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Good Logo and Branding Article

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...

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Fonts – Categories and Uses

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...

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Less is More or The Art of Simplicity

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...

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The Decline of Logo Design

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...

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Viruses, Viruses, Oh My!

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...

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Coding Websites Just Got a Lot Harder!

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...

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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,...

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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...

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Olive Garden’s New Logo

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...

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How Macintosh Changed My Life

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...

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Posters

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...

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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...

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