Good Graphic Design…What is it?

Good Graphic Design…What is it?

Is it a Colour combination?  White space? Style?  Great art? For me it is all these things and none of them sometimes.  It is something else, that “Je ne sais quoi” that melds advertiser, media, message and observer. MarshalI McLuhan (great Canadian Philosopher, look...
Social Media for Small Business

Social Media for Small Business

    Social media for small business is a topic close to my heart.  I have run a number of small businesses and one of the biggest challenges has always been time.  As a small business owner you have to wear many hats: Sales, HR, bookkeeper, janitor, manager...

Why is 20lb. Bond, 20 Pounds?

Well it all started back in the days of the Egyptians, who got tired of chiselling messages into stone…Well, maybe that is a little to far back.  So, fast forward…  Paper was first produced by machines in 13th century Europe.  The standardised sizing of paper came...