Reading Time: 2 minutes There’s more to starting a band than writing and playing music. With the music industry constantly evolving, it’s best to create a visual brand to accompany your music. This is most often done with t-shirts and other merchandise that bands sell at their shows. Recently, I had the opportunity to help out at the First […]
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Branding Process & Development: Tolono Public Library
Reading Time: 3 minutes Having a strong visual brand is something that can benefit businesses of all sizes and fields. Recently, we worked with the Tolono Public Library to redesign their logo and provide them with a brand that really captures the essence of the library. How to start: Do your research. Every designer has their own unique process […]
Applying the Jedi Code to Graphic Design
Reading Time: 2 minutes Today is May 4th…Star Wars Day for those of us who consider ourselves Star Wars fans. I don’t write many of these blogs, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity when Star Wars Day lined up with ThirdSide Thursday in the blog. It was almost as if it were a convergence in the Force. For […]
Facebook Improves Their Small Business Pages
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you’re a small business with a Facebook page, you may have noticed a change to the layout of that page. Facebook began experimenting with a new design in June and has been rolling it out a little bit at a time over the past few weeks. Some accounts see the new design and some […]
Spotlight: Riggs Beer Co.
Reading Time: < 1 minute In May of last year I received a phone call from a new prospect. “My brother, our wives, and I are opening a microbrewery and we need a logo. We’ve seen your work and love it. When can we meet?” From there we embarked on the most unique branding design project we’ve encountered to date. […]
RIP Instagram Logo
Reading Time: < 1 minute Yesterday Instagram came out with an update of its logo and branding, and not surprisingly, people either love it or hate it. Personally, I think it’s far less interesting, and strays too far away from the “hipster” vibe they started with in favor of following the bigger trend of simplified design concepts. It’s trying to […]
