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Inspiration or Intellect in Logo Design – Which is better?

Post author:Nora Reed
Post published:Oct 20, 2011
Post category:Logos
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Being a logo designer, I realize the various problems faced in starting a logo design project. The myriad questions that start bursting out of your mind as to how to go about your work leave you stranded. Some designers believe that ideas will only come by sifting the internet for inspiration. While on the other hand, some consider pure intellect better for idea generation.

So, regardless of which course of action is better, let us discuss the aspects arising from both these methods i.e. inspiration and pure intellect.

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20 Amazing Logos Inspired From Animals!

Post author:Nora Reed
Post published:Oct 13, 2011
Post category:Logos
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As a logo designer, I have always believed that inspiration can be derived out of anything in this world. We can get stimulus from our surroundings and environments. We can even carve out an idea for logo design from wild nature. A creative logo is one that explains the meaning in an interesting and analogical manner. Using animals and other wild creatures in a logo design is a creative and effective idea.Since the job of the symbol used in logo is to explain the gist of the business. Each animal of the jungle has a different set of uniqueness and traits that can be attributed to a company. As an easy example, consider the Lion. Its characteristics include bravery, courage, sovereign and dominance. This can be accredited to a company by using the lion figure within a logo design. (more…)

16 Creative Logo Design Galleries for Designer Inspiration

Post author:Nora Reed
Post published:Oct 5, 2011
Post category:Logos
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Inspiration for logo designing can come from anywhere. You just need the observational powers and curiosity to get stimulated by your surroundings. As a logo designer, I constantly yearn for any resources to get motivation for logo design ideas. At the moment, several online sites have been launched that showcase logo designs for encouraging and motivational purposes. These logo design galleries embrace over thousands of creative logos that will teach you a new approach to logo designing. However, we must never confuse inspiration with plagiarism which is a serious offense.

Even if you are not a designer you will undoubtedly love to browse through these fascinating logo design galleries. Over the years, I have been browsing the following 16 galleries whenever I’m in need of a creative spark. I recommend you visit these sites and be amazed and inspired.

1. Logo Moose

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20 Creative Logos With Concealed Messages!

Post author:Nora Reed
Post published:Sep 23, 2011
Post category:Logos
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To make a creative logo design is not every designer’s work. One of the most difficult of designs in branding is the art of hidden logos. Since I am also a logo designer, I have been fond of learning the art of creating logos with hidden messages. You must be familiar of some famous logos that display a concealed meaning within thei logo. As an example, take the FedEx logo that has an arrow concealed in between the ‘E’ and ‘x’.

The most popular method of erecting hidden logos is by employing negative space.
For you to understand the concept of hidden logos with negative space, here is an inspirational collection of 20 inspiring logos that conceal a hidden messages . So come along and see if you can decipher them out.

247 b/w

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Important Interview Questions for Logo Designers – Prepare Yourselves!

Post author:Nora Reed
Post published:Sep 14, 2011
Post category:Logos
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Ever had this moment where you are sitting in an interview for a job and you blank out in front of the interviewer? It is a real dreadful site for a professional logo designer to be unprepared in a job interview. This is especially for aspiring logo designers who lack the experience of going through the hiring phase. In order to pass a recruitment interview, you must come prepared with all possible things that might be asked from you. Since most design interviews are typical and have similar questions, you can brace yourself for the meeting well in advance.

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4 Wicked Types of Client to Avoid – Beware Logo Designers!

Post author:Nora Reed
Post published:Sep 7, 2011
Post category:Logos
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For a logo designer, client is everything for their logo design business. This is because the clients are the ones who provide you with the revenues and profits. This is why it is significant to understand clients for your design business. However don’t be exceedingly reliant on clients otherwise you will be trampled.

There are certain clients that are so wicked that they turn out to be a nuisance for logo designers. Clients who coerce designers to perform out of the boundaries are not goof for designers. And no logo design project can work productively without a mutual understanding between clients and designers.

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One Logo to Rule Them All: A Simple Solution

Post author:guest
Post published:Aug 26, 2011
Post category:Logos
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Have you ever thought about what combination of graphic elements would represent you as a person best? What configuration of lines, colors, patterns, images, and text would completely summarize and communicate everything important about you to others?

If you haven’t, try it now. I’ll wait.

Difficult? You bet it is. I asked you to visually represent yourself and everything you stand for, to generate a completely unique graphic that distinguished you from everything else—in short, I asked you to make a logo for yourself.

One of the most vexing things about logos is that you often feel like, because they represent your company and all the complexities inherent in it, they should be as complex and colorful as possible. The impulse to create an ornate logo, is a dangerous one, however, and should be ignored whenever possible. (And it’s almost always possible.)

Great logos are simple.

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Common Problems Faced in Logo Designing – Tackle Them!

Post author:Nora Reed
Post published:Aug 18, 2011
Post category:Logos
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Regardless of what your vocation is, you will be besieged by various issues and predicaments that you need to tackle. Even as logo designers you cannot expect your line of work to be all pleasurable and unproblematic. Designing logos also includes some problems and quandaries that you must tackle. While taking on a logo design project, you will face client issues, technical issues and various other problems that are necessary to address.

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41 Creative Logo Ideas for Inspiration

Post author:skyje
Post published:Jun 23, 2011
Post category:Logos
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A lot of creative design ideas occur to many designers during their course of life. This article includes logo design ideas that will make your next project more creative and unique so the logo will pop on all promotional products. Enjoy!

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56 Ways To Use Color Psychology To Impact Logo Design

Post author:guest
Post published:Jun 2, 2011
Post category:Logos
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So, you’re getting ready to design a logo… Do you know what feelings you want it to evoke? What emotions you want the customer to feel? How you want customers and prospects to react every time they see the logo? Many times color isn’t the first thing that comes to a designer’s mind… here are some things to think about when it comes to color psychology and logo design!

4 Reasons Colors Play an Essential Role In Design

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Logo Design: Importance and Tips for effectiveness

Post author:guest
Post published:May 26, 2011
Post category:Logos
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A Logo by its very nature commands a strong power, for an effective one can instantly get recognition to a person, organization, company or group. It has the potential to create a positive Identity among the target audience by conveying the right message and positioning an entity in good light. These are the prime reasons that every company wishes to have a powerful Logo. Here in comes the task of designing an effective logo which can help in branding and serve the intended purpose.

In this write up, we are going to mention the importance of logo design and some ways to create good logos.

Why design a Logo

Acts as a SYMBOL

A logo can act as powerful symbol and represent a company in the most favorable manner. Also designing a logo that matches the business can help create the desired impression upon the target audience and create recognition.

Helps in Brand Building

When it comes to Brand building a logo plays an important role as by appearing on all promotional materials, it creates awareness and recall. If the logo is well designed, it will create the right image among the target customers which a business always wishes to have. (more…)

20 cool logos inspired by stars

Post author:skyje
Post published:Apr 14, 2011
Post category:Inspiration Logos
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logo design is important for maintaining your unique presence. Logo designers have to find new sources of inspiration, however here are 20 logos inspired by stars for more creativity and inspiration. Enjoy!

uran wang

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20 Completely Free Logo Fonts

Post author:skyje
Post published:Jan 11, 2011
Post category:Freebies Logos
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There are numerous fonts that are available by default on all modern computers, but it’s not suitable for logo design. For many entry level Graphic Designers and Logo Artists, free fonts can be a great way to help what makes a good logo and can provide a number of impressive accents to their work. In this post, you’ll find a completely free logo fonts that you can use for personal and commercial purposes. Do not forget to share with friends!

Kool Beans font

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10 Tips for Designing a Brilliant Company Logo

Post author:guest
Post published:Jan 5, 2011
Post category:Logos
Post comments:3 Comments

It’s not always easy to call forth creativity, much less brilliance, whenever we’d like, but there are steps you can take to encourage the ideas to keep flowing, and to channel them in the right direction. Following are ten tips dealing specifically with logo design that you may find helpful in conceptualizing images, bringing them from good to better, and better to brilliant.

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