- Plog Entries
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- Exploring everything that makes us love to be designers.
- Designing a killer logo has everything to do with concept and little to do with technical prowess or how well you can use a design program. Also, when it comes down to it vector is the most versatile and useful format for logo design. This article will cover the[...]
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The Process of Designing a Killer Logo
- Back in May I ran a competition where I asked JCD readers to comment why they should be the winner of a free logo design, designed by myself. In total there were 65 entries however I ended up choosing Janette Toral from Influential Blogger as the final winner[...]
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How Giving Away A Free Logo Design Benefited The Whole Community
- There has been much written, both positive and (mostly) negative, regarding the impact of inexpensive online logo design companies on our industry. The customer testimonials on many logo design sites, crafted to give you a warm fuzzy feeling inside, share numerous success stories of local churches (et al.) getting[...]
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Let the (Logo) Games Begin
- This article should come in handy for the next time you're stuck in traffic: have you ever wondered why the Audi in front of you has a logo of four interlocked rings? Did you know that the Cadillac emblem was inspired by a family crest of a nobleman[...]
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Evolution of Car Logos
- In what has to be the most under whelming unveiling yet -- and a bad case of stolen thunder -- for one of the largest retailers in the world, Walmart (unhyphenated as a single word from now on) just uploaded a formal, band-aid of a press release to their[...]
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Less Hyphen, More Burst for Walmart
- Sometimes familiarity really does breed contempt. If you've been working with the same brand and logo for a few years, you might be itching to make a change. Maybe you've been daydreaming about brightening up the color palette or redoing the mark altogether. It feels a little dated,[...]
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Death of a Logo
- This post has been kindly guest-authored by The Paper Bull (website currently offline). As a reader of this design blog, I've always appreciated it when David shares his sketchpad with us and shows projects that are in development.
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The fundamental necessity of the sketchpad process
- This past Wednesday I gave a presentation at the HOW Conference in Atlanta, GA. As a respite from the pristine show and tells of finished work sprinkled with anecdotes that support the fabulous work on screen I wanted to focus on the unglamorous side of graphic design.[...]
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100 Unused Logos and What they Reveal about my Design Inclinations
- Having been the target of copyright thieves, and working with writers, authors, and photographers on copyright protection and laws for over 25 years, I thought I,d talk a little about what to do when someone steals your content. First, you noticed that I didn't say "if" someone steals your content.[...]
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What Do You Do When Someone Steals Your Content
- Sometimes typography is all you need to communicate your ideas effectively. Graphics can support the type or type can support the graphics, but to deliver the message precisely, you need to make sure your type is expressive enough, your design is distinctive enough and the composition is strong enough.[...]
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Sexy, Bold And Experimental Typography
- The Evolution of Tech Companies' Logos You've seen these tech logos everywhere, but have you ever wondered how they came to be? Did you know that Apple's original logo was Isaac Newton under an apple tree? Or that Nokia's original logo was a fish? Let's take a look at the origin[...]
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The Evolution of Tech Companies' Logos
- Logo Design Tips & A Not-So-Ordinary Interview with Famous Celebrity Logo Designer, Jeff Fisher "...Just Creative Design has recently had the pleasure to interview Jeff Fisher but not in the normal 'tell us about your life' style interview... This interview walks us through Jeff's logo design process as well providing[...]
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Jeff Fisher interview with Just Creative
