Since color is such an important tool of branding, I think the blog posting listed below will be a valuable asset for you, particularly if you’re doing your own graphics.
Entries Tagged as 'Graphic Standards'
Helping your brand become colorful
May 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Graphic Standards
A type font does not a brand make
March 27th, 2008 · No Comments
Quite often I see a local retailer or service provider adopt a type face that’s fairly unique as their logo. There’s quite an array of these semi-obscure faces available through sign companies and printers.
Tags: Branding · Graphic Standards · Logo Design
Criteria for logo development and evaluation
February 15th, 2008 · No Comments
Certainly there’s quite a bit of subjective opinion being expressed when it comes to selecting a logo for your brand. Branding is more than designing a logo, but the logo is an important branding element, so it should be evaluated with the same thoroughness as the brand name itself.
Tags: Brand Managment · Branding · Corporate Identity · Graphic Standards · Logo Design
Your brand needs a legible type face…
December 17th, 2007 · No Comments
Some graphic designers will pay more attention to unique type face designs than to legibility. Don’t let them saddle your brand with a font or a type treatment that can’t be read.
Tags: Branding · Graphic Standards · Logo Design
Consistency breeds familiarity and then trust in your brand
December 15th, 2007 · No Comments
The presentation of branding elements in ads, signage, and all other materials needs to be consistent to gain maximum impact and to prevent any dilution of the brand.
Tags: Advertising · Brand Managment · Branding · Graphic Standards
Color: a vital element of branding.
December 13th, 2007 · No Comments
Color imparts powerful emotional affects. This is absolutely true with brands.
Tags: Branding · Branding Resources · Graphic Standards · Logo Design