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What questions should be answered before you start new design work for a client? Well, for one its always best to have a small list of questions ready for your client to answer. This way your going into the design understanding what their expectations are and you're not shooting in the dark. This can cause for a lot of frustration on both ends being that A) it's not what the client wanted and/or B) you've already spent a lot of time on the design. It's most likely both A and B, as designers we are eager to just get right into designing before we fully understand what it is the client is asking for.

As a designer, we should always learn to listen and understand first, and allow time for questions. Then design, because if we don't fully understand the idea as to why the client is needed a specific poster or flyer or landing page, then we wont be able to effectively do our job in designing something that solves their issue.

Which leads us to the first question....

How do you choose fonts and colors that fit your restaurant branding? That's a question many people ask when it comes down to starting their company. Colors are what is going to represent your comany visually, it is going to be the first impression of guests before you even get them in your doors to try your amazing food. So, a lot of thought must go into choosing these colors.

For example, in terms of color just think of the following companies and how their color choices work. With Target its known for its red bullseye, Apple is known for its metallic silver apple, and Best Buy with its big yellow tag. Each color conveys a different meaning and you want to be sure that your colors are giving off the right type of emotional meaning for your brand. Below, I share a list of colors and tips on what they represent.

When your company is in need of design work the question begs to be asked, "where do we begin to look?" Well, first you need to know what exactly it is that your company needs as well as what you are looking for. This allows you to really narrow down your search and quite possibly gear you towards the designer and services that will best suit your company's needs not just for that time but possibly for the future as well. You might need print collateral (i.e posters, brochures, business cards, flyers etc) or maybe it's more web based and you need a complete overhaul on your website. Once you determine your exact needs, it is time to start searching.

How do you go about finding a trusted freelance graphic designer? With computers and design programs at everyone's disposal it makes it a lot easier for people to claim that they are designers. Unfortunately, not everyone is a great designer. So, it becomes difficult to find that one person to trust with your company's work. Below I will showcase some different options that are available to you, and if they should be trusted.

Let's get started shall we? Business waits for no one!

2018 is here and with the new year comes new ideas to impove your design work. Some of us might be searching for ways to reinvent or update our design whether it's a logo or photography. Maybe you are just looking for new trends to follow to stay current.

In graphic design, the trends come and go quickly. Luckily for you, we will divulge into some graphic design trends that you can look forward to in 2018. 

For any business, a form of identification (like your license) are your business cards. These cards allow your contacts to be able to identify your position and what company you are representing. Thus, making something so tiny in size a great marketing tool for your company to generate clients with.

Unfortunately, these could also be the reason that you aren’t getting any business. Why is this you may ask? Well, there is sort of a “craft” so to speak when figuring out what makes a good business card versus a bad one. Some companies make the tiniest mistakes, that aren’t looked at before they send the cards to print. No worries though, we at Kulture Konnect are here to help.

Here is a list of five common business card mistakes you can avoid to ensure that your business card is up to today's standards.

Oftentimes as a designer, we have to design something that is centered around plenty of beautiful, eye-catching images. For the most part, we do receive beautiful breathtaking images, however, like any job, it comes with its difficulties. One example, sometimes clients will send images that are low-resolution. It is every designer's nightmare to go back and forth just for an image. The problem with this, is the fact it becomes extremely difficult to work with low-resolution images especially when it comes to printing & graphics. So, let's go over some helpful tips and tricks for the best practices for low and high resoluton images as well as figuring out if your image is worthy for print.

Can all of us agree that happy hour is the perfect time for your guest's to get together with friends and co-workers after a long stressful week? It's your customer's chance to let loose and enjoy good food with a tastey drink in tow at a great deal. With that said, you want to make sure to create an appealing happy hour menu that will have your customer's coming back for more. Here are four creative happy hour restaurant menu designs that do a great job at showcasing offers. So what do you say? Lets get started!

Are you struggling with organizing your menu design for fall? For instance, how many menu items should you include or what should you highlight? If you answered yes to struggling then you're in luck! Below we have covered three different layouts with two menus that show a perfect example of layout, and another that struggles with branding. 

There are several reasons you might want to change your menu design, those reasons can include product shortage, cost, time it takes to prepare a meal or just looking for a change. Whether you offer five menu items per section or fifteen, the presentation on the menu shoud be easy for the customer. Sectioning off your items based on catagories is a plus. Also, make sure that it is clean and not all over the place. 

In a world where social media is the way of life now. It leads companies wether start-up or already existing ones, are trying to get with the times of marketing their companies. While the logical task would be to have a design team on hand to create your graphics, that might not always be feasible due to the economy. This is causing 57% of B2B marketers in 2016 to priortize the use of visual content over text only content.  

Professional designers are using programs like Adobe CC Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop. These programs, however, require a subscription fee that some companies might not have the funds for. Luckily, there are multiple types of cloud design services that don't need a download to use.

The art of logo design is always changing, since the evolution of design is always changing. We can now reach our consumers through digital medias rather then just through print. This pushes us to design logos to not only represent well through print, but also through the digital aspect of advertising.

Let’s take a look at a couple innovative designs and logos that are well done.