Logos have always been pretty static. Even in the age television, when a logo was animated it retained its identity. But in recent years, there has been a trend toward not only animating by presenting the logo in different forms and formats
Entries Tagged as 'Logo Design'
Foundational Illustrations as a Branding Element?
December 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
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Networks and Tribes, oh my!
November 18th, 2008 · No Comments
As a traffic building and customer retention process, I absolutely endorse the concept of tribe building. But it’s nothing new.
Tags: Branding · Logo Design · Personal Branding
Evaluating logos and logo designers.
June 20th, 2008 · No Comments
I’ve blogged about logos and the need to keep them simple and unique. Now I know that’s not as simple as I make it out to be. In trying to be more helpful, I found a couple of blogs that may be of some help.
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Logo design guidelines abet a strong brand
May 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Unless you’re a graphics designer, you may never design a brand’s logo. But it doesn’t hurt to know the “rules” of good logo design. You can use them in evaluating proposed designs, and you might use them when interviewing logo designers for an assignment.
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Three criteria for a good logo
April 14th, 2008 · No Comments
Eric Karjaluoto of smashLAB Inc and his group designed a little booklet to help folks understand a bit more about logos. You can get a copy
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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
Brand Guru? Not every blogger is an expert.
February 6th, 2008 · No Comments
As I scanned my Google Alert citations this afternoon, I found a promising article title about logo design. But when I got there, here’s what I found:
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Xerox has a new logo and wants you to believe it’s a big deal.
January 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Xerox announces their new logo with statement that it’s the “biggest change to its brand in company history”. But the brand is much more than a logo. What’s more, a company won’t change its brand – its stakeholders do.
Tags: Branding · Branding Strategies · Logo Design
Criteria for a brand’s logo design
December 19th, 2007 · No Comments
The most basic criteria for a logo are presnted here. So, too, are examples of three basic types of logo.
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