It can be tough verbalising your vision to a designer, so here’s some tips on how to ‘speak designer’ to make sure you get what you are after first time. In fancy marketing terms it’s called a brief when you explain your requirements to a...
So your son or daughter wants to be a graphic designer and it’s got you wondering what do designers actually do? At tgm Here at tgm our six graphic designers work flat tack creating designs to meet client briefs – this can be anything from creating a...
Of course grammar and spelling matters. It shows we care about the details and it ensures we get the right meaning across. The English language has some tricky rules and conventions so we’ve applied our love of good design to some of the commonly made...
What’s in a font? We’ve come a long way since comic sans dominated newsletters and party invites, but why do we have 300,000+ different fonts, who uses them all and how do you choose what font to use? Fonts have the ability to draw attention, engage the...
It was definitely a case of three heads being better than one when it came to Brooklands Zoo’s water education signage explaining the zoo’s new rainwater collection system and how the zoo team is using the water. “Between the zoo staff, Chloe from tgm and myself...
The TGM team is celebrating after picking up two gold and two silver awards at the 2019 Redshift Design Awards on Saturday night in Wellington for work they did with Aotea Utanganui – Museum of South Taranaki, New Plymouth District Council's Resource Recovery team and...
Recently we showcased our latest expo range for clients at the tgm XPO. There was a lot of interest in the range of cool fabric stands, and the eco range of promotion products got people talking too. Check out our collection of pics from the...
Tgm has grown and evolved over almost 30 years in business. With the exponential growth of the Internet, the digital age and onset of social media, we have had to expand our knowledge, products and services. And in doing so, the brand has evolved with...
Having a website, and importantly having an effective website can be an invaluable part of any business. Investing in a website is an excellent way to promote your products or services, and potentially open up previously untapped revenue streams. It helps you connect with your...
TGM had an amazing evening at this year’s Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase. Andrea, David and Hana were on the stand meeting local businesses and making sure everyone entered our TGM competition! This year we decided to ask the people of Taranaki what they thought the letters...