Kendra Gaines

Kendra Gaines is a freelance designer from Virginia, USA. Connect with her.

8 tools to make your website for free

It's the truth that sometimes we have to and want to produce web sites on a budget. It's also true that sometimes we…

Designing for search engine optimization

When it comes to designing a new web site, most beginning and unaware designers only care about how amazing the site…

Should designers do personal projects?

As creatives, most times we feel like we can do it all, or we are put in a position to do it all. We typically take on…

Are you being innovative?

With the recent passing of Steve Jobs, a lot of people and experts are crowning him one of the greatest innovators of…

Designing for your target audience

Some of the truest words I've heard to date are, "If you don't plan on creating your own business, then you plan on…

4 reasons you still aren’t successful

There are a lot of articles that will try to tell you what you are doing wrong and how to fix things, but the truth is…

Branding and the importance of consistent design

When you start working with clients you have to understand that the work you produce is not just about how good or bad…

Creativity vs. strategy: what do people really want?

It was super hard for me to find a job straight out of college—the places where I wanted to work weren't hiring and…

5 simple ways to beat designer's block

Designer's block is no joke and it always seems to come around when a project's deadline is quickly approaching. You…

5 things designers can learn from sports

Right now, we are surrounded by so many great sports leagues. Whether you prefer baseball, basketball, football or…

30 e-commerce sites worth seeing

In this day and age, if you are not selling your product online or at least making it available online, you are missing…

25+ free unique business card PSDs

As designers, we sometimes deal with clients who may be on a budget but want a super cool business card, and want it…

Advertising as we know it is DEAD

As an undergraduate of my university's advertising program, every year, I'd have some sort of Super Bowl function that…

8 Powerful photo and video apps for your iPhone or Android phone

You never know when you're going to get a client with a super tight deadline. You never know when you'll be struck with…

The 3 stages of design maturity

I remember being 13 years old and just learning the joys of Photoshop 5 and 6. Looking back, I was so terrible, but in…

5 ways to spruce up a logo (with examples)

Logos are often considered the image of a product or service and is thought of as the center of all branding endeavors.…

Protecting yourself as a designer

Graphic design is one of those job that everyone needs but whose value perhaps not everyone appreciates. People who…

6 tips to create better one-page websites

One-page websites are hot and popular — no doubt about that. But they aren’t for everyone or every business. It’s easy…