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When It’s Perfectly OK To Use Stock

When It’s Perfectly OK To Use Stock

by Kristin Maija Peterson | Nov 1, 2018 | Best Practices, Design Thinking

How Stock Imagery Can Be Your Best Friend While I’m a big fan of organizations having a library of custom photography to authentically represent their brand in the world, there is a place and space for stock imagery to reflect your brand, too. It just takes some...
My Custom Bookmark Designs for Your Summer Reading

My Custom Bookmark Designs for Your Summer Reading

by Kristin Maija Peterson | Jul 14, 2015 | Side Project

We all have our share of reading we do for our business — books, articles, and posts to keep us up to date with the latest news and industry trends. But come summer, we want something lighter, a delicious, decadent good story to get lost inside as we dig our toes into...
Eight Essential Typefaces Every Designer Should Have

Eight Essential Typefaces Every Designer Should Have

by Kristin Maija Peterson | Jan 2, 2015 | Typography

As designers, we all have extensive font libraries. We have classic faces, decorative faces, the serifs, and san serifs. But what typefaces should you really have in your stockpile, bare-bones speaking? Which ones will really pull their weight time and again, are...

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