Posts Tagged ‘logo design’
Becoming the Client. My Personal Logo Design Experience.
In true millennial form, I’m starting a side hustle. For years my fiancé and I have talked about how we can combine our unique expertise – he’s good a creating and building stuff, I’m good at branding and marketing that stuff – to generate a little extra income. This year we finally decided to do…
Read MoreBrand Guidelines: Critical for Successful Branding
People come to us to design logos. It is the favorite part of my job and an integral part of an organization’s visual brand. It is also the easiest branding component for people to understand. Logos are tangible assets, and their creation is a fairly simple dialogue between client and designer. But a logo isn’t…
Read MoreEvidence-Based Branding
I hear a lot about evidence-based treatment as I travel. Over the past ten months I have been fortunate to attend behavioral health and addiction treatment trade shows and conferences across the country. These shows are pivotal for my personal growth. I am able to engage with experts in the field, current and potential clients,…
Read MoreBrand New Inspiration
Recently, I attended the Brand New Conference in Chicago, a “two-day event on corporate and brand identity with some of today’s most active and influential practitioners from around the world.” I’ve been to countless design conferences, but it had been quite some time since my last. To me they had become tedious portfolio reviews offering little…
Read MoreDesign Debt: 3 Things that Create it and How to Avoid it
Design debt is very much about wasted time and money. That’s why we refer to it as debt. And why it’s a good idea to avoid it. Almost everyone has experienced a design process of some sort. Whether through a marketing plan and a design firm or an interior design solution for your kitchen, design spreads across…
Read MoreA Logo Refresh of Our Own
In case you haven’t noticed, designRoom recently completed a logo refresh of our own. Why? Because its easy for us! It’s what we do, when there’s a good reason for doing it. LOL Just kidding. A logo refresh was actually quite difficult for us. Why? Because it’s what we do for a living. It’s true what…
Read MoreBehind the Design: Ohio Travel Bag Logo
Ohio Travel Bag (OTB): established in 1908 as a manufacturer of traveling bags and coin collection bags. The Industrial Revolution, with its locomotives and steamships and motorcars, had opened up travel to everyday Americans. Ohio Travel Bag outfitted those travelers with their luggage. As larger manufacturers took over the market, OTB transitioned to sourcing and providing…
Read MoreFresh Food. Fresh Logo?
As I teased in my social post, I have some thoughts on Aldi’s fresh logo. First, let me tell you my impressions of Aldi and their old logo. For a long time, I had driven by Aldi’s and had no idea what they were. It sounded and looked vaguely automotive. When I finally heard it…
Read MoreThe Ins and Outs of Falling Up
Here are some of the ins and outs of falling up in our studio. It’s been been almost two hours and I’m getting hangry. The room feels stuffy, like a closet. The black dry-erase marker died, we had to switch to blue, and my OCD is on alert. The white board was full an hour ago and…
Read MoreTop 4 Back-to-Basics for Digital Branding
September 16, 2016 Here are my Top Four Digital Basics for Brand Design, because I see the need almost every day. If you feel like your logo and brand need a bit of an overhaul, or it’s been a long time since your brand has been cared for, this is for you. Good branding…
Read MoreThe Cube Logo Design: The National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers
Here’s a rare peek behind how I create a logo design — in this case, the new logo design for The National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP). The process began with our typical assessment. We interviewed key stakeholders, board members, vendors and members, and learned about NAATP’s history and their competitive environment. You can read more…
Read MoredesignRoom Creative Collects Three Silver Aster Awards for Medical Marketing, Branding and Web Design
CLEVELAND, OH – MAY 21, 2015 – Once again, Cleveland-based branding, positioning and design studio, designRoom Creative (dRC), has been nationally recognized for its branding, web design and direct response skills. dRC earned three Silver Aster Awards for work on behalf of three different medical clients. The award-winning work included branding and marketing for two…
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