Design Tips

When it comes to your small business, design matters – great design will help your brand stand out on everything from sweatshirts to signage. Whether you’re choosing a business card template or trying to find the perfect font, consider us your partners in small business design. Here, you’ll find design tips and inspiration for marketing materials, as well as advice for working with professional designers.  


Three unique business card design ideas featuring kraft paper, gradient color, and a stylish photo layout

21 business card design ideas for different industries

Let’s talk about your business card – that important branding tool that’s often someone’s first impression of your brand. Beyond […]

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Small business branding design examples to inspire you

Branding design is about creating a brand identity that perfectly reflects your brand. While a logo may be enough for […]

How to Design a Menu for a Restaurant

How to design a menu: Restaurant menu layout ideas and design tips

Good restaurant menu design sets the tone, sells your story and quietly nudges diners toward your best dishes. It’s part […]

Smiling woman holding her custom photo book, proud of her creation.

8 pro tips to create your own photo book

There’s something magical about flipping through a photo book. Unlike scrolling on your phone, a photo book is tangible; you […]

How To Use The 7 Principles Of Design

The 7 principles of design and how to use them

The principles of design are the rules you must follow to create an effective and attractive design composition. The fundamental […]

Printed custom marketing materials for a restaurant

What is DPI? And why it matters in print and design

If you’ve ever sent a file to print and it’s come out fuzzy, pixelated or just not as crisp as […]

How to Find Aesthetic Colors for Your Brand

How to find aesthetic colours that work for your brand

Aesthetic colours are the shorthand your brand uses to communicate its personality, values and mood before a single word is […]

Product and brand samples demonstrating 2026's predicted color trends

The top 8 colour trends 2026

Colours set the mood for everything from your website and digital marketing to your packaging and storefront. That’s why keeping […]

The font trends of 2026

8 fresh fonts trends for 2026

If you’re a small business owner, your time is precious, but you need customers to notice you. Consider this guide […]

2026 business card trends

8 standout business card trends 2026

If you’re redesigning or creating a business card, you might be wondering what’s trending in the world of design to […]

The logo trends of 2026 featuring a stretch font wordmark logo

10 logo design trends for 2026

Small business owners are busy, but always looking for an edge. Our round-up of logo trends for 2026 gives you […]

2026 packaging design trends

Packaging trends 2026: 10 ideas shaping the future of packaging design

Packaging trends in 2026 cut through the noise of “shelf sameness” and show where brands are actually winning attention. We […]