Oblique Design
Oblique Design is a Boulder, CO based advertising agency that focuses on partnerships, transparency and, of course, cutting-edge creativity. They tasked us to create blog content to showcase their latest launches, design trends, industry happenings, new partnerships, and expert branding insights, as well as get a leg up on SEO. We were also responsible for the short, quippy sub-Headliners seen throughout their site’s web copy.
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Design Thinking: It's About How You Think
Look, we're not telling you how to think...but we're gonna tell you how to think. Okay so, we've all been told to 'think outside the box' before. In some way or another, Mom, Dad, your teachers, your clients, even your design team has told you to come up with a solution to a problem that nobody has thought of yet.
Boulder Branding Agency Insight: Color as Communication
You don't hear Red, White and Blue and think, " Ah yes, France ." That's a fact. You automatically think of the United States. Everyone thinks of the United States. Red, White and Blue has been our color palette since the American flag first came onto the scene.
We Need to Talk About Mental Health Awareness
We need to talk. No, we're not breaking up with you. We're calling you to action, actually. We need to talk about mental health. May was Mental Health Awareness month. A topic once taboo and brushed aside as mere histrionics has now entered public discourse.
Is Out of Home Advertising Dead?
Honestly, it's up for debate. But WOW Tech Group's record breaking billboard ad 'Scream your own name' for their women's sex toys is adding more fuel to the fire on the side that says OOH (no pun intended) Advertising is still alive and well. We have so much to unpack to explain why this is happening.
Graphic Design Agency for the Win, and for Less Waste
Plastic sucks , and we have to do better . Canada is planning to decrease their environmental footprint by proposing a ban on single use plastics in 2021 . But, some serious work needs to be done in the meantime . That's what David Lee Kwen of East West Market in Vancouver noticed too .
Packaging Design: Sex Education Gets Creative
It's been a minute since we've had to deal with Sex Ed in school. But what we remember about that class... is actually nothing. It's a well-known trope that sex education for youth is uninteresting, dated, and ill-timed. It's filled with misconceptions and kids are getting all the wrong information in all the wrong places.
User Inyerface: Frustratingly Bad UI Design
Click a button that doesn't work? Check. Can't find the scroll down menu? Check. Accidentally end up on the wrong page? Check. Close your laptop when one too many pop-ups plays whack-a-mole with you? Check, check, check, and check.
10 Web Design Trends We're Already Over
Things are getting visually repetitive on the i nternet these days. Some could say, the i nternet is in the midst of a design dry spell. So, we'd love to help you set yourself apart from the masses!
Boring RV Design is an Opportunity
You don't have to be outdoorsy to know what an RV looks like. All you need is experience on an Interstate highway, and we're almost positive you've seen an RV before. We're going to take one guess that the RV you're picturing has those swoop designs on it and is some very basic color like taupe or brown .
10 Tips for Minimalist Website Redesign
Minimalism is having its moment right now. Just like Marie Kondo shaped our closets, we're going to help you with your website redesign (i.e. your proverbial work closet). Here are 10 Tips to keep in mind when trying to create the best Minimalist Design possible. 1.
TikTok: The View from a Creative Branding Agency
There are ample brand building tools available to us now, and sometimes choosing the best way to project your brand is difficult. However, as a creative branding agency, we're here to give you some new innovative ideas. TikTok is a mobile app and the fastest growing social media platform right now with 260 million users worldwide.
Website Design for Ecommerce
The booming e-commerce industry highlights the fact that we all want quick, convenient, user-friendly buying options with the ability to transfer funds online . Why? Well, because, how does that saying go? "Time is money and money is time." Picture this : It's 2 am and your eyes seem like they're never going to close.
It's a Man's World...But It's Changing
In August 2019, Reebok rolled out a really cool campaign. Their campaign, ' It's A Man's World ', was for a re-release of 3 classic sneaker styles and 2 tee-shirts, and it featured 5 superwomen who are breaking up gender stereotypes in their respective male-dominated industries.
Mobile Advertising on Social Media is on the Rise
Alright, alright, we know Social Media is old news. You get it; we get it. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, T i kTok , is there anything we missed? We know you know what they are. So , have you really thought about how much of your marketing budget is allocated to mobile ads o n Social Media?
5 Myths Busted by our Boulder Web Design Firm
Apparently, in 2018 the average American spent about 4 hours online a day, at least according to Nielsen. So that's at least 4 hours a day per person where you have the chance to woo your customers online. The quickest and most succinct way of doing so is via your creative website design which helps communicate your company branding.
It's Time We Say Bye to These Trends from the '10s
It's the dawn of the roaring 20s again. And like the first time around, the 20s are stepping it up. This century's 20s has user friendliness at the forefront of all graphic and digital design. A little bit different than 100 years ago.
Web Design & the Internet Of Things (IoT)
We talk a lot about the importance of creative web design, and that's because the Internet is such a key component to everyday living. The Internet of Things (IOT) refers to devices ("things") with a unique login per user that are connected, accessed, configured and manipulated from other sources without human interaction- think Nest, ATMs, AppleHome, lightbulbs you can switch on from your phone, etc.
Cute Consumer Packaging is Actually Good for the World
Really good looking retail packaging might be the key to saving the environment. Hear us out. There's a company called Loop, founded by Tom Szaky. It's a global circular shopping platform that uses durable, recyclable containers in an effort to eliminate waste.
Psychology Hacks for Better Creative Web Design
We know we talk a lot about creative web design and how it's part of the special recipe for attracting the right customer to a business. We've also gone into detail about UX and UI; but what we haven't covered are a few psychology hacks for attracting and converting leads into customers.
The Power of Irrationality - Oblique Design
2019 taught us a few things about life-we say this reflecting five and a half months into 2020 and 9 weeks into quarantine. But, a big thing that 2019 showed us was the big power of irrationality and the positive effects that can occur [...]
Virtual Event Graphics: How to convert your large scale tradeshow graphics into a virtual application - Oblique Design
Everything has changed. One minute your plan for an upcoming tradeshow is all set to go, and the next minute the mere prospect of large scale in person events is obsolete. This year has flipped everything on its head and has left many of [...]
Why You Should Pay More than $5 for Custom Logo Design
A decade ago, the biggest slap to the face to designers came in the form of the 5 dollar logo from Fiverr or 99Designs. Fiverr and 99Designs are online market places that offer various creative services online for very little money with quick turn arounds. Sounds like a good idea, right?
