Vintage is back, in fashion, in branding, and of course, in typography. The right retro-inspired font can make your design feel both nostalgic and new. These fonts can give your design a sense of time and place. Whether you are…
Canva Keywords to Find Aesthetic Elements
One of the best features of Canva is their huge library of assets – called “elements” – that includes graphics, photos, illustrations, and even gifs. The elements library is so robust, it may be overwhelming at first to know even…
Alternatives to True Black for Your Color Palette
True black (#000000) is one of my favorite colors. When I first started building color palettes, I would always include true black (#000000) and true white (#ffffff) with the brand colors. Soon I learned if I found alternatives to the…
50+ Free and Freemium Resources to Help You Start Your Site
When you are first starting your blog or website, the last thing you want to do is spend a bunch of money before you have an audience. Luckily, there are plenty of free and freemium tools and resources than can…
Best Free Stock Photo Sites
Stock photography is a great resource to help you tell your brand’s story visually. For a long time, stock photos had a bad reputation for being staged, cheesy, and stiff. While those photos are still out there, it is much…
