The question that has been keeping up logo designers all over the world: how do I design a great, memorable logo? Unfortunately there isn’t a simple answer to this question. But there are some tips you can follow to design a better logo. Don’t be afraid to post a comment with your own advice and share it with the rest of us. Continue reading
It has been another interesting week on Twitter. Last week I came across some great resources such as Fitvids, a lightweight jQuery plugin for fluid width video embeds, the iPhone app Gadgetbox, a huge collection of code snippets and a JS library that helps you with your web typography. We also found images of the original Twitter homepage. Enjoy! Continue reading
It’s Saturday and you know what that means: time to pick a new logo of the week! This great logo was designed by Shihab, a freelance web and graphic designer who lives in India. The Fing logo was only a conceptual exercise but the idea behind this logo is really well executed. I think that this logo would be perfect for a internet-related company. Continue reading
The GUS-Trans logo is our new logo of the week. It was designed by Floris Voorveld, a Dutch freelance graphic designer living in Spain. His speciality is logo design but he can design pretty much everything else too. He designed this beautiful logo for a German transport company. The running bear represents the speed of this company. Continue reading
It was once again an interesting week on Twitter. The week was packed with useful and interesting tweets. Big news was the Wacom Inkling, a great tool that closes the gap between traditional and digital sketching methods. We also saw the semantic grid system, 12 graphic design paradoxes, a JPEG tool and the beautiful website for the Sony Tablet S. Continue reading
This great logo is an unused proposal for a hear grooming salon.The designer put the hair cutting tools together in a graphic rendition to represent the salon. Strange that the salon didn’t choose this logo, I think it’s hard to come up with an even better one. I really like this logo because it’s clever and well executed. Continue reading
Sometimes it’s hard to find well-designed, inspiring logos. Thankfully I came across this logo a few days ago, the perfect candidate for our logo of the week. This beauty was designed by voxsix, a designer from Alabama, USA. I found it on Brandstack so this means that you can buy it from the designer himself. Continue reading
This great logo was designed by Gert van Duinen, a logo and brand identity designer from the Netherlands. He was asked to design the new logo of the UK based video production company ‘Storm Foundry’. This logo really shows one important lesson in logo design: keep it simple. Combine this with excellent use of negative space and you have a great logo design. Continue reading
Due to a busy schedule, I haven’t been able to pick a logo of the week for quite some time. Fortunately I found some time this week to skim the internet for more great logo designs. This is my favorite of this week. Continue reading
One of the biggest challenges for a web designer is designing an e-commerce website. Online shopping requires a lot of insight when it comes to product page design, information architecture and product page design. In this article you’ll find 5 common mistakes in e-commerce design and why you should not make them. Continue reading
Pokemon has been a worldwide phenomena during the 90′s. Actually, it’s still popular amongst kids these days. For me, pokemon provided a lot of fun and childhood memories. I’m sure this is the case for a lot of people. That’s why some artist decided to use these little monsters as a design-subject. Let’s take a look at some of the results. Continue reading
Infographics have been very popular lately; they pop up on Twitter, Facebook, in e-mails… Not a day goes by without bumping in to one. Some artists tried to make infographics more interesting and entertaining by converting them into videos. In this article you’ll find some of the most beautiful infographic videos from various artists. Continue reading
It’s weekend and you know what that means: it’s time to pick another logo of the week. This week I came across the beautiful logo. It was made by a designer from Minsk, Belarus. He created this logo for an owl fan club. But I’m sure you can use this great logo for other purposes too. Continue reading
Textures are an essential part of every designer’s toolbox. They can really make or break a design. If used correctly, they can take it to a whole new level. As a famous philosopher once said: “You can’t have too much textures”. In this article you’ll find more than 80 high quality metal textures that you can use in your next design. Continue reading
This beauty was created by instudio, a designer from Vilnius, Lithuania. In this logo you’ll see an elephant, which symbolises strength, wisdom & intelligence. You can also see a hidden letter ‘P’ in the negative space. I’m sure this logo could be used in various industries. Continue reading
This beauty was created by Simon Frouws. He has been creative director in various firms but he recently started working for himself. He specializes in logo and package design for the wine industry, with an emphasis on originality and craftsmanship. Simon designed this logo for a coffee shop. I really like the custom type and the overall feel of this logo. Continue reading
Flickr is a great site that allows everyone from photographers to graphic designers to upload and share media as well as be inspired by others. It is truly a great community site and one of the great features are the community pools or groups, they allow everyone and anyone to submit awesome work that will inspire others. Continue reading
The Wriking logo was designed by Tolga, a designer from Istanbul, Turkey. This logo is suitable for anything related to writing, blogging, media, news, etc. You can buy this logo on Brandstack for only $375, a real steal! The domain wriking.com is also included. Continue reading
I can imagine that some of you don’t have the necessary skills or tools to create your own website. Or perhaps you just don’t have the time to design and code it. In this case, you could use the tools from Site2You. Site2You allows you to easily create your own website. Comment to win one of 3 annual packages! Continue reading
Jonas De Ro is a designer from Belgium. His work ranges from concept art, animation, matte painting,
to photography, visual effects, sound design and more. In this article we focus on his concept art, so don’t forget to take a look at his website to see the rest of his beautiful creations. Continue reading
Yes, I know this logo has been around for some time. But it was about time this beauty was features as our logo of the week. The God’s Gym logo was designed by Antonius Murdhani. He is a freelance graphic designer and lecturer from Jakarta, Indonesia. Apparently, he is know as a ‘stylorogue’ in some design websites that he joined. All I know is that this logo looks great: it’s simple and strong. Continue reading
Another beautiful creation of my favorite Swedish designer, Mike Erickson. Mike, better known as Logomotive, has over 15 years of experience in the design industry. During this time he created some amazing logos. I’m sure you’ve come across some of his creations whilst browsing the internet. I’m not sure if this logo will actually be used, but I know one thing: it looks great! Continue reading
I’ve never really been a book-fanatic. Because I have the attention span of a fish, I can’t be bothered to finish a book. But this book got my curiosity tingling. Not only because it combines two of my favorite passions: design and marketing, but also because it’s to-the-point and extremely relevant.
JKR was kind enough to send me a copy. In this article you’ll find my impression of this book. There’s also a small giveaway attached, so maybe you can win your own copy of ‘The Blue Lady’s New Look’. Continue reading
It’s time for another logo of the week. I came across this great logo on Brandstack. It was made by Logoholic. Logoholic is the alter ego of Bojan Stefanovic, a 35-year old graphic designer from Belgrade, Serbia. I already featured some of this great logos (e.g. Spry, Wunderkiddo…) and he did it again with this one. He created this logo with a construction agency in mind, but I guess it can be used for other purposes as well. Continue reading
This is actually the third concept for a company that offers real estate analysis software. It was made by Choerte, a designer from Slovenia. He is specialized in 3D graphics, landscape architecture and graphic design. I chose this logo as a logo of the week because of the great colors and the beautiful type. Continue reading
It’s time for another logo of the week! This awesome logo was designed by Jason Li, a designer from Ontaria, Canada. He is currently studying Accounting and Financial Management at the University of Waterloo. When I look at this logo, I think he picked the wrong trade. Continue reading
People have always been fascinated by mythological creatures. You might have come across some dragons, chimeras or centaurs in books. Some designers tried to envision these creatures and translate their ideas into beautiful illustrations. Because every designer is unique, so are his creations. Here are some of the best illustrations of mythological creatures, enjoy! Continue reading
If you’re an artist and you’re designing your portfolio website, you should keep some tips in the back of your mind. There are some things you can’t forget. These tips will help you take your website to the next level! Continue reading
Designing buttons is one of those time-consuming tasks as a web designer. One day you might not have enough inspiration to create a sleek, modern button. In that case you can try to use one of these photoshop tutorials. These tutorials show you how you can create great looking buttons in just a few clicks. Continue reading
I recently found this lovely logo on Brandstack. It was designed by Veep. As you might have guessed, this brandname is short for ‘caught red handed’. That’s why this brand is perfect for a site that has to do with personal data, spying, information searches, background checks and more. A great logo for security and alarm systems too. Continue reading