Author: Brant Wilson

I'm the editor-in-chief of Bittbox.com. I'm a designer and developer by day, and a writer and musician when the feeling strikes. I enjoy vintage advertisements and puzzles with an absurd amount of pieces. Follow me on Twitter.
How To Convert Website Visitors Into Customers Without Being Too Aggressive

How To Convert Website Visitors Into Customers Without Being Too Aggressive

If you have an online business, then you’re likely most concerned with two things: attracting relevant visitors to your website and converting them once they’re there. Whether you’re selling services or products, driving traffic to your pages is just the beginning – your success hinges on your ability to capture leads and close deals. If…

Why Market Research Is Essential Before Starting Any New Venture

Why Market Research Is Essential Before Starting Any New Venture

Look before you leap. This age-old advice has been proven right countless times in various situations, but none more so than when you’re considering starting a new business venture. When you get that lightbulb moment and are struck by a new idea, it can be easy to get over-excited and push on full steam ahead,…

3 Tips to Help Scale Brand Assets Across Digital Channels

3 Tips to Help Scale Brand Assets Across Digital Channels

In the age of social media ubiquity, people are exposed to more businesses and brands on a daily basis than ever before. In fact, it’s estimated that the average person sees up to 10,000 ads every single day. With all of this exposure, it’s easy for your business to get lost in the noise. To…

How to Make a Logo: 4 Different Options

How to Make a Logo: 4 Different Options

The logo is a critical aspect of any company or brand’s visual identity. Your logo will appear on your website, business cards, brochures, social media profiles, merchandise, and more.  Creating a logo can be an intimidating process if you’ve never done it before, but thankfully there are several different options available. Whether you have thousands…

Free High-Res Photoshop Brushes: Grungy Watercolor
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Free High-Res Photoshop Brushes: Grungy Watercolor

I’ve got another set of killer brushes for everyone. These are, as always, super large brushes. There are 10 in the set, and I also included a zip file with PNGs for non-Photoshop users. I’ll be releasing the actual textures themselves in another post soon. I made these from a combination of watercolor and india…

Free Hi-Res Watercolor Photoshop Brushes
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Free Hi-Res Watercolor Photoshop Brushes

Here is a nice set of Photoshop Brushes from BittBox. I’m constantly going back and forth between Illustrator and Photoshop in my projects, and I’m starting to pretty much make everything from scratch. I often have trouble finding brushes that are big enough for what I’m doing, so I just made my own. The smallest…

Illustrator 101: How to Fix The Annoying Grayscale Color Problem

Illustrator 101: How to Fix The Annoying Grayscale Color Problem

If you’ve ever run into this annoying little Illustrator problem, it can be very frustrating, but it has a simple fix. Every so often you may find that no matter what color you select, Illustrator converts your selection to grayscale… Grayscale refers to the set of colors or color scheme that consists of repeated grey…

38 Online Store Websites Running on Shopify
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38 Online Store Websites Running on Shopify

Web designers around the world have been captivated by Shopify. It’s an online e-commerce CMS which is self-hosted and managed by the Shopify team. Webmasters can purchase their own domain name and launch a store just like any regular website – but without deep concerns over server management. For anyone looking into Shopify it is…

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10 Reasons Why It’s Good for Freelance Designers to Be Different

So, you’re not the run-of-the-mill freelance designer? You’re different, and your work shows it. So what? Being different can cause you to feel alone. It can cause you to doubt your abilities. You might even think you’re doing something wrong if you’re different. But, being different isn’t necessarily a bad thing if you’re a freelance…