ON AIR: WRITING A RADIO SPOT AD So, your client just asked you to help them with an ad. But, here’s the catch... you cannot use visuals, and you have less than a minute to get the message across to your audience through spoken voice (and sound effects). Radio spots require talented copywriting skills, attention to detail, and careful planning in order to create a memorable commercial. Here are some tips on what to consider when working on a radio [...]
CREATIVE COPYWRITING IN ADVERTISING Are you working on a major campaign for your company, or even a simple flyer to hand out at an event? No matter what you’re producing, you’ll need to make sure you have creative headlines and copy. Don’t get us wrong, visual design is extremely important. However, creative copywriting can be just as important to developing a strong, memorable campaign. So, what’s the deal with good headlines, and what should they achieve? At ocreations, we always [...]
ONE PAGE WEBSITES: PROS & CONS We’ve given you tips on websites, and we’ve given you tips on simple landing pages before a site goes live. Well, we’ve got some tips on something in between: one page websites. As with many other digital platforms, one page websites certainly have their advantages, as well as their disadvantages. Before deciding to make your site one page, it’s important to understand if this type of site will be good for your business, or [...]
Typography Mistakes to Avoid! One of the most important elements of design is typography. There are so many important components that go into creating typography that people will read and remember. Here’s an ocreations official typography checklist of rookie mistakes to avoid to take your typography skills to the next level! Use this checklist when proofing your design to clean it up and make it top-notch! Tracking & Kerning Sure, our design programs allow us to customize the copy in [...]
