So Baskin Robbins has a new logo. The infamous, playfully fun pink and blue logo is no more. Fortunately, the new logo still uses the same clever concept of combining the BR and the 31, but in a different way. Overall, the new Baskin Robbins logo is a successful redesign, though I do have some…

If you’re at the point where you’re trying to figure out what questions to ask in a design interview, then congrats! Someone liked your portfolio enough to set up a meeting. That’s awesome. If you’re like me, and nervous in interviews, you probably forget about asking the right questions. Remember, a job interview goes both…

In my career as a designer, I haven’t thought nearly enough about what my graphic design dream job would be or what, specifically, it would look like. If I could design my own job from scratch, what would I want it to look like? For any designer, what should a graphic design dream job look like?…

Being a design manger isn’t that different from being a manager in another type of industry; where you need to be able to lead, inspire, organize, and advocate. However, in the design industry, you’re working with creatives. This means you need to be very familiar with the creative process and how to get the best…

Being a graphic design can be really hard. It’s stressful, you have to work with demanding clients, meet insane deadlines, and you need to constantly be creative even when you’re creatively drained. So what happens when you don’t want to do graphic design anymore? What career options do you have if you want to take…

Illustration Workshop by Mary Kate McDevitt is a book I’ve been looking at for awhile. I finally got my hands on it. My hand drawing illustration skills have been stuck at the grade school level for most of my life, and I’ve been meaning to improve them. I’m hoping this book will help with that.…

Not to sound like an advertisement, because this isn’t one; but if you’re like me and you enjoy creating abstract art, you should check out Wombo Dream, an app for AI created art that was released in November 2021. The app makes beautiful works of unique art using only a word prompt and style. I’ve…

Some people are hard to buy for, others are surprisingly easy. Knowing what people are into makes the gift buying process easier, but you still want to make sure you’re not getting something they already own or have no use for. Finding good gifts for graphic designers is actually not too hard, thanks to the…

I like to occasionally test my graphic design knowledge with online quizzes. They’re fun and there are a lot of different types of quizzes on various design or design related topics. I’m quite good with a practical graphic design quiz; like where you’re asked to choose the correct kerning for type, or eyeing if something…

I’ve seen this question asked online a number of times. When you’re starting out in the design industry, do you need a graphic design mentor? The answer isn’t all that clear. I believe that while having a graphic design mentor can be incredibly helpful to your career, it is not an absolute necessity because of…

If you’re Canadian, you’re likely familiar with the Panago pizza logo. It’s red and green, and has the words ‘Panago’ in a narrow oval. Panago is a huge franchise in Canada that’s been around for well over thirty years though they have only ever done one major rebrand. The other day I ordered pizza from…

When you’re starting a new business, all the things you need to do before you even start are pretty overwhelming. Outside of actually setting things up financially, staffing, permits, trademarking, and much more, you probably don’t know what you need when branding a new business other than maybe the logo. There are actually a number…