Design guides
Short, practical guides for people who are not designers: sizes, fonts, colors, layouts and print-ready files.
Sizes
Social Media Image Sizes 2026: The Complete Cheat Sheet
Every image size you need for Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, LinkedIn and X in one table, plus the safe-area rules that keep your text from being cropped.
YouTube
How to Design a YouTube Thumbnail That Gets Clicks
Twelve practical rules for thumbnails that are readable on a phone, honest about the video and recognisable as your channel.
Typography
Font Pairing for Beginners: 10 Combinations That Always Work
Why two fonts are better than five, how to combine a display font with a body font, and ten proven Google Font pairings you can use today.
Color
Color Basics for Non-Designers: How to Pick Colors That Look Good Together
A practical introduction to color: contrast, the 60-30-10 rule, ready-made palettes and how to make text readable on any background.
Print
Print-Ready Files Explained: DPI, Bleed and Paper Sizes
What DPI really means, how many pixels you need for A4, letter and business cards, and how bleed and safe areas prevent printing disasters.
Formats
PNG vs JPG vs PDF: Which Format Should You Download?
A clear explanation of when to use PNG, JPG, transparent PNG and PDF for social media, websites, printing and logos.
Print
How to Design a Poster People Actually Read
The three-second rule, visual hierarchy, layouts that work and a checklist for event, sale and information posters.