Here at The Logo Creative™ we are always on the lookout and seeking talented writers, artists, and graphic designers to contribute to thelogocreative.co.uk. If you’re interested in writing an article we are always open to considering you, send us your submission after reading the guidelines and requirements below.
Our graphic design blog is a source of graphic design inspiration, such as educational and informative articles for graphic designers and creatives and business owners alike, and even if you are interested in the creative field we hope the articles will be of value to you.
We have a great community of followers who are avid readers of our content and our viewers range from logo designers, graphic designers, web designers and a mixture of freelance creatives, creative agencies, business owners and entrepreneurs looking to take their businesses to the next level. Our content has also been used in educational establishments for educational purposes.
Our main goal is to provide value and continue to deliver quality content to our readers.
Non-Writers Welcome!
We seek perspectives from all industries. If you're worried your writing might not be up to par, we're more than happy to help edit and shape your story to share with the community.
We're grateful that so many people from our readers and followers want to give back to the creative community by sharing advice and insight perspective here on the site. We want to make this a place where creative voices are loud and proud!.
What Can I Write About?
Even though our main area of content is focused around graphic design, in particular logo and brand identity design, we do cover a wide area of topics including design history, freelance, and marketing in the design industry, brand strategy, typography, design inspiration, web design, Social Media, UI/UX, Productivity, Self-Improvement, Creativity, Business, Leadership and helpful advice articles for graphic designers.
You're more than welcome to expand on any design related subjects in your submission. To give you a better idea of the content we cover, why not take a look at our blog categories?
Always ask yourself “if I was a reader of this blog, what would I like to read and would I read this article?”
Who is The Logo Creative Publishing For?
Our readers and audience range from aspiring and professional designers, creative individuals and people involved in online businesses.
Writing Guidelines
Below are a few main areas you must comply with
- All articles must be original and never published anywhere else (now or in the future, we do check, and we are really good!).
- Attribute links must be provided to link back to the source file or images.
- Your article requires at least 1500 words but for good practice aim for 2000 please try to use correct English and spelling, and try to edit before sending (We can help correct your grammar and spelling if your English is not so good.) If your article is very poorly written, The Logo Creative editor may send it back to you for you to rewrite.
- If your article includes any images, try to send these separately from your article, although still include them in your article document so we know the placing as this will allow our editor to publish the article quicker when images are sent separately.
- Please make sure that your article is written in a friendly manner and not biased in any way.
- Strictly “NO” plagiarism and all sources must be credited. (We remember each other well! and we will find out as we constantly check for duplication)
- You should be open to feedback from us that will improve your article.
- We don't allow links relating to logo makers, CDB, casino, gambling or online betting.
Article Formatting
To help streamline our publishing process and keep our articles consistent, below we have outlined our formatting style.
Paragraphs
- Paragraphs should be 2-3 sentences in length. Articles and blog posts are often skimmed through, so it is good practice to present text in manageable portions as opposed to large and overwhelming chunks.
Bullet Points and Lists
- Where applicable, breaking up text through the use of bullet points and lists helps create visual interest in the article. Please use bullets for unordered lists and numeric for ordered lists such as items with numbered points. (eg - Logo design steps to follow). Items on a numbered list that includes sub-points can be bulleted.
Headings and Subheadings
If portions of your text have headings, wrap that text in one of the following codes to help pull that topic out from the rest of the text.
- Use <h2><strong>Heading text here</strong></h2> for the main headings.
- Use <h3><strong>Heading text here</strong></h3> for subheadings.
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Main Headings
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Photography
If you are sending images, please make sure that they are not watermarked and of good quality and are ok to be used openly on the web. Although we take great care in making sure images are open source or permission granted, we will not be held responsible if an image is copyrighted or use of has not been granted to the author.
Get The Readers involved
It's good practice to get the reader involved at some point during the article, and preferably at the end - this could be a question for the reader to help generate a discussion and encourage engagement and commenting in the comments section. This is not mandatory but good practice for user engagement.
Author Bio
At the end of your article include a short bio and picture to be included (If you prefer no picture that's ok just include a line or two about the author).
The Logo Creative Guest Article Guide
You can provide a guest article using our article template either on a Word Document or Google Doc.
Why write for The logo Creative
- Articles receive exposure to a niche audience and are shared across our social networks, groups and newsletters.
- All contributing writers receive credit for the article they contributed to The Logo Creative™ with a bio section at the bottom of the article (including your name, description, and website or social media link.)
- Please note that if a bio is not supplied the article will not have a bio.
- It will help build your content portfolio and give you a reputation for being a specialist in your field. It will also help you gain followers and engage with other creative.
- The main reason to contribute your writing is to give back to the community and add value by sharing knowledge and insights to help others.
- Our website has been awarded, mentioned and featured on many top and well-known sites.
Overall Requirements
- Articles must be at least 1000 words but for good practice aim for 1500 for longer form content
- Articles must be exclusive to The Logo Creative™ site and not published anywhere else on the internet.
- Articles must not be copied from other sources as this is Plagiarism. We will check all the content for duplication.
- Please send any article images separately from your article and within the article so we know where they are placed as this will help our editors publish your article quicker on the website.
- Authors wishing to have a bio must include one in order to get recognition for their writing.
- We have the right to remove any links we feel are not appropriate and or ones that don't apply to your topic eg - if you apply too many promo links or links to a company services page. We also reserve the right not to give reasons as to why a link has been removed or disclose any information as to why a decision has been made to uphold our professionalism and privacy policy.
- We do not allow any promotion of online Logo Makers or promotion of logo design services. If you are a logo designer and have been invited to contribute then a link back to your website will be allowed.
- We do not allow content or links for logo maker, CBD, Casino, Gambling or online betting.
- Once a post has been submitted to us for publication and approval, the content will be exclusive to The Logo Creative and cannot be retracted. You own author rights and will always be credited, but the withdrawal of the article once submitted and approved is not allowed as this will interfere with our content publishing schedule.
No Refund Policy for Digital Products and Online Content
No refunds are granted due to non-returnable nature of digital products and publishing of online content once they have been downloaded or published on our website. All sales are final on all digital products and online content published on our website.