Post Processing – How Much is Too Much? @medianovak
In today’s digital world, a photo is rarely left as-is straight out of the camera. Post processing refers to anything that is done to enhance the photo after it has been taken. It’s such a fun and interesting subject and we have such great resources available to us to use that sometimes it can be difficult not to get carried away!
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7 Features to Consider for Your Portfolio Website @medianovak
Today, there are specific functionality components that need to be considered in the redesign of your portfolio website beyond the graphic presentation of your ‘brand’. Certainly, the look and feel of your new design is an important element of the project, but there are other features that need to be integrated as well.
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I Have Leads! Uh, Now What? | Six ways to build a successful lead nurturing strategy with email marketing @medianovak
You’re learning how to find new leads for your business. That’s great. You’re also probably learning that finding those leads costs you something. Whether it’s time, energy or money, it’s lost if that lead goes away — and that revenue is lost, too. That’s not so great.
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Embossed Business Cards – Tips and Best Practices @medianovak
Embossing is a classic printing process, in which a 3-D image or design is impressed into paper or card stock. The image is created by squeezing the paper medium between two specially carved plates (known as dies) and applying heat.
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8 Hot Facebook Marketing Tips for Small Businesses @medianovak
When Facebook changed it algorithms last year, many business owners have found that the organic reach of the posts has dropped tremendously. This has resulted in the significant drop in the number of likes in their individual posts on their Facebook pages.
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Logo Design 101: Five Key Elements for Reaching Your Target Audience @medianovak
What do Nike, McDonalds, Apple, and Coca-Cola have in common? If your answer is that they are all large and very successful corporations, then you would be very correct. But that’s not the only right answer.
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20+ Useful and Free Photoshop Actions For Photographers @medianovak
Photoshop actions are simply a recording of all the commands used to create an effect in Photoshop or Elements. They can be replayed at the click of the “Play” button, saving you hours of time in editing as well as creating complex effects with little to no effort.
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Design Trends 2013 – Flat And Minimal @medianovak
One of the new design trends in terms of digital design, especially interface design, is the return of simple, flat and typographical design. We can say that Microsoft might have started that back in 2007 when they launched the Zune with its beautiful typographic based interface. Despite the failure of the product, that UI was improved and applied to the Windows Phone and Windows 8 interface design.
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Photography Rules Are Made to Be Broken (Sometimes) @medianovak
Photography is a lot like learning to drive. With a car, you need to know the road rules, and you need to know the basic skills of steering, accelerating and braking. These can be learned easily with a bit of practice. But even when you have mastered the essentials, you still need to get to know your car, because each car is a little different.
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5 Ways to Make Twitter Easier & Worth Your Time @medianovak
Spreading your influence and getting noticed on Twitter is easy when you use the right tools. While the Twitter.com site itself has increased its functionality over the years, most businesses that use social media know that third party tools can help tremendously. Here are five tools that can help you increase your reach on Twitter and get more out of the experience.
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