Comments for Design Insights

Comment on It’s FALL! Time for Holiday Corporate Gifts by Josh Gordon

Josh Gordon — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:13:59 +0000

This article is spot on! This is definitely the right time to start planning corporate gifts, make thoughtful selections and make sure everything goes off without a hitch!

The right corporate gift can provide you with that extra nudge to close that deal, or to further solidify an already exceptional relationship with a business partner or contact.

Supplies are already being tapped into this year, as the diligent and well-prepared corporate gift shoppers place orders and reserve those top gifts for their clients. Getting started one of the hardest parts – so like the article says, avoid further delay and start planning today!

Comment on ECO-STYLE: Bringing together environmental awareness with eco-friendly products by Eric

Eric — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:13:14 +0000

Environmental awareness as a fashion statement? Why not! But serious designers should consider a partnership with a nature protection or pollution control organization, to share a portion of the proceeds or create some opportunity for people to do more than just buy something.

Comment on Getting Over Your Digital Shyness by Liz

Liz — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:10:44 +0000

Glad it’s helpful!

Comment on Getting Over Your Digital Shyness by Andy Thorpe

Andy Thorpe — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:22:22 +0000

Thanks Liz

I think you are writing this article for me!

I’m on the trail you suggested.

1) I joined LinkedIn

2) Updated my website in WordPress and added a blog page. 3 blogs published so far!
http://www.londonquickbooks.co.uk/blog/

3) I have joined FaceBook today, but I haven’t published anything yet.

Although I’ve made it up as I go along, your comments make me think I am going in the right direction. I’ve had two business leads from LinkedIn so far!

Thanks

Andy

Comment on SEO-The Beauty, The Beast by seo

seo — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:07:50 +0000

Well the best thing you have done is by investing in seo, some companies do not even do that.

Comment on Cookie Cutters Are for Kitchen Use Only by pat roles

pat roles — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:58:46 +0000

Great article and response!

Comment on Cookie Cutters Are for Kitchen Use Only by Liz

Liz — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:07:40 +0000

Our overall concern is that businesses should take the visual aspect of their branding seriously, and not hastily accept generic designs.

The affordability aspect is an especially good point. Although small businesses should not assume they must use the biggest, most expensive branding firm; with some research an affordable designer can often be found.

It’s true that our blog is currently based on an existing theme, but we made changes to customize it to fit with the design of our company website. At the time we were new to WordPress and wanted to see what the process was all about. In fact, the frustrations of dealing with someone else’s template reinforced our preference for original designs. As we become more adept at working within the WP functionality framework, we are better able to customize designs to a client’s specs.

Comment on Cookie Cutters Are for Kitchen Use Only by Neil Drori

Neil Drori — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:42:54 +0000

It’s not the cutter that gives the cookie its taste, its what goes in to the batter.

There are a great many designers and lots of great examples of creative, attractive and interesting web sites but not all the great examples come from great designers.

Then again, there are lots of terrible examples of web design and lots of self proclaimed designers and these are also not mutually exclusive.

Start ups and small businesses typically do not have the capitalization to hire professional design talent to come up with an “original” design and then continue spending money on updates, expansions and redesigns which are all necessary if a web site is to stay interesting to its audience. Their limited resources are needed for a great many things like developing great products.

Does that mean that budding entrepreneurs who want to use the internet should stay away until they can afford to hire a “pro”?

Great designs and slick branding are wonderful things but they are NOT the exclusive domain of the professional designer. Terrific products and ecstatic clients are however, exclusively the result of talented and creative entrepreneurship.

I say 3 cheers for the cookie cutters (on-line templates, simple WYSIWYG design tools and the like). They provide the means for lots of bakers to get their tasty treats into the hands of hungry fans.

By the way, your blog is built on a Wordpress template……If you live in a glass house, you shouldn’t throw stones.