9 Examples of Great Logo Designs Designing a logo, or having one designed for you can be a mammoth task. A logo encapsulates a business or product and is often the first thing a potential client sees. What you think your business stands for and what your logo says about your business has to be on the same page. When thinking logo design, careful thought and preparation needs to be put in to ensure you convey the message you are trying to, and in a memorable way. The possibilities are endless and sometimes getting started and making decisions can be a mind boggling and overwhelming task - Do you use a picture? What font looks best while still being easy to read? What colours to use, if any? What basic shape will the logo take on? To … [Read more...]
Design Inspiration
As Web Designers we love creating beautiful designs whether it be a web based design, a business card, brochure or a logo. Here's a collection of articles
7 Great Logo examples of Photographers
Photographers: 7 Great Logo Examples The vast majority of photographers are soloists. They live and die on their reputation. Therefore photographers more than most need to present a stylish, artistic approach to all their corporate branding. Everything from logos to brochures, websites and even business cards need to portray their personal branding. If you're a wedding photographer you will probably want a lot of white space with soft romantic colors, if you're a sports photographer you may want loud, bold colors, if you're a music photographer you may want a lot of black in your designs so you can showcase your photos better. All these things need to be well thought out before you go to print or web. I thought I would … [Read more...]
A Brief History of Logos
History of Logos Logos are so embedded in our society that we recognise them unconsciously. No one wonders what a big golden M is doing stuck on a pole, instead we say “Ah, there’s a McDonalds.” Nike no longer needs to apply their name to products, one look at the world famous tick and you know exactly who produced that shoe. The term logo originates from ancient Greek and means word or speech. Today’s use of the word has a logo being defined as an image that pertains to a product, company, campaign, event or concept. This could be in the guise of a badge, symbol, sign or trademark. It seems a more appropriate name would be a melding of the words logo and Icon. For those into their web design the Favicon (which is the tiny image … [Read more...]
Creative Business Cards
Creative Business Cards Setting yourself apart from your competition can be hard these days. But one of the easiest ways is to have a business card that distinguishes yourself from the pack. Many of these creative business cards would be too expensive to produce en-masse but they could be used as a supplementary second business card for those clients you wish to impress. Creative Business Card #1 - This has to be one of the most unique business cards you could ever find. Perfect for a carpenter or handyman. View on Flickr Creative Business Card #2- Novel Business Card that you wouldn't forget in a hurry. View on Flickr … [Read more...]
What Is Flash?
How to use Flash in your Web Design These days we hear a lot about Flash- mainly getting reminders to download an update from Adobe. Yet Flash is an extremely versatile programme that can make any website come to life with creativity, colour, and beauty. We often see Flash used to create amazing galleries of photography and artwork. As well as these applications it is regularly used for online computer games, animations, online calculators, with flash being especially popular in movie trailer websites. Some of my favorite examples of Flash being used in different situations are: Animation- Moonface … [Read more...]
