You can buy a logo. You can buy an identity package. But you can’t buy branding. Why not? Partially to blame for the misconception that one can buy branding, it seems, is because some people confuse their “brand” with their identity and/or their logo (“brand mark”). This is understandable; many people view these terms as interchangeable, but […]
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What makes a great logo?
I’ve done my share of logos. Some were more successful than others. When entering into the logo design process (and it is a process), clients who receive the most successful logos enter the process with one understanding: that it is what you do with it that makes it successful.
…are friggin’ Pink and Blue…?! Pantone, the “world-renowned authority on color” calls these colors Rose Quartz and Serenity. The nomenclature kind of reminds me of enthusiastic brides naming their wedding colors “A Candle at Midnight” when they really just mean “black and white.” I kid, I kid. With Rose Quartz and Serenity, you may at […]
Behind the Graphic Strategist logo
Every logo has a story…so what’s the story behind this one? To tell you the truth, it sort of all came together like when Neo stared seeing the world as The Matrix: It just clicked. As a strategic designer, I prefer for things to have purpose, meaning, and a goal. My logo had to embody the essence […]