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logo update strategies that work: thinking beyond duct tape

Replace or repair? First, do no harm. In many cases, it makes sense to modify rather than replace a logo design.  A logo modification can correct issues that are not working in the existing logo…

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Categories branding, color, design, logo design, typography Tags branding, color

minimalism, trust, and some really good chocolate

Research plays a crucial part of creating good design, and so a designer’s life is essentially a never ending series of opportunities to learn. The best designers are really the…

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Categories color, copywriting, creativity, design, letterpress, marketing, packaging, printing, typography Tags chocolate, printing, product research 1 Comment
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the devil uses Archer

I thought The Devil Wears Prada had a wonderful insight into the culture of design and the mindset of designers. You may be able tell at a glance that I…

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Categories creativity, design, marketing, typography Tags branding, type, typography

an open love letter to Garamond

Garamond is one of a handful of typefaces that designers of all eras return to again and again. Apple used the condensed form in the late eighties, and it became…

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Categories copywriting, creativity, design, printing, typography Tags typography

variations on a theme

The combination of new location, a daily bike commute, and quick daily walks have made Becca and I much more sensitive to the changing seasons this year. Readers of previous…

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Categories color, creativity, design, our space, typography Tags creativity, environment, nature

building credibility

Thinking about structure in your marketing materials is about how you decide to use visual relationships to reinforce your message. It means thinking beyond what is being said, and exploring…

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Categories color, creativity, design, language, marketing, typography Tags advertising, messaging, trust
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type management strategies

Type is present in essentially all marketing communications. Other than color, perhaps no other visual element plays a more crucial role in building a consistent presence across multiple forms of…

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Categories design, marketing, typography Tags productivity, type

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