The self-promoter’s essential checklist
If you have something to say about your product or service, then you've got the fuel for the Google search engine – a regular supply of information for a dedicated audience
Avoid phone wallets, and other simple security tips
We all know we should have strong passwords but who knew the risks from phone wallets? Here are some simple things we can do to improve our personal data security
Is your website showing its age?
Your website was a masterpiece in the very latest of communication technology when it launched ten years ago, but how is it looking now?
Putting the ‘fun’ in functionality
Communication is the name of the game but clarity and accessibility don't have to come at the expense of fun. Talk to the robot…
It’s not the taking part, it’s the winning that counts
Why do you need Big Impact Design in your team? What exactly do we do for you? Founder, Tim Baggaley, dips into his youth for a lesson in teamwork
A recipe for success
Take the right ingredients, blend them carefully and you can cook up a website that will feed the needs of all your hungry clients. Warning, the following article contains puns…
Putting practice into theory
When Tim Baggaley was commissioned by Northeastern University London to explain to psychology students how graphic design works, he forensically dissected his project methodology to show them how the mind of a creative operates
The Facebook problem and how to fix it
Many small businesses and solo traders rely on their posts to social networks to promote their trade while their domain name website sits collecting dust. That's not good
A perfect website design for event promotion
Do you organise events? You need a website designed like this one to highlight your smart calendar
How to think like an artist
Simply drag and drop to build your own website to get that minimal design featured on thousands of other websites to make sure you don't stand out from the crowd
Magazine typography for websites
Once upon a time, there was no Cascading Style Sheets and just half-a-dozen, dull 'web-safe' fonts. Now we have pseudo-selectors and font hosting as the web's typography catches up with the Middle Ages…
Keep your bulk email out of the SPAM box
If you use a mailing list to promote a business enterprise, no matter how modest, then you need to comply with the GDPR law and best practice protocols or you'll end up branded a SPAMMER
Always judge a book by its cover
Why do we judge books by their covers? Because quick decisions based on simple, visual clues are right more often than they are wrong and there’s good reason for that, and that is very handy for graphic designers
Take that look off your Facebook
You might think that posting content to your project's Facebook page is sharing your content with the world but it turns out, Facebook might actually be quite secretive with your content