Here at Sevens Creative Inc. we understand how overwhelming it can be to find an identity that suits and "sells" your business to your ideal clientele, so we've compiled a short list (below) of some useful resources. We hope these links help get your creative juices flowing, so you get a better idea of how you want your business to be represented in the market; Also, we've compiled some interesting and effective marketing techniques that may help you attract new clients and/or keep an ongoing relationship with your current clientele; And, finally, we've included some other links and resources that we believe are invaluable to almost any growing and flourishing business.

General Design Resources:

• Graphic Design - What is Graphic Design?
  An introduction to the basics of graphic design and its different applications.
• Color Psychology
  Colors often have different meanings in various cultures. In Western societies, the meanings of various colors have changed over the years. Today in the U.S., researchers have generally found the following to be accurate.
• Ideabook.com Tutorials | Create a smart identity
  With your letterhead and business card, you first begin to build relationships with the people who will make your business a success. With a little creativity, you can turn these run of the mill materials into the kind of marketing tools that keep the mill running.
• Branding Basics - 7 Logo Design Tips
  A great logo and tag line are key to creating the kind of branding that lets your company occupy the beach front property in the minds of your customers. Here Karen Saunders provides logo design and tag line tips for effective branding.

Web Design Ideas:

• Best Web Gallery - CSS & Flash Design Inspiration
  Best Web Gallery is a showcase gallery that features all the best design Flash and CSS web sites on the web.
• The Best Designs - The Best Flash and CSS Web Design - Web Design Awards
  Features the best flash and css web design examples on the Internet, web design gallery, and web design resources.
• 75 Ways to Increase Your Site’s Traffic | Super Blogging
  If you're a normal blogger or web site owner, you're going to increase traffic to your web site.
• PageRank Prediction - Predict Page Rank Predictor
  Predict your future Google PageRank.

Advertising/Marketing Ideas:

• Advertising tools - branding to direct marketing, creative briefs to strategy
  AdCracker gives you interactive tools to write creative advertising briefs, ad plans, direct marketing strategy.
• Testimonials: Friend or foe?
  Find out how to write really believable testimonials.
• adflip.com
  The world's largest archive of classic print and magazine ads. Search for your favorite slice of advertising pop culture from the 40s through the 90s!
• Statistics Canada:
  The national statistical agency providing information on Canadian business, economy and society.
• Market Research, Writing a Business Plan Article - Inc. Article
  Market Research, Writing a Business Plan Article - This Inc.com guide offers tips and resources to help you research your industry and competition, and meet your target market's needs.
• Welcome to AdWords
  Google's advertising platform offering both cost-per-click and cost-per-impression pricing for advertisements served on Google.com and partner sites

Other Useful:

• Blackle - Energy Saving Search
  Like our Sevens Creative Web site, black or dark web sites save on energy, so, bookmark this page and do your part. It's a small thing that makes a big difference!