Customized Calendars
Time to Think about calendars With this year wrapping up and the New Year quickly approaching, it’s time to start thinking about calendars. An average consumer references a calendar twelve times a day and owns at least three. What better way to promote your business than with a creative product everyone needs and views daily! Here at 1-Stop Design Shop ...
Continue ReadingWill QR Codes Become a Part of Everyday Life?
QR codes were first created by Toyota to track vehicles in manufacturing, offering a small barcode that can be quickly decoded. That was in 1994, and now, almost 20 years later, QR code technology is experiencing a revival — but not in the automotive industry. The small, square codes are ubiquitous, showing up on everything from flyers to beer bottles, ...
Continue ReadingBe Green During the Holidays
The decision to send a holiday e-card in place of a traditional paper card can save money and time searching for the “right” card. There are several additional benefits of sending holiday e-cards.
Continue ReadingThe Graphic Designer Career Is Growing
Number 1 on Yahoo’s list of “Dying Careers You Should Avoid” is Desktop Publisher. The alternative for which is Graphic Designer, with a projected growth in the industry. Dying Career #1: Desktop Publisher Desktop publishing was revolutionary during the printed media era, helping organizations avoid the cost and complications of using large printing presses to print everything from advertisements to ...
Continue ReadingYou Know You’re A Hard Core Graphic Designer
A lot of these signs can overlap other professions too. The following list contains mostly truths, mixed in with a little humor. You’ve almost rear-ended the car in front of you because you were analyzing a font on a billboard. You get pissed when a free Photoshop brush you download is less than 1000px in size. You’d rather study the ...
Continue Reading5 Steps to a Successful QR Code Marketing Campaign
QR and other two-dimensional (2D) codes can be readily integrated into your current business marketing practices to bring your online content to a mobile audience in real time. In North America, QR and 2D codes are still a novelty. For this reason, early adopters are eagerly putting them into practice to get to market first and capitalize on the trend. As a result, some embarrassing and costly mistakes are being made.
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