2 hours agoWriting a vision statement.Write without fear. Edit without mercy. Dream big, say it concisely.Vision Statement4 min read
Apr 20Important questions that your web designer should be asking you.I really believe that designing for a client is a conversation, not a done deal. In order to understand what a client is wanting in a design, be it web or a logo, or even a flyer I have questions that I will ask my client. I have learned that…Design4 min read
Apr 5Motion: UK Trend prediction for 2022 — or at least for Spring.These are chaotic times we are living in, and no more so than in the fast-changing expectation of our clients. Whereas before trends stuck around, for years in some cases, we have now been programmed to expect change, our informational challenge as designers is really about how to get people’s…Design3 min read
Mar 29A Season of UK DesignIt’s spring in the northern hemisphere, although I have heard from my many UK friends the weather is still dire. Spring brings hope of renewal, a fluttering of excitement as to what is going to unfold, leading us to imagine what promises the summer will reveal. Spring is an awakening…Jubilee3 min read
Mar 8Women. In celebration of their power.“If I can change the life of one person it makes a whole difference because behind that person there is a whole family. It’s a family, it’s a society, it’s Tanzania.” — Victoria Kisyombe founded SELFINA in 2002 taking the lead role as pioneer of micro-credit in Tanzania through micro-leasing…Women2 min read
Feb 15How to use bold colour in your brand and still achieve a sense of calm.“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way.” — Georgia O’Keeffe This week my social media guru person suggested that I write a blog about using bold colour in design, given that we’ve just celebrated Valentine’s Day which is all about…Web Design3 min read
Feb 8JacciR Design — A New WebsiteLeo Babauta says that “Simplicity boils down to two steps: Identify the essential. Eliminate the rest.” This says everything about what I believe about design — and life — in this decade going forward. Simplify. Simplify. Simplify. My original website has served me well, but I have for a while…Web Design4 min read
Jan 25Trends | Web Design | JacciR Design gets a new look: Simple. Ageless.“A good designer finds an elegant way to put everything you need on a page. A great designer convinces you half that shit is unnecessary.” — Mike Monteiro This is the year for BIG CHANGE! JacciR Design is about to reveal a brand new logo and ‘look’ within the next…Women In Business3 min read
Jan 18TRENDS 2022| Logo design | Simplify. Simplify. Simplify!“Everything old and retro is new again! People want familiarity and comfort mixed with minimalism — life was overwhelming pre-pandemic. People want to slow down, reflect and have fun” — Joanna Alves, Creative Manager, Product Creation and Experience at Vista Hi there, writing to you from Darling this week. Darling…Logo Design4 min read
Jan 3Let me introduce myself.Who am I? I am a wife, mother, grandmother. I am an artist, a designer, a photographer. I am a lover of music, nature and travel. I’m 56 years old, was born at the Kingsbury Hospital in Cape Town and am the first of two children of Des and Annette…Design4 min read