Creative Showcase of Impossible Logos (Designrfix) #Logos #Branding #Creative #BrandIdentity

An impossible logo helps to demonstrate that the brand has a bit of a sense of humor, and can be slightly quirky – while at the same time, the overall visual aesthetic can still look very professional, polished and stylish.It can – of course – be remarkably challenging to design a logo that’s technically impossible.

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Top Things To Remember When Designing A Logo (Designrfix) #Logo #Design #Branding

The logos are considered as the integral part of any company’s branding process and hence it has to be designed in such a manner in which it will help in contributing the company’s brand establishment process both in the short and long term business context. Logo designing is often considered as a complex process and hence it is important that you get it designed seeking the help of professionals who has good experience in this sector.

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Finding Your Graphic Design Muse (GraphicDesign) #Inspiration #GraphicDesign #Art #Adobe

Inspiration. It can come in a flash. Other times it can seem like a laborious effort that will never happen. In talking with several graphic designers, I found that many of us are slapped across our creative heads by a muse in rather common places or while doing mundane tasks.

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Selling Your Pattern Design in Today’s Pattern Marketplace (Print Magazine) #GraphicDesign #Entrepreneur

Developing patterns for the apparel, home decor and stationery markets is an exciting direction for one’s design business, but when it comes to selling patterns, the process can be overwhelming.

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Airborne Logos (Print Magazine) #Logos #ArmyAirForce #Disney #Design

WWII U.S. Army Air Force squadron logos were placed on letterheads or painted on aircraft, but most frequently they were made into patches worn on uniforms. A number of the logos were designed by the Disney Studios, but others were designed by artists who happened to be serving within the various units.

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Introducing Content Strategy to Design (Print Magazine) #GraphicDesign #DesignStrategy #ContentStrategy

“They could be updated, moved around … you could pull out a specific card and stick it on your monitor. The brand guidelines were very much meant to be used-and they were meant for the whole company.” That’s how Denise Wilton, the former creative director of MOO and moo.com, described the editorial and visual brand guidelines she developed for MOO.

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How Many Brands’ Distinct Shades of Blue Can You Correctly Identify? (Fast Company) #Branding #Design #NameThatBlue #Logos

Feeling blue? Good--because that’s the kind of mindset you’ll need to play Name That Blue, a simple game that not only reveals how many companies prefer that particular hue, but also your perhaps unrealized ability to distinguish between them.

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Design Freelancers Fire Clients to Educate Them, How the Roles Reverse (DesignTaxi) #Design #Leadership

As most experienced freelancers know, sometimes we have to fire our clients, for their benefit and ours.

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Engaging motion graphics -- Exciting…Memorable…Moving. #motion

Our motion graphics reel showcases a range of organic, engaging title and logo treatments for live conferences, campaigns and experimental projects. In every project our goal is to engage the audience, capture the essence of the message and deliver a memorable experience.

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A Google Glass App Turning Photos Into Color Swatches (DesignTaxi) #Design #GraphicDesign #GoogleApps #SherwinWilliams

Powered by paint retailer Sherwin-Williams, the app ‘ColorSnap Glass’ allows users to turn any photo into a customized color palette.

http://designtaxi.com/news/361133/A-Google-Glass-App-That-Turns-Photos-Into-Color-Swatches/

Iconic Fashion Logos Recreated With Illustrations Of The Brands’ Founders (DesignTaxi) #Design #Logos #Fashion

The Netherlands-based artist Mike Frederiqo has recreated the logos of some of fashion’s most famous brands using quirky illustrations of their founders.

http://designtaxi.com/news/361114/Famous-Fashion-Logos-Recreated-With-Illustrations-Of-The-Brands-Founders/

How to build a design portfolio without breaking the bank (Fast Company) #Design

Design fields are emergent and diverse--there's user experience, product design, interaction design, graphic design, industrial design, to name a few--but they share a respect for process and practice, which makes them more than usually open to the new modes of learning.

http://www.fastcompany.com/3015532/the-10000-design-degree