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What a Church needs from a Designer

23rd February 2022 By Laura Murray

Experience of working in the Church as a designer can be rewarding and also painful, here’s a guide to help a Designer and a Church leader build a strong relationship. I have worked with churches for over 15 years as a graphic designer, I have seen the good, the bad and the ugly; both with […]

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Conquering Imposter Syndrome

29th January 2022 By Laura Murray

This blog is short, simple but empowering 8 years ago I was the only female in an office of domineering male co-workers, just finding out I was pregnant and that I suddenly had a brand new line manager who blocked me off from speaking directly to the two company executive I had previously had a […]

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The Power of Kindness

22nd January 2022 By Laura Murray

“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 […]

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What an Author needs from a Designer

1st January 2022 By Laura Murray

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 […]

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Countdown to Christmas in Colour

9th October 2021 By Laura Murray

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 […]

Filed Under: Blog, Christmas Themes Tagged With: Blog, Christmas, Countdown, Design, Gold, Graphic Design, Green, Peanut Designs, Red, Reindeer, Rudolph, Tradition

Logo Costs

1st October 2021 By Laura Murray

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 […]

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CREATED . the second edition

30th September 2021 By Laura Murray

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 […]

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Simple Christmas Designs

18th September 2021 By Laura Murray

Pnut Blog Simple Christmas Design

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 […]

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Church Christmas Theme Ideas

13th September 2021 By Laura Murray

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Inspiration for Church Christmas Theme Ideas 2025 Helping you to get creative ideas for your Church Christmas Theme ideas is something I love to do. It’s such an important time of the year for Christians across the globe helping them engage with their congregations and their communities is a priviledge…and it’s my favourite time to […]

Filed Under: Blog, Christmas Themes, Featured, Most Popular Tagged With: Christmas, christmas church, christmas program ideas for churches, church christmas program ideas, church christmas themes, church programs, Design, Tradition

Things I wish I knew before becoming a Designer

11th September 2021 By Laura Murray

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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 […]

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