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Good Logo and Branding Article
Published by Graphic Arts Today on Logos and Branding how to... This article will provide some insight into creating and deciding on the best logo for your business. How to Create the Best Logo for...
Fonts – Categories and Uses
Fonts are the most important visual tool in design. They are the perfect shoes for the outfit. Use the wrong shoes and you kill the look. The strongest sign that you are new to fonts is you want to...
The Information super highway’s off ramp…
I became aware of the Internet in 1994. Like most people at that time, I first logged in through AOL. It didn't take my family long to realize that the internet was a huge world and AOL was just a...
Less is More or The Art of Simplicity
Simplicity is one of the hardest things to achieve. If you do a search for simplicity, you will find hundreds, if not thousands, of quotes from famous people who were known for their sophistication...
The Decline of Logo Design
There seems to be a disconnect between the corporate bosses and the people in the creative world. I know these two words have always had a love-hate relationship, but for a very brief moment in...
Viruses, Viruses, Oh My!
A few years ago I would tell my clients it was very important to keep their sites up to date for SEO reasons. If a site didn't get updated on a regular basis, the search engines would stop indexing...
Coding Websites Just Got a Lot Harder!
Web design has progressively gotten more and more difficult and coders find themselves in a dilemma–learn more languages or hire people. When I first started "designing" Websites back in 1994 no one...
Tips for a Good Presentation
If there is a huge pet peeve of mine, it is Powerpoint or Keynote presentations. Back in 1993, I worked for a company in Huntsville, Alabama that did a lot of support work for Strategic Defense,...
Working in Partnership With Your Graphic Designer
I found the following quote in an article Mike Dunkan for the Wilmington Biz. It got me thinking and inspired me to write about the importantce of having good communication with your graphic...
Working With Graphic Designers
I came across this article at the Huffington Post (Click below to read) on working with graphic designers. And I thought it would be really nice to share it. It has some good tips. But, there are...
Olive Garden’s New Logo
After reading the company's Brand Renaissance PDF, I realize the massive undertaking that they are getting ready to do. If the logo was only going to live on the present buildings' exteriors and...
How Macintosh Changed My Life
How a chance Macintosh workshop was the most important life-changing experience of my life. In the 80’s, when I was the exhibit designer for the Ringling Museum of Art, in Sarasota, FL., I fulfilled...
Posters
A poster collection of the last 40+ years. Altos de Chavon In 1982 I moved to Altos de Chavon, a then artist village in the south east coast of the Dominican Republic. The village was built in the...
Helpful Tips for getting a Logo
Determine What You Need. Make a list of descriptive attributes that embody your company. Ask the important questions: Who is your client? What are you selling? Is it romantic or bold in nature? Is...