FAQs
- What types of customers have you worked with?
I began our GRAPHIC DESIGN business in 1995 designing book covers. Since then I have expanded to working with a wide variety of print and digital media, offering ever more complex and effective design solutions. I pride myselves on the lasting relationships we build with our clients, some of whom weve worked with since we first opened our doors. The knowledge we gain from these continuing relationships gives us a strong understanding of our clients unique needs and goals. Our clients, in turn, benefit from this personal history, as well as from our experience. I love what I do and it show in all my work!
- What advice would you give a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?
Look at the quality in a designers website! This sounds way too obvious doesn't it? And yet you would be amazed to see how lax some graphic designers' websites are. They are lax and ill thought through. Even if the chosen theme of the website isn't to your personal taste, consider how the designer allows the themes and ideas to flow through, consider the positioning of images, the use of colours and whether the designer has used their understanding of graphology to emphasis their product. Many will not have done this, but those that have will be evident. Creativity and innovation: It is a graphic designers' role to help transform your ideas into reality. Now, this is by no means an easy task, and may take several attempts to get it perfect. A great graphic designer can take the weakest of suggestions and create a strong and powerful image - and they will be happy to re work this until it is spot on...regardless of how long it takes. Some graphic designers offer a limited amount of revisions on the graphics, yet the true professionals offer unlimited. These companies are hard to find, but I promise, they are out there! Unlimited revisions scream "perfectionist!" and that can only be a good thing! Knowledge: Not "University Challenge" knowledge, but rather a knowledge of the market; what works and what doesn't and which graphics will enable your product to be successful. Great graphic designers have been in their field for years and will have built up an understanding of product placement and how these can subtly (or not so subtly, depending on the clients' needs) be integrated into artistic designs. Time: Ever heard "Time is Money"? Of course you have! Well, the longer the graphic designer spends recreating your ideas, the more money you are losing by not having those perfect designs on your website! Look for a time delivery promise in the designer's website. Some need a week, some 72 hours and some dedicated designers only need one to two days! You can tell the dedication of a designer by the time in which they promise to get drafts back to you. Integrity: Some designers are scandalous! They re work old designs and flog them to you as new and original designs. When considering a graphic designer, make sure that they offer an integrity pledge that you can trust in. Testimonials: Nothing says "confidence" than customer testimonials. Take your time to read through the designer's website to search out the testimonials. These are comments on all of the above points and will give you a true and accurate picture if the company you are choosing to use. If you are looking for an excellent graphic designer with all of these attributes and more then you dePinho Design