When you need to design a banner or a flyer for an event, it can be an intimidating task. It’s a good idea to get expert help from a Portland print and graphic designer, but if you can’t do that, you can still make sure your sign gets the message across, by keeping a few …
Keeping your social networking and blog active for your business can be pretty tough–finding the time to create the content is hard enough, and a busy day or week might make your blog update drop off of the To-Do List. Worse yet, you might have a billion ideas one week, and be drawing a blank …
It’s Valentine’s Day, and no matter what your Facebook says under “Relationship Status,” it’s a good excuse to spread some love around. My beloved Portland folks–clients, friends, and supporters–have been wonderful during my first few months as Upswept Creative, and I love you for it! THANK YOU for being awesome, and letting me help you …
As a web design professional, I can say with confidence: your Flash web site is not helping your business. Strong words, perhaps, but Flash is good for a very specific set of things, and your business web site is not one of them. These are just a few reasons why you should think twice before …
First Friday is back at Upswept Creative, with a special holiday edition! We had a fun evening at my October First Friday open studio event, so we’re doing it again! This time, we’re kicking off the holidays featuring several fantastic Portland creatives: new jewelry from the Fresh Tangerine Holiday 2011 collection collaborative holiday arrangements by …
They say social networking is becoming more and more important when it comes to sharing your brand, but it’s not always obvious how you’d actually, y’know, go about doing that. Not to mention, it can be tough to say what you want to say in 140 characters or less. Fortunately, the shared Internet brain has …
This flyer design project was so exciting that it was hard for me to keep from announcing it right away, and Alyson of Clair Vintage Inspired felt the same way, but now we can both spread the word: we’re joining forces and reviving her pet food drive for a second year! We’ll be collecting donations …
The Christmas shopping and decor is already hitting stores, but I’d rather call this the season for helping out a good cause. When Jen Barth at Big Small Brands asked me about creating a custom logo design for her upcoming nationwide campaign, I dove into Adobe Illustrator, and came out a few hours later with …
Your web site is one of the most important parts of running your own business, and a good web designer will know how to help you build it. But, when you add something new to fancy up your business, you usually have a plan, right? Your web site is one of the most important investments …
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