Is your site HTTPS secure?

Is your site HTTPS secure?

Over the past couple of years, Google started ranking “HTTPS” sites higher than regular “HTTP” sites in non-branded searches. Then in September, Google announced: “Beginning in January 2017 (Chrome 56), we’ll mark HTTP pages that collect...
Is it time for a style guide?

Is it time for a style guide?

Lately, several of my clients have been considering either rebranding or having a branding guide built out for their organizations. What’s the difference? Rebranding can be updating your logo mark and/or additionally reviewing your positioning statement and mission....
From websites to direct mail

From websites to direct mail

This month I want to talk about my creative services to you. I’ve had a couple of people recently ask if I create websites and even invitations. The answer is YES!  Don’t let my size fool you. I am a smart, nimble, creative services contractor. I size according to the...
Please do not use MS Word to design for print

Please do not use MS Word to design for print

Greetings! This month I want to talk about quality. Designing in MS Word is not ideal for going on press. I bring this up because I was called in to rescue a job created this way. Quality matters. I can’t stress this enough. Why would you pay a lot of money to print...