Articles by Vandelay Design from July 2021

Despite having a bad rep in the world of marketing, stock photographs are a valuable asset that we cannot ignore. Whether it’s for a digital marketing campaign or display advertising, stock...Cl...

Designers love free icon sets. Having quality icons can help to make a site's design look complete, and can also help with the usability of the site. Social media icons are some of the most commonly.....

A great summer feels like sunshine on the back of your neck, sand between your toes, and waves crashing in the distance as you sit on the shoreline. These fonts will help you capture all those...Click...

Web designers often browse through portfolio websites of other designers for inspiration and ideas that can be used in their own work. Photographers, like designers, have a need to display an...Click ...

Are you looking for logo design inspiration? This list of 100 cool logos from top brands will help to refresh your creativity and get the creative juices flowing. We all know that logos are a...Click ...

So you took the time to send a web design estimate but didnt get the project.They said they just didnt have the budget for it. You know they liked your work, or else they wouldnt have contacted...Clic...

People love good customer service, but really hate to get bad customer service.Most people know the difference between good customer service and bad customer service. Your web design clients are no......

Many of the struggles that web designers and other freelancers face are of their own making. I'm convinced that many designers and freelancers know the right things to do (at least intellectually we.....

Are you looking for dark wallpaper to decorate your desktop background? Many of the free wallpaper images you’ll find online are bright or colorful, but sometimes you may want something with...C...

Grunge effects like textures and scratches can be used create backgrounds, to distress text, or just to add a subtle texture to an element in a design. One of the easiest ways to add texture and...Cli...

For most designers pricing services is not something that is the highlight of the job. Still, it is something that you'll have to deal with if you're freelancing or working for a small firm. Here's......

How much will it cost to have you make me a website?At some point in your career, youve probably been asked this. You were probably amused or insulted, thinking that heres another prospect who...Click...

In many settings advertisements tend to be ignored or overlooked. When flipping through a magazine you probably skip past the ads unless something really catches your attention. The same thing...Click...

The 1960s gave rise to a new sense of style that included everything from bell bottoms and psychedelic tie-dyes to peace signs and Woodstock posters. The music, art, films, fashion,...Click through to...

The type used to communicate a message is every bit as important as the language used to do it. Different typefaces, or, in this digital age, fonts, signify different levels of sincerity, whimsy, or.....

Every digital typeface from free to a $1,000 font pack goes through a similar design process. It's rigorous for a beginner and does require an understanding of foundational typographic principles....C...