Invitation to a Workshop

Invitation to a Workshop

Invitation to a Workshop About a year ago I launched Broter School of Design. A small but very enthusiastic group of students will shortly finish their “first year in school” and yesterday we had our live “Monthly Graphic Class” for February, only the March one is...
I fell in vectorlove

I fell in vectorlove

I fell in vectorlove I fell in vectorlove Why would you use vector illustrations? And what the heck is a vector, anyway?  There are two ways of making art on a computer; with pixels and with vectors: Pixel-based artwork is built from tiny square points called pixels....
So you won’t have to hire a graphic designer.

So you won’t have to hire a graphic designer.

So you won’t have to hire a graphic designer. Have you ever been in a coaching program for entrepreneurs? I have. Some are very expensive and last for months and years, while some are more reasonable and shorter.All of them follow nearly the same curriculum. We learn...
3 tips for rejuvenating your brand

3 tips for rejuvenating your brand

Happy New Year! It is that time of the year again. With new years resolutions and renewals. Regarding the personal side of these things, most of us are very conscious. We care about our health and how we look. But what about your business? Will it stand a closer look...
Graphic Design is NOT branding

Graphic Design is NOT branding

Branding is something we do in our businesses, organizations, or as individuals to find, describe and communicate our uniqueness and what makes us different from others that do the same as we do. Unless your ideal client is blind and you are serving a target audience...
Your brand is not your logo

Your brand is not your logo

Some people love to point this out to me, sometimes in a slightly condescending manner, as if I, who came to the branding arena via the visual path, haven’t given this a conscious thought up to that very moment when the person takes responsibility and enlightens me....
Do you need a video presentation?

Do you need a video presentation?

​Earlier this fall, I created a very short promo-video for myself. I had the opportunity to promote my business in a particular online forum. In hindsight, I am even happier that I made the video than I was at the time. The video tells a very short and compact story...
Watch the distance!

Watch the distance!

Do you make graphics for social media in Canva or any other software? Most social media is consumed via mobile phones. Instagram is almost completely a “phone-only” thing. Phones come in many different sizes, but the screens are smaller than those of a laptop or a...
Think before you paste!

Think before you paste!

I’ve had this washtub for more than 30 years. My children had their Lego and other small toys in it. At that time, stickers were extremely popular among children. You got them everywhere. When buying clothes, toys, or shoes. The really advanced collectors emptied...