Saturday, August 7, 2010

How Logo Designs are Created

Artist Toolbox: Dean Russo / Dumbo Arts Center: Art Under the Bridge Festival 2009 / 20090926.10D.54892.P1.L1.CC / SML

As a small business you might come across a situation where you will have to review and choose from many logo design companies. It would be wise if you prepare yourself a little to understand how logo designs are created in most design companies. This will also help you sort out the actual logo design companies from unreliable fake companies.

1. The Creative Brief

The first step in the design process is when you have placed the order and you are explaining what kind of logo you have in your mind and how it can be conceptualized. Most designers would agree that this is the most important step in the design process and probably the most commonly messed up one. Sometimes business owners fail to communicate with designers so neither the designer nor the client understands where other is coming from. That is why some graphic design agencies have specially arranged support desks that communicate between the designers and the client.

2. Conceptualization

This is where your creative brief is put on work. Creative designers draw some sample logos to conceptualize the idea of your logo design. Many designs get rejected and some are approved. Later on the approved designs get more polished and presented to you to choose from. The design you approve goes back to the designer for further polishing and improvements if you made any suggestions.


3. The End Product

In the end you get your logo design delivered to you. Most logo design companies would also provide you with the source of the actual logo. This is the graphic image that you can edit and create different variations and sizes of your own logo later on.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Prepare Yourself For Future - Get a Web Design

Web Trend Map 4 (Detail) / 20090914.10D.53865 / SML

The ways we do business are changing rapidly and in order to succeed businesses must respond to these rapid changes. To do that we need to be very progressive about adapting newer technologies, follow the latest trends and keep our selves up-to date with whats considered cool these days.

Talking of Cool, Social Media websites are the latest cool thing happening around. Businesses and individuals are taking full advantage of social media websites by socializing in online virtual communities to make new friends and meet new people. If you look closely the social web is actually about sharing and contributing information to a selected group of people in one's social network.

This is essentially what a website does. Businesses in particular need a website design in order to take maximum advantage of their social media activities. Creating fanpages on facebook is not enough. These pages should have a link where people can go and take further action.

A website design can help small businesses in particular to keep up with the latest information and easily share their message with their targeted market. Combining a social media ready web design with good social networking skills can result in great social web marketing campaigns.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Logo Design and Internet Marketing

Are you thinking about starting internet marketing to promote your business online? Before you start it, the most important thing to do is to create your business image that will represent your business when you start your internet marketing campaigns. Your business image is created by your logo design. Hence, your logo design is the first thing you need to have to ensure that your internet marketing campaigns will be fruitful.

When you start marketing to promote your business on the internet, you will write content that will discuss why you are the best in your industry. Remember, before people read the content, they will first look at your logo design and determine your taste for quality. If your logo design is of low quality, most people won’t even bother reading the content.

Getting a logo design should be the first part of your internet marketing. You should start marketing your website with an attractive logo design, relevant to your business. Don’t think of a logo design as a mere image, it is in fact your business image and it will either make you or break you, depending on how seriously you take it.

If you are going to hire internet marketing experts, then it will cost you a lot of money. However, you can get a logo designed at a fraction of the cost. So, do not neglect this important part of marketing. Hire a professional logo design service to create your brand identity in a professional manner and at a price you can afford.

Watch Out for Cheap Chinese Logo Design

When we look around, we see products made by Chinese manufacturers. From bedroom stuff to bathroom products, China is known to create all kinds of products at really cheap and affordable rates.

Not just products, even small businesses are outsourcing their technical work and acquiring the services of cheap Chinese companies to reduce their costs. China and India have cheap labor and they can afford to do expensive work at really low rates.

The entire world is buying from China. From cheap services to car manufacturing plants, China is known to provide all kinds of services at cheap rates. However, when it comes to technical services, cheap rates also result in cheap quality.

When customers in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, etc. hire the services of a logo design service that claims to offer low rates, they often have freelance designers in China or India to do the work. This way, customers receive low quality logo designs and they get totally disappointed. So, ensure that when you acquire the services of a logo design service, they have in-house designers.

You should also avoid hiring a Chinese design service directly. Even if they have a good portfolio online, how do you know they created it? Ask for references and contact their clients directly for feedback.

What some Chinese logo design companies may do is that they will offer you cheap rates. They will claim to offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee by providing revisions and redraws. However, after you pay for your logo design and don’t feel satisfied, they will ask you to pay extra for revisions or redraws.

This is why it is important that you ask them about any hidden charges ahead of time. If possible, to be on the safe side, simply avoid unknown logo design services.