Designs for Social Change in the Public Sector
When creating graphic designs for municipalities and government agencies, reaching the most people with social change campaigns relies on the …
Does Your Workflow Really Flow?
Life moves fast and so do projects we work on everyday. We’re experts in what we do and we have …
Celebrate African American Graphic Designers
We are excited to honor and celebrate African American graphic designers who have inspired social change. These great designers influenced society …
5 Things to Include in a Style Guide
A style guide is a set of standards for written and visual communication that establishes a style for a brand. It’s a …
What Makes Good Design? – (Infographic)
What makes good design? Evaluating design has never been easy. To help with this, we have created a small infographic …
2016 – Will it be Your Best Year?
We think 2016 will be the best year ever for Uptown Studios. Here are a few of the observations from …
Good design is Invisible
Good design is challenging to define. Bad design is impossible to ignore. Good design is often invisible. Bad design often …
Learning and Growing in April
This past week we had the BEST April Fools’ joke. Our lead graphic designer, Anton Weaver, created a 3D model of a special drone that delivered coffee. It is so realistic that when it was dropped into a photo we set up of me reaching for my drone delivered coffee – I could almost smell it.
Three Signs Your Business Needs A Logo Redesign
Your logo is a visual spokesmodel of your business. When people see your logo on your website, business card, or marketing collateral; it needs to be memorable and make people want to know more about you. If your logo does not effectively communicate your core brand values to your target market – you may be missing out on potential customers.
2014 Trends Part I: Flat Web Design
As with every year, design trends come and go and 2014 bings a host of expected trends in web design. One of those is “flat web design.”
