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Give Your LinkedIn Page A Makeover

Give Your LinkedIn Page A Makeover

We'll Makeover Your LinkedIn PageOne of the best social tools for businesses and professionals is LinkedIn. If you want to get as many significant connections as possible and grow your business, it’s important that your LinkedIn is top-notch. If you think your company LinkedIn page is in need of a makeover, check out our tips on how to make your page stand out among the rest.1. Make sure everything is updated (profile picture, contact info, etc.)Does your business have a [...]

By Laura Smith|2025-07-25T07:00:21-04:00April 20th, 2018|

Subliminal Messaging in Logos

Subliminal Messaging in Logos

What makes a brand unique? The logo or icon it associates itself with. Something that can make a logo unique is designing a subliminal message into the logo. WHAT IS A SUBLIMINAL MESSAGE?It’s basically a hidden message within a logo. If you look closely at certain logos, you may notice it’s more than what meets the eye at a first glance. If your brand’s logo has subliminal messaging, it demonstrates that your brand is creative, smart, and is well-versed in making [...]

By Laura Smith|2025-06-16T07:52:09-04:00April 12th, 2018|

Spring Cleaning Checklist for Social Media

Spring Cleaning Checklist for Social Media

Spring Cleaning Tips for Your Social Media AccountsIt’s that time of year – we’re all coming out of winter hibernation and ready to get organized. Taxes are being filed, houses are being decluttered, and now it’s time for our social media accounts to get a good spring cleaning. Here’s our checklist of things to do to clean up your social media accounts for your business.n Update your profile pictures.Make sure all of your social media accounts have the same profile [...]

By Laura Smith|2025-07-02T08:25:23-04:00March 28th, 2018|

Bedford Square: A Historical Landmark In Pittsburgh’s South Side

Bedford Square: A Historical Landmark In Pittsburgh’s South Side

BEDFORD SQUARE: A HISTORICAL LANDMARK IN PITTSBURGH’S SOUTH SIDEPrizum Creative' one year anniversary settling in at 19 Bedford Square is just around the corner. Over the past ten years, Prizum Creative has continued to grow and evolve. In 2016, Shawn and Emilia O’Mara formed oprop LLC, a property company, and purchased 19 Bedford Square, also known as South 12th Street in Pittsburgh’s historic South Side Flats neighborhood.Records indicate that the building was built sometime between 1865 and 1880. It’s been [...]

By Laura Smith|2025-07-01T06:04:05-04:00March 22nd, 2018|

The Ultimate Resource Guide for Designers

The Ultimate Resource Guide for Designers

The Ultimate Resource Guide for DesignersNeed a good font website, but don’t know which ones to trust? Need stock images but don’t have the budget to pay for them? Here is our list of helpful sites that every graphic designer should know and have access to, all in one place:TRADEMARKS / LEGALITIES:USPTOCOLORSPantone.comColor Scheme DesignerAdobe Color WheelColourLovers.comFONTSGoogle Fonts (web-friendly)What the FontFontSquirrel.comFontSpring.comDesignCuts.comPHOTOSPexels: Free Stock PhotographyUnsplash: Free Stock PhotographyBRANDS / LOGOSBrands of the WorldMOCKUPSMockup WorldYellowImages.comICONS / GRAPHICSGraphic BurgerFont AwesomeSIZING GUIDESLeader Paper: Envelope SizingBanner [...]

By Laura Smith|2025-06-30T05:50:30-04:00March 14th, 2018|

Qualities of a Great Web Developer

Qualities of a Great Web Developer

11 QUALITIES OF A GREAT WEB DEVELOPERThe land of coding is one that is unfamiliar and intimidating to many. When looking to build a fully functioning, beautifully designed website, you are going to want to hire a Pittsburgh website developer. They have a lot of knowledge that most people do not have, so it is important to hire the right developer for your project. There are certain qualities that separate average web designers from great web designers. Here’s our list:1. [...]

By Laura Smith|2025-06-23T06:25:22-04:00March 8th, 2018|

25 Graphic Design Terms Every Client & Designer Should Know

25 Graphic Design Terms Every Client & Designer Should Know

25 MUST-KNOW DESIGN TERMS FOR CLIENTS AND DESIGNERSThinking about being a designer? Or maybe you already work with one but want to know more about the job? Here's a list of words that graphic designers use every day. Whether you're dreaming of being a designer or you're a client, knowing these words will help you talk with other designers and boost your credibility in the graphic design agency world. SOME GRAPHIC DESIGN TERMSVector Graphic: A graphic (shape or line) that has [...]

By Laura Smith|2025-07-21T09:27:50-04:00February 23rd, 2018|

Valentines for the Graphic Designer in Your Life

Valentines for the Graphic Designer in Your Life

VALENTINES FOR THE GRAPHIC DESIGNER IN YOUR LIFEHappy Valentine’s Day from us at Prizum Creative. Here are some of the best Valentine’s Day cards we found this season for the graphic designer in your life… Found on cargocollective.com. Click on photo to go to source. Found on behance.net. Click on photo to go to source. Found on behance.net. Click on photo to go to source. Found on behance.net. Click on photo to go to source. Found [...]

By Laura Smith|2025-07-03T08:03:49-04:00February 14th, 2018|

Tips for a Meaningful Infographic

Tips for a Meaningful Infographic

TIPS FOR A MEANINGFUL INFOGRAPHICMany people claim to hate statistics. What most people mean by that is, they don’t enjoy running statistical analyses, but people love to see/hear the final outcome of statistical analyses and love to be able to put numerical values to data. One trend that combines information (statistics) and visual graphics, are infographics. Info + graphics = infographics.However, the ability to understand the given data/information, and make it visually appealing is one for artists and graphic designers. [...]

By Laura Smith|2025-07-23T03:24:50-04:00February 9th, 2018|

Retargeting Ads: What They Are & How They Help Your Business Grow

Retargeting Ads: What They Are & How They Help Your Business Grow

Retargeting Ads: What & Why for Your Business This usually happens around the holidays – you’re Googling gift ideas for your family, and next thing you know, ads for those products start popping up on your Facebook, Yahoo, etc. How does the computer know to feed you those ads? Two words: retargeting advertisements. What are these ads and how can they help businesses grow? Retargeting ads are ads that are targeted specifically at certain demographics & psychographics in order to [...]

By Laura Smith|2025-06-25T08:55:52-04:00February 2nd, 2018|