As designers, we base our proposals on how much time we estimate it will take to bring your project to life. Scope is key to pricing a job, but staying on budget boils down to a few key ingredients.
Here are our top 4 tips on how you can get the most out of our time on your next project:
- A Clear Brief
Your vision will lay the foundation for your project. Your cues influence our overall workflow and process. The more precisely you are able to provide details about your expectations, goals, needs…etc. the greater the chance that we’ll knock it out of the park on the first draft. Also, revision time can add to the time it takes to complete a job. Keeping within the revision time on your quoted project means staying on budget too. - Be Prepared
In a perfect world you are able to provide us with all the necessary content at the beginning of a project so that we have solid idea of what we’re working with. Think of your design like a puzzle. It’s our job to figure out the best way to put the pieces together to form a picture, but if pieces are missing, we have to guess the shapes which may lead to more revision time once we receive the actual puzzle piece. - Feedback
Each round of revision can eat up a good chunk of time. A small change might seem simple, but it requires a designer to read the feedback, pull up the files required for the change, make the change, adjust their layout for the change, prepare new draft files, compose a message and send it back. If you can combine your feedback into one message it will save time and allow us to get the updated artwork your way sooner. - Production Schedules
Let us know if there are specific deadlines for your projects from the get-go. We can then create work-back schedules to ensure we’re effectively managing timelines and setting realistic milestone deliverables for your job. The design process is always much smoother with schedule planning. With proper timelines in place, we know we have the necessary time to do a great job for you. Also, you can also save on potential rush fees. It’s a win-win!
Help us help you.
Like in every healthy relationship, communication is key. We strive to create designs that speak for themselves, but that only works when we understand what you want them to say. When communication is clear, it saves precious time; time we’d rather spend on creating our very best work for you.
It was about time for another team outing and what better place then seeing a production of Once– a Tony Award winning Musical at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts. We loved seeing our graphics (current and past seasons) adoring the building and lobby at the Segal.
The heart-warming production is a tale of love and taking chances and was a wonderful start to the Segal Centre’s 2018/19 Season. It’s a definite a must see for theatre fans. Filled with witty characters, wonderful music and talented actors the show is great for all ages. The show wraps this weekend, so if you haven’t seen it yet, don’t miss out! Get tickets to see Once at the Segal.
Looking to recruit new doctors and medical practitioners, we designed separate targeted English and French trifold brochures for Preventia Clinics. Enclosed in a branded business envelope, the brochures inform potential candidates about their clinic’s unique approach and the services they offer.
Simple. Clean. Effective
You can see more of the work we’ve done with Preventia Clinics by clicking here.
The comedy duo behind the award-winning web series YidLife Crisis approached our team to create this poster for their mini-documentary Narishkayt: Yidlife Crisis in Krakow.
The film showcases their travels in Poland in search of their Yiddish roots and recent screenings were shown as part of the Jewish Culture Festival in Kraków, Poland and Federation CJA in Montreal, Quebec.
We hope you enjoy the poster we created to capture the comedy duo. You can watch the trailer for the film by clicking here.
What’s a better way to begin the summer than with two shiny new awards?
We are proud to announce we’re adding some new bling to our awards shelf.
We took home a Gold Communicator Awards Award for Print Excellence thanks to the hard work our team put into the 2017-2018 Season Campaign for the Segal Centre for Performing Arts. The six posters featured intricate and bold images. It was our second year being part of this fun world of theatre and we cannot wait to see the reactions to our 3rd season artwork that will grace their upcoming 2018-2019 season.
Click HERE to view more artwork from this this project.
In keeping with that sunny feeling…our fun High Five Kit Holiday Card received a Silver Communicator Awards of for Marketing Effectiveness. High Five to that!
See more of our award-winning greeting cards HERE
Thanks to this leading international award program for recognizing our high quality and personalized designs. Go team! #proud
At Design Is Yummy we understand the importance of a well earned high-five. This holiday season we decided to share this value with our clients and friends through a direct mail campaign.
Our holiday cards were a little less holiday and a little more awesome. The “You’re Awesome Kit” is a bilingual kit meant to remind recipients that we think they’re awesome 365 days a year.
The card features an extended hand welcoming that solid high-five. We printed the 5.75″ x 9.25″ cards on 16pt matt Carolina stock, with a beautiful gold foil hot stamp. We’ve been wanting to have a large foil finish on a Design is Yummy related project for some time now and we finally found the right one to go big on. We absolutely love the results!
A kit is not complete without a set of instructions. We included a double sided black and white sheet that explains how to hang, use, and not use the piece. We also enclosed removable adhesive foam mounts to hang the poster (4 double sided stickers).
The kraft paper envelopes lend to the “do-it-yourself kit” feel. The envelopes are digitally printed with the text “Not your typical HOLIDAY CARD”. Hot pink mailing address stickers were created in order to promote quick brand recognition. Finally, every address was hand lettered because, well, we take our time for the people we care about.
If you missed our teaser video for this mailer, check it:
You’re Awesome: Holiday Card Teaser from Design Is Yummy on Vimeo.
Dear clients, you are important and we think you are awesome so when nobody is there to receive your hand, Design is Yummy’s gotcha 😉
Our beloved fellow Canadian Ryan Gosling hosted the season premiere of Saturday Night Live recently and his sketch about a man being outraged over Papyrus as the main font used in Avatar is absolutely hilarious. Click to watch the skit.
Between Comic Sans, Lucida Handwriting, Brush Script and Papyrus, the later one takes the crown for being the most questionably overused font out there. In fact, this font is so globally hated by designers that there is a hilarious anti-Papyrus blog running around online. Check it out here.
Oh Ryan, we feel your pain.
