As a native English speaker, I didn’t have much need to learn about adjectives. More specifically, the correct order of different types of adjectives.
When it comes to adjectives, you gotta know when to use ‘em
Why do many great logos look oh-so-simple?
Next time you say ‘that’s so simple, I could have done that in 5 minutes’ … think about the time it took you to read this post, let alone how long the designer took to ensure the shapes, line work and dots were EXACTLY the right size.
Em and En are real words (and you can use them in Scrabble)
An em is the width of an uppercase letter M, an en is the width of the capitol letter N. And that’s not all the printing industry has contributed to the common phrases we use today.
Sydney Film Festival released a new identity for their 66th outing
We go to the cinema to be entertained, to be informed, and to see things we miss in our daily lives. Sydney Film Festival’s new brand identity meets the brief.
12 Weeks of (2018) Good News
Is it too late to say ‘Happy New Year’? If you’ve forgotten last year already, we’re back with some good news in 2018.
The origins of placeholder text lorem ipsum
What do a 16th century printer and a 1st century roman statesman have in common? The answer is placeholder text lorem ipsum.
Popular collaboration hub Slack recently completed a rebrand
There’s a lot of talk about whether the new logo looks like a swastika, a wet windmill, or even 4 ducks.
Google Images – Are They Free? NO! And What To Do About It
Google images are not free! So what do you do instead? Today I’ll explain why a sneaky cut and paste from Google is not cool – and can cost you a lot, as well as share better ways to get great images for free.
It’s Brand by Name’s 6th birthday! Let’s celebrate by looking back on some of the highlights.
It’s our anniversary! We’ve taken a look back over six years of working with a variety of clients to share our highlights and learnings. Strongly identifying our niche of event branding, brand identity, print design and infographics is definitely the main lesson learned.
Our two cents: beware the crowdsourcing
Contrary to what you may think, we love when clients use crowdsourcing websites for design work (sometimes). Before we explain why, let us clarify how these crowdsourcing design sites work. They offer rock bottom prices…