For a lot of people who are new to business or who haven’t done it before, its hard to know where to start when looking to employ a design firm. If this is something you haven’t done before how can you know who is right for the job or who can give you value for money when your working to a tight budget?

Well. The UK Design Council recently published a excellent set of articles outlining the ins and outs of hiring a designer for the first time. It gives you information on ‘How to find a designer‘, ‘How to choose a designer‘ and ‘How to agree budgets and costs‘ as well as what to expect once the project is water under the bridge.

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Looking for a photographer? Why not check out MoveMountain. They’re pretty dam good! Here’s some recent shots they did for the Goodlife Store over on Glasgow’s Nile Street.

For more information check out www.movemountain.co.uk

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Every business start-up is on a tight budget, whether its a million pound budget or a hundred pound budget things are always going to be tight when trying to get your business of the ground and one of the hardest things is getting customers through the door when there isn’t enough money in the pot for that bells and whistles marketing campaign that you’d had in mind when you wrote your business plan. But that doesn’t mean you should give up on promotion all together.

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One of the biggest problems we face when working with a new client, is having them communicate to us what they want from their website in terms of style, visual design and layout. It’s often hard for clients to explain to us (verbally or visually) what they want and to be inspired about what is available to them in terms of design.

Thats why we’ve put together this collection of sites and resources to get you inspired and help you make decisions about your website.

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One of the first questions we ask a client when taking on a branding project is “What brands stand out for you? What really floats your boat?” and barely a month goes by when Innocent isn’t on the list; and who can blame them? What company wouldn’t aspire to be in the shoes of Innocent Drinks? Its by far one of the best brands in the UK (if not the world) and lets face it, they’ve got it near perfect.

But what a lot of people may not realise is that Innocent’s graphic brand is 100% homegrown and established completely in house by their creative team.

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