gave me permission to use his logo as an example. Thank you! If Pastor Qualmann only used the colors in his logo to create graphics, those graphics wouldn’t pass the contrast test. Why does contrast matter? Besides making things hard on the […]

Graphic Design, Website Design

December 15, 2023

Does your color palette pass this test?