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What’s so GREEN about Christmas?

22nd October 2024 By Laura Murray

What’s so GREEN about Christmas? When you think of Christmas, it’s easy for red and white to spring to mind—Santa’s suit, candy canes, and glistening snow. But what about the colour green? As much as we associate the holiday with warm reds and winter whites, the colour green is deeply woven into the fabric of […]

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The night I met a Reindeer

22nd October 2024 By Laura Murray

The Night I met a Reindeer. Under the glowing twilight of a snowy Christmas Eve, a young boy named Judah wandered through the frost-covered woods near his home in the Scandinavian woodland of Halrland.His breath puffed like little clouds in the crisp winter air, and his boots crunched through the thick blanket of snow beneth […]

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19 Weeks til Christmas

15th August 2024 By Laura Murray

It might be August but there are only 19 weeks til Christmas. There is so much happening between now and Christmas; schools go back (UK) autumn festivities, Thanksgiving and more…but we should not forget to be prepared and consider carefully all that you could do to prepare your church, congregation and those who you may […]

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Book Cover Design Tips

1st July 2024 By Laura Murray

Book Cover Design Tips So you’ve written a book, had it formatted, it’s ready to go for publishing but now you need a cover….but where do you start? To be honest, this is probably the bit you’ve thought most about, and for some first time authors you have a million ideas or none at all. […]

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Church Branding : What colour should I use?

2nd April 2024 By Laura Murray

Church Branding : What colour should I use? “Black, on black, on black is definitely the best branding for churches.” – quote from social media group. Again, here tackling a very common question among churches on a budget, churches looking to rebrand or looking for a freshening up of their church designs, logo and branding…”WHICH […]

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Church Logo: What to do.

1st April 2024 By Laura Murray

Create a great Church Logo: What to do. As part of my journey with designing for churches, the second most frequest request is for a redesign of their logo. Back in the early part of 2024 I saw someone put out on a social media creative group page, this questions “Small church with a small […]

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Easter: The Top 5 Colours for Irresistible Promotions

6th February 2024 By Laura Murray

As Easter approaches, businesses and churches a-like are gearing up to captivate their audiences with vibrant and engaging promotions. One of the key elements in designing compelling promotion for Easter is the use of colour. Colour plays a huge part in attracting attention, giving power to emotions and attracting people for the right reasons. Harnessing […]

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How to successfully schedule seasonal designs for Churches

24th January 2024 By Laura Murray

One of the biggest problems I face as a designer who works for churches is timing your seasonal events and promotion.  Seasonal events are a critical part of a churches annual diary and yet on the whole they aren’t given much thought, but more to the point, the design and promotion of said events are […]

Filed Under: Blog, Christmas Themes, Easter Tagged With: artwork, Christmas, Design, designer, freelance

Pentecost Sunday Theme Ideas

23rd January 2024 By Laura Murray

Pentecost Sunday Theme Ideas for Churches Pentecost Sunday is a special time in the Church calendar, but it seems to be forgotten across a lot of the modern churches; I believe it’s time to resurrect it and bring it back with a bang. So I asked an AI bot to help me write a blog […]

Filed Under: Blog, Church, Easter

Social Media Easter Ideas for Churches

8th January 2024 By Laura Murray

Following the success of the AI bot’s Christmas suggestions I thought I would ask it if it had any social media ideas for Easter, I loved it’s opening remarks… “As an AI language model, I don’t have personal views or beliefs, but here are some Easter social media plans for churches: Again, some amazing suggestions […]

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