by darlene@picklejarstudios.com | May 14, 2021 | Branding, Business, Design
It’s 2021, and you may be getting tired of your branding. It’s OK – it happens to all of us. But do you toss everything you’ve built so far and start from scratch? Perhaps… or maybe instead of a rebrand, you just need a brand reFRESH. In this blog, we’ll dive...
by darlene@picklejarstudios.com | Jan 12, 2018 | Business, Design
I know how it is. When you have a small business you try to do everything yourself, because, well, everything costs money. There was plenty I did on my own when I first started my business, but there are a few crucial things I definitely did not try to do myself! For...
by darlene@picklejarstudios.com | Apr 18, 2017 | Design, Typography
I’m always at my local library, and I love checking out the “what’s new” on the the non-fiction book shelf when you walk in. I have to say, the last few months I’ve been noticing a design pattern on book covers! A particular script font...
by darlene@picklejarstudios.com | Oct 9, 2015 | Design
So yesterday was all about positive/negative space and today we are going to be talking about white space in design. Just for reference, here’s were we are in the “basics” posts: Layout and Composition: the grid, the rule of thirds, hierarchy, rhythm, unity, contrast...
by darlene@picklejarstudios.com | Oct 8, 2015 | Design
So yesterday was all about contrast and today we are going to be talking about positive/negative space in design. Just for reference, here’s were we are in the “basics” posts: Layout and Composition: the grid, the rule of thirds, hierarchy,...