“How often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” ~ Leo Buscaglia Every act of kindness, no matter how small, can have a huge impact. From a […]
What an Author needs from a Designer
In the past 12 years or so I have helped over 20 authors publish books; whether that be with a cover design, the formatting or both; and also publish it through online resources. Sometimes people come to me with their finishes article and I just smarten it up, add essential details like publishing rights and […]
Countdown to Christmas in Colour
Join me for a special Colour Palette exploration as we countdown 8 weeks to Christmas. Christmas, to me, is a season, and I don’t know about you but I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE going into shops and staring at, walking around and exploring all the Christmas decorations. I always feel inspired and happy – so […]
Logo Costs
What should I expect to pay for a logo? This is almost an impossible question to answer as each project is different, each outcome is unique and each process is completely different. However I can lay out some generalisations and look at what other professionals say about this in order to help answer this and […]
CREATED . the second edition
CREATED . the second edition It is with great pleasure that I release the second edition of the CREATED . magazine in November 2011. I’ve been overwhelmed with the interaction with the first edition released earlier this year and this second edition comes in just in time for the festive season. I am so pleased […]
Simple Christmas Designs
It’s my aim to help you to get ahead of the game, look professional and have Christmas program design you are proud of. Sometimes you have a whole media & design team who can explore the Christmas theme and produce amazing concepts for you to have a whole month of Christmas in Church; they go […]
Church Christmas Theme Ideas
Inspiration for Church Christmas Theme Ideas 2024 Helping churches get to grips with their Church Christmas Theme is something I love to do. It’s such an important time of the year for Christians across the globe and it’s my favourite time to do design work, speak to church leaders about their plans and help them […]
Things I wish I knew before becoming a Designer
If you’ve come to this blog, welcome. And thanks for stopping by. As time goes on I tend to spend a few days, sometimes weeks, looking back on the year around September time. September is my birthday month and the start of the school year and it always felt like a reset time; and still […]
Promote your Church this Christmas
Ways to Promote on Social Media this Christmas Preparing your Church for Christmas When thinking about what you need inside your Church building for Christmas, there is the aesthetics to think about but also the technology side. Aesthetics Ideas Technology Ideas What next? Peanut Designs can help you achieve your Christmas promotion goals this year. […]
Mastering Your Story.
What’s your favourite story is the kind of question you ask your kids when they are settling down to bed at night… In 2021, the answers from our kids often include famous books like Harry Potter, The Famous Five, Twilight, Mary Poppins, Peter Pan and lots of others. But when it comes to YOU and […]