23 November 23, 2018

WordPress.com vs WordPress.org

2026-02-28T15:04:06+00:00By |Graphic Design, Marketing, Website Design, WordPress|

WordPress.com vs WordPress.org Confused between WordPress.com and WordPress.org? Here is a simple explanation: wordpress.com - WordPress will host your website for you for free but it comes with a hefty price tag of a horrible looking domain like thisdesigngirl.wordpress.com. wordpress.org - You host your own website. Your domain would be like thisdesigngirl.com. But of course, there are pros and cons to both. Keep in mind that both options are essentially free. WordPress is a free open source software. But it's OTHER things that you need to pay for to get them to work, like hosting, domain name, plugins, premium themes etc. [...]

9 May 9, 2017

Is Your Ad Design Ugly?

2026-02-28T15:30:05+00:00By |Entrepreneurship, Graphic Design, Illustrator, Marketing, Photoshop, Website Design, WordPress|

Is Your Ad Design Ugly? Is your ad design ugly? What truly makes a great design? An effective design or ad is not just all about looks. There are 3 main components when designing anything whether it be a simple web banner, a lead sales page, a corporate brochure, or even something as simple as a business card. Message Delivery Aesthetics Message Define crystal clear what message you are trying to convey. Do not leave anything up for assumption. Why? Because people don't have time to waste and by 8 seconds, they would already have moved on. Is this sad? Yes. But [...]

4 May 4, 2017

The Psychology of Color

2026-02-28T15:49:38+00:00By |Art, Entrepreneurship, Graphic Design, Home Design, Illustrator, Photoshop, Website Design, WordPress|

The Psychology of Color in Marketing and Branding If I were to play a song for you that you listened to while growing up, there is no doubt that you would remember all the words AND the feelings and emotions that were associated with it. For example, assuming you are my age, and I say "INXS, Never Tear Us Apart", what fond memories do you have? OMG! I remember when I slow danced in Grade 6 to that song! Am I right? Well, imagine that with color. We know that Red is Love, Purple is Royalty, Blue is Calming and [...]

21 April 21, 2017

Top 5 Web Banner Sizes

2026-02-28T15:52:10+00:00By |Entrepreneurship, Graphic Design, Marketing, Photoshop, Website Design, WordPress|

Top 5 Web Banner Sizes Below are the standard web banner sizes that you can implement on any website. The ones that are highlighted in Pink are considered the top 5 most effective web banner sizes according to Google. Leaderboard (728 x 90 pixels) Large Rectangle (336 x 280) Half Page Banner (300 x 600) Medium Banner (300 x 250) Large Mobile Banner (320 x 100) Full Banner (468 x 60) Half Banner (234 x 60) Vertical Banner (120 x 240) Wide Skyscraper (160 x 600) Skyscraper (120 x 90) Button 1 (120 x 90) Button 2 (120 x 60) [...]

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