Archive for ‘Design Discussions

3 thoughts for the week of July 12, 2010 (are all the best ideas taken?)

by 3thought
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Some random thoughts about how all the best, simple logo concepts seem to be taken, how our brilliant idea for bingo was already taken, and how soon a great marketing idea will be ripped off.

How do you browse the web?

by 3thought

[poll id="3"] In our 3thougths this week, we took a look at our first 90 days of website traffic using Google Analytics. We noticed a few trends about our site, that confirm and shed light on the evolution of the web, and how quickly “times they are a changin”. One of the things we [...] Read more »

6 Tips to Work Cost-effectively with a Graphic Designer

by 3thought

Clients always want to know what they can do to keep costs down on projects. Especially in these economic times, the question always is “how can we do this in the most cost-effective manner?” Is there a magic formula of miracle software? No. But there are a lot of small things that may not seem like they would make that big a difference that truly do. Being organized and having the proper preparation for a project go a long way to getting the most value for your designer’s time.

Giving Birth (a.k.a. launching a website)

by Shea

Launching a website is a little bit like giving birth. You put all your hopes into it, it comes out functioning but still needs to grow and you just hope everybody else loves it as much as you.