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Category: Design

Stylized alphabet

Does your library have a font problem?

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Laura

While discussing the aesthetics of a library program promotion, my supervisor made this comment: “Their graphic designer never met a…

Posted in Design, marketing
Design elements

4 rules to make your promotional graphics a lot better

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Laura

Do you create promotional graphics for your library’s website or social media? Yes, design can be subjective, but there are…

Posted in Design
Folded paper

Are you designing for something that isn’t there anymore?

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Laura

When I started doing web stuff in the 1990’s, I remember it being very much a “Wild West” kind of…

Posted in Design
Carousels: time to go

Carousels: time to go

Posted on July 10, 2014January 29, 2015 by Laura

Carousels have almost become ubiquitous.  I am frequently asked about them when I start designing a site for a library. …

Posted in Design, Keeping Up, usability, websites
3 truths about your library's website

3 truths about your library’s website

Posted on May 8, 2014September 13, 2021 by Laura

I create websites for public libraries.  I’ve been doing that for more than 15 years.  In that time, I’ve learned…

Posted in Design, Personnel, websites3 Comments on 3 truths about your library’s website

Challenges

Posted on November 21, 2013January 30, 2015 by Laura

I was recently asked to talk to a SLIS class for the University of Illinois, concerning  what I do and…

Posted in Design
Some lines about LOGOS

Some lines about logos

Posted on May 24, 2012February 2, 2015 by Laura

In my job, I work with a lot of library logos. Especially because, when possible , I design around the…

Posted in Design
Is it theft? Yeah, it is.

Is it theft? Yeah, it is.

Posted on March 15, 2012September 28, 2015 by Laura

Recently, I had the unpleasant experience of discovering that one of my custom graphics was appearing, without permission, on a…

Posted in Design, Keeping Up, Photography3 Comments on Is it theft? Yeah, it is.

Website work starts with education

Posted on April 29, 2011February 2, 2015 by Laura

“Though art may be subjective, Web design is not. In Web design, there is a right way and a wrong…

Posted in Design
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