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JustCreativeDesign

Graphic Design Portfolio, Freelance Graphic & Logo Designer from Newcastle, Australia


28 Great Wordpress Plugins That I Personally RecommendYesterday

One of the cool benefits of using Wordpress as a CMS (Content Management System) is the ability to use plugins which allows you to add on extra features with just a few clicks.

I am going to showcase the particular Wordpress plugins I use on this blog and the reasons for doing so.

Akismet

It is one of the best spam filters going around. Akismet checks your comments against the Akismet web service to see if they look like spam or not.

Why? To stop spam from reaching your blog comments.

All in One SEO Pack

Out-of-the-box Search Engine Optimisation for your Wordpress blog.

Why? To get better search engine ranking results.

Better Comments Manager

Better Comments manager allows you to view your comments post wise, it also allows you to reply to your comments from within the admin panel witho

Designer In The Spotlight: Kate McInnesOctober 4

Designer In The Spotlight

Designer In The Spotlight (DITS) is a weekly feature that I run every Sunday (or more) to help particular individuals in the design community get their name ‘out there’ and to educate the community as a whole. It is a series of questions that asks the designer about themselves and their job as a designer. If you would like to be featured in an upcoming DITS post fill out the form here.

1. Please tell us more about yourself, your background, education and what you do as a designer.

My name is Kate McInnes and I’m a designer and Illustrator based in Melbourne, Australia.

I have a Bachelor of Multimedia Design and a Post Graduate Degree in Communication Design.

Currently I’m working as a freelance Illustrator and a designer for Nitro PDF Software.

2. How long have you been designing and what made you become an artist / designer?

Open Thread: What Is Your Elevator Speech?October 1

Elevator Speech - Picture by BogenFreund

In this open thread we will look at each others elevators speeches so we can compare and learn from one another. Take your time to come up with one or refine the one you already have and post it here for everyone else to see, even if you are not a designer (but that is what the focus is on). Share your wisdom and help others or if you are unsure about something, ask a question and let others help you out.

What is an elevator speech?

An elevator speech is the 15 to 30 overview of who you are, what you do and why someone should use your product / service. The idea behind ‘elevator’ is that you should be able to deliver your monologue within the time span of an elevator ride (unless of course you are stuck in one for 41 hours).

Elevator speech tips

  • Make It Concise
  • Make It Easy To Understand
  • Make It Inducing
  • Leave No Questions

Helpful Resources

TOOT TOOT: JCD Logo Wins ‘Best of Continent’ AND ‘Best of Australia’September 30

It was only a few weeks ago when I was tooting my own horn but here I am again… I couldn’t keep it a secret.

Just Creative Design Logo Wins ‘Best of Continent’ AND ‘Best of Nation’ Wolda Logo Design Award


Wolda is the innovative graphic design awards scheme that rewards the best logos and trademarks designed throughout the world and the only award scheme endorsed by ICOGRADA and more than 100 other international design associations and schools.

Thanks to its originality and design excellence, the “Just Creative Design” logotype (as seen at the top of this blog) has been selected for the “Best of Continent ‘08” and “Best of Nation ‘08″ talent award and will be included in the Wolda ‘08 printed annual, plus an honourable mention on the Wolda website.

To select the winners, an innovative international three-tier jury consisting of 10 top design professionals, 1


Top 7 Most Cliché Stock Images Used in Web DesignSeptember 29

Sometimes clients ask us to implement ‘not-so-unique’ elements into our designs and sometimes it seems almost impossible to convince them otherwise, however, hopefully this post can suggest some reasons why not to use the old web design stock imagery clichés.

I will do this simply by showcasing the most generic and cliché stock images (still) used in web design today. Please also take note that there is nothing wrong with using any of these images if used appropriately.

The Six Part Series

This article is the fourth article of six in this series.