JUST Creative's Most Popular Articles
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Brand Identity & Logo Design
Branding Articles:
- Branding, Identity & Logo Design Explained
- The Art of Personal Branding
- [Free eBook] Branding 101 Crash Course
- 8 Secret Benefits of Branding
- How To Brand A Startup On A Small Budget
- How to build a personal foundation through branding, blogging & social media
- Do You Need To Rebrand?
- 10 Must Know Tips for Creating Winning Visual Brand Identities
- 10 Personal Branding Tips to Help Improve Your Online Presence
- Free Branding Templates & Mockups
- Personal Branding Podcast with Jacob Cass
- My Top 7 Favorite Branding & Logo Books
- 7 Essential Questions to Define Your Brand
- 10 Essential Tips for Naming Your Brand or Start Up Business
Logo Design Articles
- How Much Does Logo Design Cost?
- How To Choose A Logo Designer
- What Makes A Good Logo?
- Why Logo Design Does Not Cost $5.00
- The Designer’s Guide To Responsive Logos
- 10 Tips For Designing The Perfect Logo [Infographic]
- 6 Benefits of Professional Logo Design
- 12 Logo Design Mistakes To Avoid
- 11 Must Know Logo Design Tips for Small Business Owners
- Top 6 Tips for a Killer Logo Design
- 20 Famous Animated Logos for Your Inspiration
- Color Psychology in Logo Design & Branding Explained
- Logo Design FAQ
- How To Design A Logo – 5 Vital Tips
- A Comparative Study of Logo Design between the 70s and 90s
- How Giving Away A Free Logo Design Benefited A Whole Community
- Logo Design Tips & Interview with Logo Designer, Jeff Fisher
- Copyright Issues In Logo Design
- Fake Logo Designs – Opinions | Fake logo designs revisited
- Can A Logo Ever Be Too Simple?
- How To Trademark A Logo Step By Step
- Negative Space In Logo Design: Tips & Inspiration
- Animals in Logo Design: Past & Present
- Animal Symbolism in Branding
Logo Design Process / Tutorials:
- Logo Design & Branding Process for Outdoor Fashion Brand, Waves to Wilderness
- The Secret Logo Design Process Of Top Logo Designers
- Logo Design Process for VideoGamer.com
- How to modify a typeface to create a unique logo
- Redwave Systems Brand Identity Design Process
- Logo Design Process For FITUCCI
- Logo Design Process for Just Creative Design’s Award Winning Logo
- Identity Design Process for Butterfield Photography
- Identity Design Process for A-List Blogging Bootcamps
- Logo Design Tutorial: How To Create An Iconic Logo Design
Logo Resources:
Brand Strategy
- 101+ Brand Strategy Resources
- 101+ Market Research Tools
- The Ultimate Guide to Brand Strategy
- The Best Brand Strategy Courses Reviewed
- 7 Vital Components of a Successful Brand Strategy
- How To Run A Brand Strategy Workshop
- What’s the difference between Brand, Branding and Brand Identity?
- What is Brand Strategy? What is the Discovery Process?
- 10 Signs It’s Time To Rebrand Your Business
- [Freebie] Brand Personality Slider – An Essential Brand Strategy Tool
- [Brand Mapping Strategy Tool] How to Position Your Company in a Competitive Market
Brand Strategy Workbook PDF Template
My Design Process
- My Evolution as a Designer
- Logo Design Process For FITUCCI
- Logo Design Process for Just Creative Design’s Award Winning Logo
- Logo Design Process From Start To Finish for Ultimate Potential
- Identity Design Process for Butterfield Photography
- Identity Design Process for A-List Blogging Bootcamps
- Design Process Of Creating A $40,000 Creative Newspaper Advertisement
- Design Process Of Creating A Creative Billboard Campaign
- How I Designed 3 CD Jackets Just by Listening To Music
- How To Design A Movie Poster
- Car Vehicle Wrap Design Process & Tutorial
- Design Process for my Vodka Premix Bottle
- My Process of Designing A Drink Coaster
- The Design Process Of Creating A Corporate Identity For A Beer Label: Part 1 – Beer Label Design
- The Design Process Of Creating A Corporate Identity For A Beer Label: Part 2 – Billboard Design
Graphic Design Resources
- 20 Great Resources to Learn Graphic Design
- 99 Sites ALL Designers Must Know About
- 101+ Places To Get Design Inspiration
- 15 Signs You’re A Bad Graphic Designer
- Want To Know How To Design? – Learn The Basics
- 70+ Graphic Design Tips
- The BEST Free Colour Tools & Sites Online
- Free Vector Swirls and Twirls Pack
- 12 Design and Business Books I’ve Read & Recommend (Part 1)
- 12 Design and Business Books I’ve Read & Recommend (Part 2)
- Explained In English: Copyright, Patents, Trademarks & Registered Designs
Graphic Design Articles
- The Best Laptops for Graphic Designers
- 6 Tips for Selecting a Great Freelance Designer
- 10 Best FREE Graphic Design Courses Online
- What every designer ought to know about: FSC
- 20 Unique Gifts for Graphic Designers & Creatives
- 101+ Gift Ideas for Designers
- Are you guilty of design consumerism?
- What is Graphic Design?
- Overused Design Trends
- The Most Linked to Pages of Top Design Blogs
- FUNNY Graphic Design Jokes & Humour
- Blatant Design Rip Offs or Just Inspiration?
Freelancing & The Business of Design
- Tools & Resources I Use Everyday
- The Ultimate Guide on How to Find New Clients
- How To Write An Effective Design Brief & Get The Design You Want
- How to get clients to say yes to your designs
- How to sell the value of design: an email conversation
- How much to charge for design work?
- Pricing Your Work Right as a Designer (Interview)
- Coworking Explained & How To Make It Work for You
- A First Hand Guide On How To Start Freelancing
- A Guide On How Freelancers Can Compete Against Large Design Studios
- Freelancers: Inspire yourself, Vary your Working Environment
- The Best Time Of The Day To Do Things As A Designer
- PayPal Fees | Should You Charge Your Clients?
Typography & Fonts
- 30 Fonts That All Designers Must Know & Should Own
- 15 Stunning Font Combinations
- 15 Pro Google Font Combinations
- The Top 100 Best Fonts Of All Time
- 10 Best Pro Fonts for Clean and Minimalist Logo Design
- 27 Classic & Elegant Fonts
- Illustrator & Type Tips Worth Knowing
- How to Use Custom Fonts with @font-face on WordPress
- 10 Commerical Fonts Every Print Designer Should Own
- Top 7 Fonts Used By Professionals In Design
- 20 Typefaces To Start A Designer’s Career
- FREE 27 Page Type Classification eBook
- Designer’s Favourite Fonts & Why
- Designer’s Most Hated and Loved Fonts
- Top 5 Typography Resources
- How To Choose A Font
- What is a Font Flag? What is a Font Specimen Sheet?
- How To Make Your Own Fonts
Creativity
- 15 Creativity Killers And How To Eradicate Them
- 15 Habits You Need to Unlock Creativity (+7 Habits to Forget)
- The Secret To Creativity
- 192 Creative, Smart & Clever Advertisements
- How To Be Creative
- How To Boost Your Creativity
- 56 Awe Inspiring Creative Photographs
- 92 More Must See Creative Photographs
- 80 NEW Creative, Smart & Clever Advertisements
- Be Creative But Don’t Over Do It
- 7 Foods That Will Supercharge Your Creativity
Advice For Design Students
- 12 Things Young Designers Need to Know
- Elements of a successful online design portfolio
- The Pros’s and Cons of Spec Work
- 16 Designer Job Descriptions
- Design Agency or Freelance?
- Advice For Design Students
- How much to charge for design work?
- How To Get Your First Job
- How Much Does A Graphic Designer earn?
- 15 Signs You’re A Bad Graphic Designer
- Want To Know How To Design? – Learn The Basics
- How and where to get paid freelance work while you are still a design student
- 5 Ways Your Online Portfolio is Costing You Business (+5 Easy Fixes)
Blogging & WordPress
- How to Set Up Your Own Website or Blog
- 7 Secrets You MUST Know To Give Your Blog The Edge
- 28 Great WordPress Plugins That I Personally Recommend
- Ultimate List of Blog Heading Templates & Titles for Blogging
- How To Get Sponsors For Giveaways & Competitions
- One quick copywriting tip to get more subscribers
Social Media & Content Marketing
General:
- 10 Design Principles to Enhance Your Social Media Posts
- How to Use Social Media to Gain Clients for Your Design Business
- What is Dribbble and How To Use Dribbble
- 12 Ways Your Logo Impacts Social Media
- 8 Content Marketing Tips for when you Lack Time and Resources
- 10 Strategies to Improve Social Media Engagement
- 10 Ways to Increase Interactivity in Your Emails
- 10 Content Distribution Tactics to Maximize Exposure
Pinterest:
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Twitter:
Facebook:
Web Design / Development
SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
- 7 Strategies to Make Facebook SEO Friendly
- 10 SEO Rules for Designers
- 9 SEO Tips You’ve Probably Forgot About
- How to Optimize Your Single Page Website
- Attract More Clients with Better SEO: Here’s How
User Experience
- A Beginner’s Guide to UX & UI Design
- 7 User Behavior Principles You Can Use to Improve Your Website Design
- 7 Psychology Principles Web Designers Must Know
- Mandatory Stages for Perfect Design: Wireframes, Mockups, Prototypes
- 3 Proven A/B Testing Tactics to Skyrocket Your Conversion Rate
Specific Web Design Advice / Other
- 9 Of The Best Ways To Present A Website To A Client
- 8 Essential Tips for The Perfect Website
- The Top 10 Best Alternatives to Stock Imagery
- 16 Great Websites with Unique & Unusual Navigation
- How To Make Your Next Website Design POP
- Call-to-Action Best Practices, Examples & Inspiration
- Why a “Meet the Team” Page is Vital + Examples & Trends
- 18 Insider Web Design Tricks to Simplify Your Process Workflow
- Best Free Online Courses for Web Designers
- Web Design Tips & Advice from A to Z
- The Creative Process Behind Website Design
- 7 Facts and Myths of HTML5
- How to UP YOUR GAME as a Web Designer
- Top 7 Most Cliche Stock Images Used In Web Design
- Web Design + Psychology = Satisfied Users?
- Designing an Accessible Site Without Losing Your Mind
- How to create a website to boost your business & brand
- 11 Ways to Improve Your Website’s User Experience Design
Artificial Intelligence
- AI Tools For Business
- AI Photo Editing Software
- Adobe FireFly Review
- ChatGPT Beginners Guide
- The Best ChatGPT Prompt Framework
- How to Make AI Art
- How AI Art is Changing Art & Design
- Artificial Intelligence & Its Impact on the Design Industry
- AI Mastery for Creative Professionals: The Advanced Guide & Prompt Pack
- AI for Content Management: The Rising Trend of Content Intelligence
Articles I’ve Written Elsewhere
I have written for a number of other blogs & magazines, below are some of them.
- How NOT to Design A Logo on Web Designer Depot
- Vital Tips For Effective Logo Design on Smashing Magazine
- Designing with Negative Space in Layers Magazine
- Vero Logo Design Process from Start To Finish in Layers Magazine
- How to create a vector font monster using the glyph panel in Layers Magazine
Top Gear for Designers
Top Laptops
- 17 Essential Tools for Designers
- Fastest & Most Powerful Laptops for Designers
- Best chromebooks for designers
- Best computers for designers
- Best MacBook for designers
- Best laptops for designers
- Best laptops for programming & coding
- Best budget laptops for designers
Top Gear for Video Editing
- Best monitors for editing video
- Best laptops for video editing
- Best computers for video editing
- Best external hard drives
More Top Gear for Designers
- Best printers for designers
- Best monitors for designers
- Best monitors for photo editing
- Best tablets for designers
- Best Huion tablets for designers
- Best mouse for designers
- Best earphones for music-lovers
- Best cameras for designers
- Best microphones for designers
- Best office chairs for designers
- Best external hard drives for designers
- Best monitor calibrators for designers
- Best pens for creatives
- Best phones for designers & creatives
NFTs
- What is an NFT?
- The Different Types of NFTs
- How to make and sell an NFT
- Ultimate NFT Marketing Guide
- Where are NFTs stored?
- Common Questions about NFTs
- How to buy NFTS
- Best NFT Marketplaces
- How to Mint an NFT
- How Much Does It Cost to Mint an NFT?
- NFT Trends
- Best NFT Courses
- Best NFT Games
- NFT crypto – What’s best for your art?
- The Best NFT Art So Far
- Best NFT Displays for Showcasing your Collections
- Best NFT Creator Software
- NFT Workshops for Beginners
- Best NFT Apps for iPhone
- 101+ Best NFT Resources
- Most Expensive NFT Art
- Best NFT Discord Communities
- How to Make Money with NFTs
Other
- 10 Best Podcasts for Designers & Freelancers
- 20 Start-up Marketing Strategies that Always Work!
- How To Get 100% Free Advertising On Google
- Who needs skills? We have software!
- What to get a designer for Christmas / Birthday?
- 6 Great Tips On How To Prepare Artwork for T-Shirt Printing
- How To Print Blog Articles The Smart Way
- 10 Reasons To Switch To Gmail
- Your Favourite Inspirational Quotes
- Inspiring Intimidation: Tips to keep you on track
- The Best Mouse for Designers and Web Addicts
- Public Speaking Tips To Improve Your Next Presentation
- Stylish Macbook Covers & Cases
- How to Design a Fiction Book Cover That Sells
- 9 Tips for Effective Conversational UX & Chatbot Design
Also try using the search box on the top right of this website if there is something in particular you are looking for.
Top Recommended Resources & Deals
All of the products & companies listed below are those I work with and can attest to their quality. I wouldn’t recommend them otherwise. Full disclosure, the links below are affiliate links, meaning I get a little cut if you buy anything, at no extra cost to you.
Online Courses
- SkillShare – Get 4 weeks of Skillshare Premium for free and get access to thousands of online classes in design, photography, business, and more.
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Design Assets, Themes, Fonts
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- Envato Elements – Get unlimited downloads of 50+ Million Design Assets including CMS Templates, HTML Templates, Fonts, InDesign Files, Stock Photos, Mockups and much more.
- FontBundles – Free fonts and font bundle deals.
- MyFonts – Where I go to look for fonts, with regular deals.
- ThemeForest – Top tier website templates & themes for WordPress, HTML, Email, Joomla and Magento.
- MojoThemes – WordPress, Joomla themes and more!
Design Bundle Deals
- DesignCuts – Every 2 weeks they offer an extremely high quality design bundle deal plus get 30-50% off in their marketplace.
- InkyDeals – Great design bundle deals!
Hosting
- BlueHost – BlueHost is my recommended web host for small to mid-sized businesses. Easy to use, great value, great support and my first choice for clients. Just Creative readers save 43% off their hosting. See my tutorial on how to set up your own website.
- Media Temple – Have been hosting with them since 2010 and can highly recommend for high performance, high trafficked websites.
Software & Services
- Adobe Creative Cloud (Get 40- 65% off!) – Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Lightroom and more!
- SmartMockups – Create stunning mockups with ease, without Photoshop.
- Dropbox – My recommended in the cloud storage solution.
- Logo Package Express – Export logo files in just one click.
- Astute Graphics – Illustrator plugins to speed up your work flow.
- Moo Printing – Business card printing and more. Get 25% Off.
- WebFlow – Create websites without code
Invoicing / Accounting / Software
- Bloom – All in one invoicing & client management solution
- FreshBooks – Make those tedious accounting & invoicing tasks easy, fast and secure.
- HoneyBooks – Client management software (get 50% off)
- Bonsai – All in one freelancing software
Stock Photography
- Shutterstock – Highly recommended stock photography & vectors.
- iStock – Another great stock photos provider.
My Logo Design Font Bundle
- Download my hand-picked Logo Design Font Bundle featuring 5 versatile fonts at 30% off.