How Old School Values Still Apply In Modern Business

March 8, 2012 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

Do you remember your first real job? I do. I was fresh out of college and got a job working for a local newspaper. Back then, computers had just come …

Design Critique: Lani Harmon, Photographer

March 1, 2012 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

Nobody likes clutter, especially when it comes to a website. For visitors, it’s distracting and time consuming to figure out what to read or click on next, and for the business owner, cluttered websites cost them potential sales when …

Are You Ready For Your Own Website?

February 23, 2012 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

Many of our clients come to us wanting to build a website. And why shouldn’t they? It’s what we do. Very few businesses can get by without one these days either. A website is no longer a …

Design Critique: Caged Moon

February 16, 2012 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

Werewolves and werewolf stories have always been near and dear to my heart and I love seeing new authors venturing into this genre. This week we have a cover submitted by Rachel Deagan for her new release Caged Moon, …

Happy Anniversary, Blue Sun!

February 9, 2012 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

Can you believe February is here already? And with it, comes Blue Sun Studio’s second anniversary. It’s hard to believe that we’re starting on our third year of business. Time goes by so fast and …

Design Critique: Hearts Expanding Allow Love

February 2, 2012 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

This week’s design critique subject comes from Kimberly Sherry, owner of  H.E.A.L.: Hearts Expanding Allow Love. Kimberly’s site and business is about healing emotional scars through massage and intuitive healing.

For her site, Kimberly chose one of Brian Gardner’s Genesis

Stop the Madness!

January 26, 2012 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

One of the pitfalls involved with being a creative entrepreneur is from time to time we create a project we can’t let go. Whether it’s a website, a book cover, a page of text, we are so attached to a concept …

Design Critique: The Orb of Truth

January 19, 2012 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

I love fantasy covers. I always have, ever since I was a child. A good cover always enticed me into picking up the book to have a closer look and then nine times out of ten, that led to …

The Quintessence of Time: A Cover Critique

January 12, 2012 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

Hello readers! Welcome back to our series on design critiques. This week we have a submission from Kristy Carey, a NaNoWriMo participant who’s taking her NaNo manuscript from competition to completion. The name of her book is The Quintessence …

New Blue Sun Feature: Design Critiques!

January 5, 2012 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

There is no better cure for depleted creative stores than to take a little break. We hope your winter respite was as refreshing as ours and that you find your new year beginning with a …