Today’s designer interview is with Paul von Excite who is a professional logo designer specialising in type & lettering working from the Netherlands. His work has been featured on such sites as BrandNew Underconsideration, Abduzeedo, Daily Inspiration, InspirationHut, Logopond, Moo.com, Creative Market, Goodtype, Logomoose, Fromupnorth, Adobe Illustrator, AIGA Gallery, Adobe, Designinspiration.net, LOGOED, Wacom Gallery, Goodtype Book 1, Talenthouse, Student Show, Typography Served, Logo Lounge 9, 365 Awesome Designers and many more.
Tag: Logo
The Logo Awards Competition with Game Changing Value-Add for Designers
Ever wish you could nab more of those big logo and branding gigs?
I’m talking about $5000, $10000, $25000+ logo, identity, and branding projects.
As designers, we have to keep upping our game when it comes to adding value to our design services.
Potential clients are looking for that stand out—the designer or design studio who rises above the rest.
But here’s the thing. To add value, you have to establish credibility and trust.
How do you add that kind of value?
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Famous Logos – Shell
Some Facts about SHELL
Founded:- April 1907www.shell.com
in London ● Headquarters:- The Hague, Netherlands ● Registered office:- Shell Centre, London, England ● Founders:- Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, “Shell” Transport & Trading Company Ltd ● Company:- Royal Dutch Shell plc ●I thought I would start this new section about famous logos with Shell, This was the first logo that my daughter recognised at 3-year-old, I wrote about this “Brand Awareness From an Early Age” as she identified the logo with what the company sells.
Forward to the past: retro-rebranding of logos
From time to time, successful companies change their logos. Why? Why they change something in the company, where profits grow and where are more than enough customers? According to the Feng Shui School of Forms, the reason, like the logo itself, is in the information plane.
Rebranding as changing the brand and logo as its component is done in order to meet the new energies of the new era. Often these are internal impulses caused by new energy-information flows. Formally, it may be due to the fact that a new director comes to the company, top management changes. Or the range of goods and services varies. The staff and even the target audience are changing.
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How Much Does a Logo Cost
When it comes to setting up a business, ‘How much does it cost to design a logo’is one of the most asked questions. This is an important question to research because it will define the future of your business. Here is a list of questions to consider for logo design and the link between branding:
Do I need a logo?
If you are creating a brand, then yes. It’s essential to have a logo to build your brand identity and future. Having a professional logo can help you to stand out from competitors. The first thing that customers will associate with you will be your logo. So it’s important that you make an effort to create a distinctive brand.
Logotypes of the World by Yasaburo Kuwayama
Yasaburo Kuwayama, does he still need an introduction? Probably not, but if there is one thing you should know about him it’s this: his books are amazing!
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Logos That Paved the Way for Branding
Understanding the process that we know as branding is not an easy task. For many of us, it’s hard to explain what is the main meaning of this expression. But, that is not strange because here we speak about hard and a very long way from starting a business until climbing to the top.
On the other side, every time we hear the word brand, some sparkling voice in our heads is telling us we know that is something valuable and worthy of buying. Branding can range from food, drinks, clothing, health, and wellness, etc.
If you think a bit about branding, what would you say this word means? Is it only the company name, a sign or picture, a word or something similar? Whatever you choose from the examples given before, you would be wrong.
Designer Interview With Debbie Millman
Today a Designer Interview With Debbie Millman for the past twenty years, Debbie has been President of Sterling Brands, where she has worked on the redesign of over 200 global brands, including projects with P&G, Colgate, Nestle, Kraft and Pepsi. In 2014, she was named President, Chief Marketing Officer of the firm. In 2013, Debbie was named one of the most influential designers working today by GDUSA. Debbie is the founder and host of Design Matters, the world’s first podcast about design, which has garnered over one million downloads and a Cooper Hewitt National Design Award. In the nine years since its inception, Millman has interviewed more than 250 design luminaries and cultural commentators, including Massimo Vignelli, Milton Glaser, Malcolm Gladwell, Dan Pink, Barbara Kruger, Seth Godin and more.
F1 Logo and Brand Spotlight
To the untrained eye, Formula 1 just looks like a procession of cars around a track, but to the enthusiast, the sport is full of suspense, precision, and risk. Formula 1 had its first race all the way back in 1950, and has entertained and surprised ever since. The sport is the fastest and most valuable racing series in the world; boasting the best drivers, mechanics, and sponsors. Millions view each race as the competition travels around the globe.
Trademarks & Symbols of The World. Volume 1 & 2 by Yasaburo Kuwayama
“Trademarks & Symbols of The World”, a very known book title in the graphic design world carried by so many books. Some books carry a derivative of this title which doesn’t make it always easy to know which one you should pick. Fortunately, there is a standard that we can trust blindly. A standard called: Yasaburo Kuwayama.
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