Articles by Year: 2016
We Love CLE Vector Freebie!
Download our Cleveland Vector Freebie On behalf of our beloved Cleveland Cavaliers making it to this year’s NBA Finals, may we present you with a vector freebie pack dedicated to our great city. This We Love CLE Vector Freebie contains…
If you’re halftone-obsessed, our new collection is for you.
Our Complete Halftone Collection We’re not sure what’s dreamier than a halftone. The tiny dots that create a gradient-like effect can produce such remarkable results. Here at the Arsenal, we have nine packs that will give you the effect you’re…
Photography: An Essential Element of Your New Website Design
Professional photography and brand imagery are among the best tools in the box when it comes to communicating a sense of purpose, place and personality on your website. Sure, layout is important. Typography is essential. But customers looking at your new website…
WMC Fest Video Update: Hello from Playhouse Square!
Hi Guys! It’s Bryan and Heather from the newly renovated State Theatre Lobby and Ohio Theatre, home of the best Cleveland Summer festival, Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 7.
Go Media: We’ve Got Your Branding Colored!
The impact of color on your company Color is one of the simplest, most primitive forms of communication on earth. It’s also one of the most effective and yet, our Cleveland branding experts know, it’s one of the most commonly-overlooked.…
Happiness is having Stefan Sagmeister speak at WMC7
Have you guys seen the trailer for Stefan Sagmeister’s The Happy Film? We’ve been watching it on repeat since it premiered, even more giddily since learning Stefan is speaking at this year’s best creative conference, Weapons of Mass Creation Fest, this…
Business Branding Strategy: What’s Your Name Again?
Those who study literature have heard the line, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” But those who study branding know the real question is: Would the rose still sell? Branding truth: Monikers matter. The name of a company is either going…
Watch This Speed Drawing of the WMC7 Tee by Jetpacks and Rollerskates, Grin from Ear to Ear.
You guys are going to completely lose your minds over this year’s Weapons of Mass Creation Fest graphic art tee, created by the one and only Blake Stevenson – aka Jetpacks and Rollerskates.
Here Are 7 Reasons I KNOW You Should Attend WMC7 (+ Workshop Giveaway Inside)
Are you looking to attend the top design conference of 2016? Look no further than creative agency Go Media’s Weapons of Mass Creation Fest.
Positive Brand Experience and SEO Go Together Like Peanut Butter and Jelly
The most successful firms have more than just a brand identity. They offer customers a total Brand Experience. Customers who have had a positive brand experience don’t just recognize the brand. They feel it. It’s about ensuring that customers have a…
It’s Star Wars Day and we’re celebrating with these great designs!
What better way to celebrate Star Wars day then with some great work by our fellow designers?
10 Ways to Grow Your Design Firm
Advice from Bill and Wilson, Founders of Go Media There is no perfect recipe for growing a thriving design firm. But through our share of failures, we have learned what works more often than not. Here are some lessons we have…
Free Crumpled and Creased Black Paper Textures
Free Crumpled Paper Textures Here are eight free paper textures just for you!
Why we absolutely loved building this brand
Work Hard. Live Easy. We had way too much fun working with The Finch Group, local Cleveland real estate company, on their latest endeavor and we want to shout it from the rooftops, pun intended. Designer Chris Comella comments, “Innova…
Go Media Goes to Creative South
Bryan, Bill, Heather and Cindy (friend of Go Media) headed down to Georgia a week ago to check out Creative South, a design conference wrapped up in a whole lot of southern hospitality. Creative South, the brain child of Mike Jones, is…
Here’s What You Can Expect this at This Year’s WMC Fest
Hey, it’s Bryan and Heather here with the latest from the Cleveland festival you know and love, Weapons of Mass Creation Fest.
Mascot Design Spurs Controversy – and Kanye Ire
Earlier this month, the L.A. Clippers hatched a new mascot design in the form of “Chuck the Condor,” to represent a team with two of the best leapers in the NBA. Sadly, the reception was foul. “Chuck is a schmuck,” blurted…
New Logo Design Unveiled to Jack Frost Confection-Loving Crowd
Jack Frost Donuts‘ new Cleveland Logo Design – and brand new building – was unveiled to the public in a grand, re-opening over the weekend, complete with green screen fun, a new menu display, festive red and yellow balloons and upbeat…
Tutorial: How to Use Vector Graphics to Create a Repeating Pattern in Illustrator
Hey Arsenal Fans! Today we’re going to show you how to use vector graphics in Illustrator to create this repeating pattern using Vector Set 25, just released on our Arsenal.
How To Get Paid What You Deserve: A Go Media Podcast
In this edition of the Go Media Podcast, Bryan and Bill sit down with Paul Jarvis to talk about how he prices his work and how to get paid what you deserve.
Invoicing Clients for Graphic Design Work: How-To
with Example Invoices from your friends here at Go Media Invoicing for graphic design work is just one of the many processes we have to sort out when starting our own business.
These Ethereal Princess Paintings Will Take You to Your Happy Place
Our newest video tutorial release is a extraordinary journey through the thoughts of illustrator Katia Oloy, Senior Concept Artist at Scopely and former art direction team member for Disney’s It’s a Small World, the animated series. In this 1 hour…
Knowing When to Let Go of Busted Branding: Demoting Chief Wahoo
My Two Cents: Big news here in our home city of Cleveland, where the Indians have just announced that their official demotion of the Chief Wahoo logo. This caricature, created in 1947, has created much controversy through out the years, with protesters making…
An Intimate Interview with Cleveland’s Hottest Artist
We were lucky enough to grab a couple moments with Cleveland’s hottest underground artist, Ben Sakai, last week.