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Fun Finds

Fun Finds

Often, it’s the little things, the ordinary, the unexpected encounters that spark our imaginations. A surprise find can lift us and elevate whatever comes next (especially this year with its many unexpected challenges). That’s certainly true for our insight180 team. We’re delighted to share just a few of our Fun Finds with you here. Enjoy exploring what caught our attention. We’re hoping some of our discoveries will inspire you, too.

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Fun Finds

Fun Finds

Often, it’s the little things, the ordinary, the unexpected encounters that spark our imaginations. A surprise find can lift us and elevate whatever comes next. That’s certainly true for our insight180 team. We’re delighted to share just a few of our Fun Finds with you here. Enjoy exploring what caught our attention. We’re hoping some of our discoveries will inspire you, too.

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Just a little more white space, please.

Just a little more white space, please.

I’ve been wanting to write this blog for a long time. It’s been on my list for months… no years. It’s taken many forms and had a few false starts. Sometimes spurred by a client who wants to fill every inch of the page in their annual report, or use every millimeter in an ad or when their logo must contain specific, literal elements to help visually describe their business. Sigh

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How to Navigate the World of Color for Your Brand

How to Navigate the World of Color for Your Brand

Some of the biggest brands in the world are immediately identifiable by color association alone. Think Starbucks green, Target red, UPS brown. These brands have made color a critical element of their process, a key consideration in their outreach efforts, and consistency across platforms, materials and devices is critical. Even for small and mid-size B2B companies, consistent color can work to your advantage. So how do you make sure you’re getting color right?

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Save Your Images! The How-To Guide of High vs. Low Resolution

Save Your Images! The How-To Guide of High vs. Low Resolution

So, after my two-part series on file formats, File Types: Which One is Right for Me? and Vector vs. Raster? How To Choose The Right File Format, I realized I should probably elaborate on another key aspect of determining which files will work best for a project: high resolution vs. low resolution. This is the final key element in choosing the right image for your assigned task. READ MORE

Made with Love: Six Design-Inspired Valentine’s Cards

Made with Love: Six Design-Inspired Valentine’s Cards

“We think you’re fontastic, Valentine!” Valentine’s Day is always filled with cute, corny puns targeted for anyone. We love receiving them, reading them and (most importantly) creating them! Here are six Valentine’s Day graphics made by insight180 for you to enjoy and share with your Valentine! By special request, we’re including the 2017 “designer” Valentines that inspired us to spread the love even more. READ MORE

Social Media Dimensions Made Simple: Your 2018 Blueprint

Social Media Dimensions Made Simple: Your 2018 Blueprint

Social media is ever-changing. The networking platforms’ newsfeed algorithms are constantly updated. Topic and engagement trends evolve quickly. And because social media platforms are frequently updating their layouts, recommended dimensions for profile, cover and other images change on a whim. READ MORE

Vector vs. Raster? How To Choose The Right File Format

Vector vs. Raster? How To Choose The Right File Format

You’ve seen it before. “Fuzzy” looking edges, logos that have been distorted and stretched in a Word document or PowerPoint, blurry images. These are telltale signs of a problem we encounter often . . .  vector vs. raster confusion. As an art director and designer, one of the most common problems that I run into when working with other people’s files (especially logos) is that the files are not optimized for their specific use. And, yes, it can be confusing!  So we wanted to use this blog post as an opportunity to help educate readers on the differences between the most used file formats and when to use them. Using the right type of image file, you can make sure your audience views crisp, clean and beautiful looking materials.

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Four Common Website Mistakes That Might Cost You Clients

Four Common Website Mistakes That Might Cost You Clients

Take a good, hard look at your website. Compare it to some of your competitors, or some sites with similar goals.

Now ask yourself these questions:

  • Would you hire you?
  • What types of businesses/companies/organizations would be most likely to hire you?
  • What emotion do you feel when looking at the site website?
  • If you were a client, what advice would you give yourself?
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