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We love to learn and also to support up-and-coming creatives. Sometimes we write things and sometimes we make videos about learning, too - you can check out our design and development advice below and on our YouTube channel.

8 design tips for non-designers

This one’s for all you marketers and social media execs, from solopreneurs to massive corporations, who are holding the fort of content creation for your business. While tools such as Canva and Adobe Express are great at making suggestions and providing editable templates, you can really up your game by applying some processes and principles used by professional designers. Here are our top 8 tips to improve your output:

Nick Steer

February 13, 2023

How to take a web design brief from a client

When you’re meeting a new client, first impressions are important to establish a good relationship and to be sure that you’ll be a good fit for each other. At Tonic, we start every new client enquiry with a video call (or an in-person meeting, if possible) so that we can get to know a potential client, and pick their brains about the problems they need to be solved and how we can help.

Tom Piggott

January 9, 2023

Choosing typography and line height sizes in web design

Knowing what sizes to choose for your typography can be tricky when first starting out. Literally, where do you start? We’ve put together a few useful tips to set you on the right path. But as with most things creative, this stuff is subjective and there are no official rules.

Tom Piggott

December 5, 2022

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