Is it time for a new logo?
Is your logo looking a little rough around the edges? Does it make you feel like you’ve fallen through some sort of 90's time warp? Bad logos may make your business look sketchy and unprofessional. Here are 6 signs it’s time for a change. Your logo is made from [...]
Thoughts on the Art Nouveau
The Art Nouveau is well known for its organic curves, intricate details, and stunning color palettes. The Art Nouveau style was applied to the fine art, architecture, furniture, graphic design, and product design of the time. An important aspect of the style was the beautification of practical objects and the [...]
WPA National Park Posters
by Steven Cline, graphic designer & illustrator at Lara J Designs Between 1935 and 1943 President Franklin D. Roosevelt started the new deal, and the Works Progress Administration was established with the goal of putting Americans back to work. Part of the WPA budget went to art projects, one area [...]
Recent Website Design Trends
Many new website design trends have emerged over the past few years. In this article I will briefly go over a few of the most important ones that have gotten our attention. Full Width Elements Now that responsive design is the norm, many websites have been moving towards incorporating full [...]
Recent Design Trends: Color
October 22, 2015 by Casi Cline, graphic designer & illustrator at Lara J Designs Color is one of the most important tools utilized by Graphic Designers to convey the client’s intended message. For the last few years, color trends in graphic design have been heavily inspired by simple but striking [...]