Come out tomorrow, June 9, from noon until 4 pm for Hops & Shop at Tobacco Road Brewing. Sponsored by Shop Local Raleigh, this free indoor/outdoor market offers craft beer, food trucks, and a wide variety of craft vendors. Treat yourself or pick up some handmade goodies for Dad for Father’s Day. #shoplocalraleigh Tobacco Road...Continue reading
CRL Report on Complex Role of Federal Housing Administration Designed by Archetype
Since 2001, we've completed dozens of data report design and editing projects for the Center for Responsible Lending. We’re proud to be a small part of the critical work that CRL is doing nationally to protect homeownership and family wealth by fighting predatory lending practices. In May we provided editing, graphic design, and print management for...Continue reading
Online Auction to Support The Hope Center at Pullen
Congrats to our client The Hope Center at Pullen on tickets being SOLD OUT to this Thursday’s Raising Hope event! You can still help ensure that young people aging out of foster care in Wake County have access to a safety net of support and resources by bidding in their online auction. Items include stays at...Continue reading
Repurposing Report Design for PPT: Using Color Picker Extension
Increase ROI by using professionally designed materials as the basis for the look, feel, and page layout of your PowerPoint slides: You’ve invested in professional design for your annual report or other printed piece. Now you can use this report, fact sheet series, or trade show exhibit as a guide for upgrading the look of...Continue reading
Graphic Design in PPT: Repurpose Professional Report Design Using Style Guide Colors
How to use your professionally designed materials as the design basis for your PowerPoint Presentation: You hired a graphic designer to create your annual report (or other printed piece). To increase ROI, you can now upgrade the look of your PPT presentations by using the report as a guide. The goal is to continue using...Continue reading
Graphic Design in PPT: Auto Numbering Your Slides without SlideMaster
Graphic design tools & tips for PowerPoint: You may be wondering why I’m posting about PowerPoint, when like most graphic designers I use Adobe InDesign for the majority of my page layout projects. Part of Microsoft Office, PowerPoint is accessible to most people and fairly easy to use for basic layout. For these reasons, many...Continue reading
Graphic Design in PPT: Soft Edges
Graphic design tools & tips for PowerPoint: Compelling graphic design is challenging to achieve in Microsoft PowerPoint. This is the first in a series of posts giving step-by-step instructions for designing slide decks that will leave a lasting impression on your audience. This post will show you how to use the soft edges photo effect...Continue reading