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Know your hues? This one is hard! Reorder these color cards so that the hues are in the right order!

Hey nerds! How well do you know pixel size?! Try this game! https://www.pixact.ly/

How good is your eye for color? Take a fun test here!

SO PROUD to be on this amazing campaign team and designing all the graphics for Leslyn Lewis! Our hope is that this powerhouse will be Canada's next Prime Minister. #teamleslyn #goleslyn #leslynlewis Even the US newspaper The Washington Post has their eye on her!

Ebook Conversion Services

Celebrate with us! Pear Creative just created its first eBook! The fabulously brilliant Paul Decock has come aboard to create these beauties...and wow...they are stunning! Your book can now have a cohesive design from cover, to interior, to eBook!... Pear Creative has been in the book design business for a long time, but starting in 2020, we are now providing eBook conversion as well. The change came when we saw what was happening to the beautiful books we had created when they went through the eBook conversion process. To put it simplythey looked awful. We began to see that eBook conversion companies were not giving authors and publishers a quality product. (When you read an ebook, you may not know that every aspect of the entire book is made of complicated HTML code that has to be specifically coded to create the readable files you download. Who knew?!) We are excited to provide this new service to our authors and publishers!

Have you wondered why you are feeling tired by Zoom or FaceTime calls? Its actually science! When you are together with people, your brain shoots dopamine and serotonin into your body...even moreso when there is a hug or touch of some kind.... When you Zoomalthough your mind SEES the person and you may feel a certain point of connectednessyour body is not getting the dopamine and serotonin bursts it usually does. So after a zoom call you may find yourself tired instead of energized (as you would if you went for coffee in person). In short, our minds are together when our bodies feel were not. That dissonance, which causes your subconscious to have conflicting feelings, is exhausting. So if youve been feeling this...youre not alone!

We believe in clean, simple, and sleek designs that reflect the personality and vision of the client. With over 3600 printed books to our credit, we know what it takes to make your books cover soar!

It never gets old to see a book I designed do well!

A project I had the honour to work on (for almost 2 years) was completed and presented to the Canadian public yesterday! (All 400 pages) :) https://www.theglobeandmail.com//article-panel-recommends/

Fun with optical illusions!

Happy Thanksgiving to all our wonderful American clients! Enjoy! (And Ill enjoy a day off due to all of you being busy eating turkey!)

Optical illusions are fascinating!

How time flies. A decade of designing books for the Rich Dad Company! Rich Dad Poor Dad is the #1 personal finance book of all time. The books in the Rich Dad series have sold more than 35 million copies worldwide.... The Rich Dad series has been translated into 43 languages. Rich Dad Poor Dad had a nearly seven-year run on the New York Times bestseller list. Rich Dad Poor Dad is one of the first self-published books to appear on the New York Times bestseller list. Rich Dad Poor Dad continues to make bestseller lists around the world, most recently in Germany, the Philippines, and lists across Asia, where the book is called The Purple Storm.

Yes! This is so good. Well written copy is something that is so vital for a books blurb. (That is, the book synopsis on the back cover.) If the front cover piques curiosity and draws in the buyer, the back cover sells the book. Put time into it! Make it sing! :)

Ha! #GraphicDesignHumor

Another enjoyable book to work on!

Heres helpful article I wrote to help you take a great author-photo for your book! https://www.linkedin.com//author-photo-tips-self-publisher

Im super excited about this cover I designed. I even had the fun of working on the subtitle! This by far my favorite cover of 2019!

While writers and grammar-lovers usually know the rules, for non professional writers, business people, and designers, knowing which words in a title to capitalize is sometimes tricky. (Like, the word for?) Here is a fun online tool that will properly capitalize your title for you! https://capitalizemytitle.com/

One of my favourite things to do is help launch new small businesses! Can your new or small business compete with larger established ones? I know it can! I can help you create a brand that stands out, even next to the "big guys." You may be new to the marketplace, but you dont have to look small or inexperienced. Present your brand in a way that gives the client assurance that you are professional, reliable, and ready to work for them.

Adrian Rogers was a bestselling author whos books still top the Amazon and NYTimes bestseller lists with sales in the many millions.

New or Small Business Owners: Can your new or small business compete with larger established ones? We think it can! We can help you create a brand that stands out, even next to the "big guys." You may be new to the marketplace, but you dont have to look small or inexperienced. Present your brand in a way that gives the client assurance that you are professional, reliable, and ready to work for them.... Established Business Owners: Sometimes something as simple as a branding facelift can re-energize your company and give it some much needed new momentum. Let your clients know that you are moving with the times and are ready, as always, to do business.

One of the mistakes aspiring graphic designers make is to use a font at face value. Meaning, just typing your word and walking away. However, kerning and tracking is VITAL to making sure everything is even and well spaced (dont trust the font programming to do this for you!) Here is a fun interactive quiz that lets you test your kerning (the space between 2 letters) and your tracking (the spacing in the entire word) skills! https://type.method.ac/#

A few new book designs!

Another beautiful book by author Catherine West!

Many people dream of writing a book but dont realize that the publishing process is a long oneand the work isnt done when your book is printed and in your hands. You are your books voice and its best promoter. If you want to sell books, be ready to put in the workbecause your book needs you! Here are 3 things that you need for a successful book.

Did you know that Yvonne does workshops? Yvonne has an informative, fun, and down-to-earth teaching style that will simplify the complicated world of cover design for your author conference or gathering. Click here for more info: www.pearcreative.ca/workshops

Sometimes I stumble across a font artist who just seems to consistently create beautiful fonts at reasonable prices. Heres another typographer Ive been enjoying. https://creativemarket.com/Nickylaatz/shop

Its up! Our new website is live! Thanks to the amazing skill of web developer Toban Penner at "Penner Web Design" for taking my ideas and making them sing! Take a look! www.pearcreative.ca

Are you, or do you know a graphic designer over 40 who is having a tough time finding work? This could help! #graphicdesigntips #BookCoverDesign #graphicdesigners