A Watford Graphic Designer

Photo Answers – Editors Choice

Wes Butler — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:05:00 +0000

I recently added some of my Flickr photos on to the Photo Answers website (which is associated with the Practical Photography Magazine) and was pleased to find that on 7th April 2010 I was included in the Editors Choice section of the website for my night shot of the London Eye. Here’s what they said: “The [...]

Beginning Internet Marketing

Wes Butler — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:00:10 +0000

So you’ve taken the plunged and hired a designer to make your website look great and improve the usability for visitors. Now you can sit back and let it do its thing right?…wrong! Having a great website is only the beginning, now the real work starts with getting people onto your website. It’s no good printing [...]

Book Review : Do Good Design

Wes Butler — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:04:23 +0000

Do Good Design: How Design Can Change Our World: How Visual Communicators Can Save the World by David B. Berman “With great power; comes great responsibilty” – Spiderman The influence that designers have is everywhere, they have an affect on what we see, what we use and what we experience. Ths book is a call to action to [...]

8 Eco-Design Websites

Wes Butler — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:01:13 +0000

Continuing on from a previous post of mine, 5 Environmentally Friendly Tips for Designers, I thought I would make a list of website that provide information and resources that might be useful for graphic designers looking to become more environmentally sustainable. AIGA Center for Sustainable Design - providing designers with a wide range of information regarding sustainable business [...]

Getting Your Stuff Done

Wes Butler — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:20:05 +0000

A fun video – ever had a day like this? By Lev Yilmaz – Tales of Mere Existence

Long Road to Blogdom

Wes Butler — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:27:50 +0000

Having just started on the road to Blogdom I still have a lot to learn. Before I began I scrolled my way through lots of blogs to get a feel for what I was getting myself into. There are definitely some blogs that stand out from the others. Here a few that have helped and inspired me and I [...]

Do I need to see a therapist?

Wes Butler — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:00:30 +0000

My girlfriend recently bought me this magnet due to my habit of alignment. It reads: The Law Of Straightness EVERYTHING must be STRAIGHT or else the World will EXPLODE* *Those who do not believe in the Law of Straightness will not BE SAVED It’s from UK artist Edward Monkton, known for his quirky and philosophical musings on life. It got [...]

Why Hire A Graphic Designer?

Wes Butler — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:47:55 +0000

1. First impressions last – The impression you make with the quality of your marketing material can have a big influence on whether your business or product is successful or not. So you need to get it right. Correcting a mistake can be very costly financially and commercially. A designer can enhance your brand. 2. A [...]

5 Environmentally Friendly Tips for Designers

Wes Butler — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:43:57 +0000

I have a brother in Melbourne, Australia who runs an organic delivery business and I have done a few design projects for him in the past. Obviously, organics and the environment are very closely linked and he requests any print work matches the company values . So using recycled paper or having t-shirts printed on organic cotton is essential to [...]

How Do You Begin Writing A Graphic Design Blog?

Wes Butler — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:10:44 +0000

So here it is. The beginning. My first blog post! But where do you start? What do you write? I want to write a blog and I want it to be relevant and I want it to be original. But can you really write an original blog, with so many graphic design blogs and web design [...]