Graphic Design and Web Design Blog

Every year I develop a number of bespoke Christmas card designs for my clients. This year I had quite a few to get through. When designing the cards I think its important to come up with something that is individual to that business. Whether its related to their name, logo or the service or product…

  Today, I am proud to announce another Northsouth Design website development has gone live! Following my work on her logo, business cards and stationery, I developed a website, so Caroline could showcase her beautiful jewellery. A clean elegant look was created and the website works using woo-commerce with product pages set up displaying images,…

Proud to see the launch of a new website design for one of my clients today. Local CH&PS are a heating and plumbing company based in Rayleigh, Essex. Tom approached me after a recommendation from my friend, accountant and NEW partner Kylie Fieldhouse. (Thank you Kylie!) Logo Design I first started working on the design in…

Website design for Bright Stars Education Northsouth Design recently launched the brand new website design for local private tuition company Bright Stars Education, based in Essex and we are rather pleased with the end result! In the beginning… I met Victoria and Rachel early 2014, after a recommendation from a mutual friend. They were just starting out in…

Web hosting: “what is it and what do I need to do to get my website up and running?” In this post I am going to talk about web hosting for beginners and try and explain the basic set up. Those customers who have worked with me before, know that I like to keep things…

Ever wondered what makes a good flyer design? I recently came across a post on a social media group about a ‘suspicious’ flyer that someone had received through their letterbox. Basically the flyer was advertising someone who was looking to do odd jobs for people, like tidying the garden, shopping, dog walking etc. Sounds innocent,…

So you have a logo design already? Do you have an editable vector file of your logo? I always say its important for any business to have access to this. I have blogged about this before and how important it is and went into more detail about low resolution and high resolution files. You might…

I like to pride myself on the service I provide to my customers.  One thing I have realised lately is how important it is to be personal in your service – to try and connect with the customer from the beginning. More and more I get enquiries through my Facebook page which is great. I…

  Many years ago working as a designer for a London marketing agency, I remember the groans round the studio when someone mentioned that we had to come up with an idea for the company Christmas card design. As with all self branding it was one of the hardest jobs. Northsouth Design 2015 Last year…