Nane Khachikyan

You conduct color accessibility checks by testing your palette against WCAG contrast ratios and previewing it through color-blind simulators. Now, let me back up. When I started looking into this, I quickly realized this isn’t really about rules that limit creativity, but about making sure your colors work for every pair of eyes that sees them. Once you get into…

Choosing inclusive brand colors starts with selecting colors that show the emotion of your brand and keep your design accessible. That balance matters. Colors play a big role in how people experience your brand. They set a mood, they trigger certain feelings, and they influence whether someone is drawn in or pushed away. Wrong choices can backfire, making text hard…

You can add QR/NFC to print materials by linking them to a page or resource that people can access instantly with a scan or a tap. When I started looking into the topic, I noticed one big frustration: so many printed flyers, posters, or packages grab attention but then lose the customer. You hand out a brochure, they fold it…

Your downloadable brand kit metadata should include clear file names, usage notes, file format details, dimensions, color codes, version history, licensing info, related guidelines, search tags, and a contact person for every asset in your kit. Now, let’s slow down for a second.  If you’ve ever sent someone a logo and later seen it come back stretched, pixelated, or in…

Legal protection for brand assets means owning the rights, getting it registered, and watching out for cases of misuse. You’ve put real work into that logo: choose every color, tweaking every detail until it’s perfect. The last thing you need is some copycat slapping it on their website like they thought of it first. I went deep into U.S. trademark…

For automating brand kit updates, you just need to use the right branding tool that provides you with the right functionalities. If you’ve ever gone through a logo change or decided your brand colors needed a refresh, you already know what a headache it can be. You fix it in one place… but then you remember the website header, the…

Building a brand launch buzz is all about making the right people excited before you go live. The biggest risk isn’t that your launch will flop, it’s that it will pass by unnoticed. That’s why, before putting this together, I reached out to our Director of Growth Marketing at 10Web, Sona Mamyan, for some pointers from her experience. She’s been…

You turn a letterhead into a branding tool and your brand ambassador by keeping it clear, consistent with other branding items, and thoughtful. Branded letterhead design might not be the biggest priority for your brand, but it shows up in some pretty important moments. Proposals, invoices, cover letters: it’s the first thing people see when they open a document. Whether…

To add dynamic elements to your email signature without getting flagged as spam, stick to images (not scripts), skip fancy things like forms or JavaScript, and make sure your email is properly authenticated. That’s the gist of it. Still, even when you follow the “rules,” your email can still end up buried in someone’s spam folder. All that effort, wasted….

Start by using them to replace generic marketing claims with real customer proof. You probably already have powerful feedback sitting in your inbox. A glowing review. A spontaneous thank-you in chat. A line from a sales call that made you think, “That’s exactly how we want to be described.” Customer testimonials and reviews are some of the most powerful print…

Focus on what removes blockers, drives decisions, and delivers the most impact with the least effort. You’re staring at a list of 15 different pieces of sales collateral your team “urgently” needs. The product brochure that marketing promised six months ago. The case study deck that would “definitely close more enterprise deals.” The ROI calculator that could streamline discovery calls….