Which image formats are best to use for web and email in 2019? Learn about different image types and see examples of JPG, SVG, PNG and GIF formats.

Meet our Graphic Designer Meena Ng! In addition to her amazing design skills, Meena is an incredible videographer and leads our in-house video production team. Hey Meena! Hi! If you could pick a song to be your theme song, what would it be? If I could pick any song probably like Avengers theme song butRead more

Focus attention and take your food photography from ho-hum to YUM! Adobe Create Magazine featured a new tool for Photoshop users that transmutes photos into a watercolor painting. This is achieved by using the Watercolor Artist Action set. Those of you who love photoshop should pick it up and try it. We recognize this toolRead more

Here are currently some of the hottest design tools and technology in the industry! Figma Figma has gained popularity in usage over the past year. Designers (Charli Marie to name one) have switched from Sketch (the previous champion of screen design software). In the last few years Figma, Framer, Invision and Adobe have all launchedRead more

  We’re thrilled to add Mike Jans to our creative team as a graphic designer. Mike will be creating work for the American Frozen Food Institute, Annapolis Yacht Sales, Seasons Pizza and more! Check out our video to learn more about the new graphic designer on the TCA block!       B: Hey Mike!Read more

How a team of illustrators changed the way digital product companies communicate with consumers through illustration. There’s this phrase that been thrown around a lot recently in the design community, “the dribbleization of design”. This is in reference to the similarities of work from designers and illustrators on dribble.com and its bleed-over into especially digitalRead more

There’s never a one size fits all approach to any creative project we get. Each project comes with its own needs, and each designer has their own path! With that being said, there is a similar creative process to follow when starting a new project, check out mine below! Visit our Deep Ads Thoughts blogRead more

Each year, design trends get edgier as designers and artists continue to push the limits, experiment and tap deeper into their imaginations. Here’s a list of what you can expect to see throughout 2018: TREND: GRAPHIC CRAZES the glitch effect the ruined effect color channels effect effect TREND: DOUBLES double exposure double exposure duotone doubleRead more

Outsourcing is quickly becoming the ‘trendy new thing’ and answers the question to the ills of poor design, and the need to reduce costs in cash strapped days. Any way to make design needs cheaper and faster is extremely desirable. But, is it right? Rapidly taking up an idea without considering its suitability to theRead more

Who would have guessed that a low-quality, no-sound, 5 second, rotating clip would have captured the attention of the entire internet. GIFs have now been utilized by every single consumer target demographic online, from social media (Facebook) to owned media (Perez Hilton). We all use them, but how many of you know the history? ArguablyRead more

Restaurant menu designs are always challenging because they’re a key execution of the brand but they also need to address the practical, functional needs of the restaurant guests. It was an especially fun challenge to address both of these issues with the Blackwall Hitch menu re-design.   Practical & Functional Challenge  While the existing menusRead more