Frank's Designs

Creating a Unique Brand and Sticking with it.

Frank Gomez — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:19:40 +0000

While I bear no animosity towards vista print and their “free” business cards there is no place for them in your branding. They have beautiful samples, backgrounds and other options that can make it easy to create a beautiful business … Continue reading →

Authenticity in Graphic Design

Frank Gomez — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 20:07:18 +0000

At Frank’s Designs we strive to do create designs that truly serve the intended purpose. In that regard we take pride in embedding our designs with authenticity even if it takes extra effort. While these are all examples related to … Continue reading →

A Great Multi-Function Printer

Frank Gomez — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:59:02 +0000

The Brother MFC-6490CW is the third multi-function printer I’ve owned and it is the best printer I’ve ever bought. Here is why it outshines everything before it. Set up was easy and worked the first time. Including networking and wireless … Continue reading →

What Does Your Business Card Say About You?

Frank Gomez — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 04:23:59 +0000

This past week a young entrepreneur handed me a flimsy piece of paper printed in black and white and cut (obviously by hand) to the size of business card. I’m sure you can imagine the first impression he left with … Continue reading →

Choosing Alternate Domain Extensions

Frank Gomez — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:14:24 +0000

Background In the past if you were creating a website for a business it was highly recommended to go for a .com domain extension which stands for “commercial.” This was relatively easy and you could find a domain that worked … Continue reading →

Domain Registration Mail Scams

Frank Gomez — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:29:45 +0000

Every once in a while I find it necessary to remind my clients not to pay these bills. The biggest offender that repeatedly comes to my mailbox comes from Domain Registry of America. What they do is send you an … Continue reading →

Original Content on Websites

Frank Gomez — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:53:49 +0000

Most people know that Google and other search engines are looking for original content and penalizing websites with duplicate content. Duplicate content is penalized because there are far too many who prefer taking shortcuts in spite of the very real … Continue reading →

Types of Web Designers

Frank Gomez — Sat, 21 May 2011 11:00:10 +0000

When you hire a web designer here are some things to look for to help you to be clear about what and who you are getting involved with. Yes, there are stereotypes and so they aren’t hard and fast rules … Continue reading →

Book Cover Design – Creature Conversations

Frank Gomez — Sun, 15 May 2011 16:54:07 +0000

This graphic design project was fun because of the challenges presented by using the photo itself. The photo’s left edge included the waves of the ocean which the author specified had to be on the front. Yet I had to … Continue reading →

Logo Design featuring Roseate Spoonbill

Frank Gomez — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:42:31 +0000

When Grass River Books contacted us to create an updated logo featuring a roseate spoonbill I was excited about the project. I had never drawn a roseate spoonbill and enjoyed the challenge of creating it as a vector logo so … Continue reading →