D. Halstead Design

Creating Winning Design Presentations

Don Halstead — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:58:17 +0000

The subject of how to present creative to clients, and what to present, has been debated in the design and advertising communities forever and a day. Hoping to share some of my experience on the subject, I’ve developed a guide of my top five steps I take to create presentations which clients like, buy-off on, [...]

What You Should Expect (And Demand) From A Good Logo Design Presentation

Don Halstead — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:21:03 +0000

You’ve heard the stories, or have even experienced it yourself, about stellar logo design presentations but the logo falls apart in execution. Everything looks great in a presentation but when the logo is applied to your website, business cards and other marketing material, you’re suddenly faced with a host of logistical problems. So what should [...]

Typography That’s Just A Sin

Don Halstead — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:07:07 +0000

Created by Utah typography instructor & graphic designer, Jim Godfrey has created this informative poster enumerating the 34 most typical typographic sins committed by the average print and web designer. The Letterpress poster is beautifully printed by Rowley Press, and Jim offers some interesting behind-the-scenes information on his blog about how this piece had to [...]