Design Resources
The Design Process
The Journey of a Logo — Mother Crushers
Summer Intern, Rebecca Doyle, describes the process of designing and illustrating a logo from beginning to end.
Maryland Home Renovations – Logo Case Study
New business Maryland Home Renovations was quickly picking up clients but had a small problem: they didn’t have a logo or business card.
Housekeeping by Susan – Branding Case Study
Walkthrough the logo design process for Housekeeping by Susan and watch a DIY logo transform into a professional logo.
Design Insights
Scissor Happy: Familiarize Yourself with Clipping Masks
Download image, paste, crop, and resize. A vicious cycle for designers working in Illustrator. There has to be an easier way!
Intern Ashleigh walks us through on how to use clipping masks.
Website Features & Designs That Are Worth Ditching
Your website is the online version of your office. Especially during and following the era of COVID19, it is an essential marketing tool for businesses to reach and engage current and prospective customers. The way your website looks and feels will determine how your online audience will see your business.
Excellent website design is vital to grab the attention of prospective customers. The website’s features will significantly affect the website user experience, and that will have a severe impact on your conversion rate. While some features are great for your website, some may not be too great.
In fact, you should consider ditching some website designs/features if you want to provide your website audience with the best experience and allow them to enjoy the benefits that come with that.
WordPress, Wix, or Squarespace? Which is best?
Building a website yourself and considering WordPress, Wix, and Squarespace? Discover which may be the best fit for you with this pros and cons list.
Intern
Blog Posts
Scissor Happy: Familiarize Yourself with Clipping Masks
Download image, paste, crop, and resize. A vicious cycle for designers working in Illustrator. There has to be an easier way!
Intern Ashleigh walks us through on how to use clipping masks.
Facebook For Dummies (and Gen Z’ers)
Summer Intern, Erin Bourn, provides tips for starting a Facebook business page through the from the framework of her social media experience as a Generation z.
The Journey of a Logo — Mother Crushers
Summer Intern, Rebecca Doyle, describes the process of designing and illustrating a logo from beginning to end.
Meet the Owner:
Jessica Valis
After nearly a decade of working for big banks and filling the pockets of “the man,” I started a digital marketing and design agency to help the businesses that really matter—Your Business!
You know your industry better than the next guy. Now it’s time to show it with a visual identity that matches your skillset and knowledge-base.
I know that a little touch of corporate branding can transform your out-of-home office into a larger-than-life, favorite, local business. It’s all about how you present yourself and that’s where working with a consultant and designer such as myself comes into action.
Let Harford Designs take over your social media, website design, branding, and advertisement so you can get back to the reason you left corporate too!
