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Graphic Design: Logo of the Day

Looking for some graphic design logo inspiration? Well lucky for you, because here is the logo of the day featured on LogoofTheDay.com. This logo was designed by Launchware, a web and software development agency in Bridgewater, Mass. The company wanted a new re-branded identity that was modern, yet unique. They wanted a logo that “causes a viewer to do a double-take and think twice before passing it by”. I love the simplicity and use of negative space, no pun intended! What do you think?

September 18th, 2012|Branding and Identity, Graphic Design|

Top Logo Designs For Inspiration

Logos not only catch the viewers’ visual attention, but also capture the soul of a company into a single, recognizable image. It is for this reason that a logo is so vital to the success of a business. It is not just a single component but a variety of different elements such as color, shapes, texture, and font that can make a logo come to life.

Here are some great examples of logos that stand out from all the rest, as well as other inspirations from graphic designers featured on denzomag.com

Click HERE to see all the logos! Enjoy!

September 11th, 2012|Branding and Identity|

Ten Of The Coolest Designed Olympics Posters

The Olympics is a event unlike any other event in which multi-nations are represented and each visual is culturally unique. As a graphic designer, I’m always looking forward to seeing the posters and other marketing material that are designed to reflect the hosting city and still capture the essence of the world. Here is a link I found on Lunatica Desnuda that shows ten of the most celebrated Summer Olympics posters of the modern era. The posters represent countries in Europe, Asia and the America and they date back from 1912 to 1992.

Click here to view more Olympic Posters!

August 1st, 2012|Branding and Identity, Graphic Design, Moonstruck Marketing|

Top Ways To Get Your Creative Juices Flowing

Whether you consider yourself to be a creative genius or you know you haven’t a single creative bone in your body having more creativity can help you in your professional life and help you get ahead in your career. It can help you improve your professional work life by finding creative solutions to your problems. As a graphic designer I have found some creative tips that will help you to be more creative and find inspiration that motivates your mind.

Learn something every day

Creativity often involves taking on a moment of inspiration and gathering new ideas to make it your own. Continually exposing yourself to new ideas will keep your creative juice running and keep it fresh. Always

July 24th, 2012|Branding and Identity|

Super Simple Ways To Improve Your Website

Your website is the key to your success and can allow clients to find you from all around the globe. On average, a viewer will remain on a webpage for 15 seconds before deciding whether to stay or search elsewhere. This is why it is so important to keep your website up-to-date and make it the best it can possible be.

Check out the top ways you or a professional web and graphic designer can help improve your site in 5 minutes I found on Fadastic.com. They feature some great tips and ideas to showcase your website. Enjoy!

Usability/Accessibility

– Use your logo: Link it to your homepage. Sounds simple enough but it will save time for your

July 2nd, 2012|Branding and Identity, Moonstruck Marketing|

Poster and Flyer Design Inspiration

Need inspiration for your next graphic design project? Here are some cool designs that I found featuring some great design layouts. Some of these flyers have cool textures, fonts, and some even appear to be three dementional. These designs are great for inspiration, I hope you enjoy them and use them well.

Here are 40 of the best design inspirations featured in I can Be Creative

Click the link below to see!

http://www.icanbecreative.com/fabulous-flyer-and-poster-designs-from-deviantart.html

June 26th, 2012|Branding and Identity|

How a Professional Profile Photo Can Help Your Business

Can you believe that just a few years ago, HR managers had no clue what prospective employees looked like until they walked into the interview? However, nowadays it is so easy to find out what someone looks like by searching their name and looking at their profiles on social network sites. In fact, statistics show that HR managers search out your LinkedIn account and let’s face it those who have a more professional headshot are more likely to get the job. The bottom-line is, if you don’t have a professional photo of yourself, than now is the time to get one.

Having a professional photo shoot doesn’t have to always mean having straight-faced, suit-and-tie, black and white picture

June 5th, 2012|Branding and Identity|

Top Inspirational Websites for Graphic Design

All great ideas start by a moment of inspiration. And if you think that great inspiration isn’t easy to come by, than think again. There are a lot of creatively designed websites that you can find inspiration. Anything from layout ideas to logos to websites; you can find it on the web. Here are 5 of the top best inspiring websites.

1) The Design Inspiration

The Design Inspiration is created by a group of designers who are seeking various design inspiration every day. To make every designer’s life easier, they decided to feature the best logos, illustrations, websites, photos and patterns from the most talented designers from all around the world. And we would like to make sure that

May 30th, 2012|Branding and Identity|

Think Outside the Box: Designing Business Cards

A business card is an essential tool a business owner uses to share his/her contact information with potential clients. Most commonly, a typical business card is a white 3.5 x 2 inch with the basic company logo and how to reach you. But a business card should do more than just pass your information along. It should make a loud and bold statement. So if you want to get noticed and stand out from the rest of the cards than you have to think outside the “white box”.

But in today’s contemporary graphic design world, people are moving away from the conventional business card and trying out new mediums and looks. Anything from plastic to recycled paper to

May 1st, 2012|Branding and Identity|

Top Tips For Naming Your Business

Deciding on a good brand name for your business is imperative when starting up your business. The best brand name is the one that can travel around the world easily and without any language or trade names problems. You need to choose a name which is broad enough to give your business enough room to grow and expand. And most importantly a brand name should convey you business message is an understandable and clear way.

So here are some great tips to keep in mind when naming your business or product or service.

Make it easy to spell

Ideally your name should only need to be spelt once to a new client. Names that are difficult to spell should be

April 26th, 2012|Branding and Identity|