Made With Paper Articles - Six things to keep in mind when designing a logo So you fancy yourself a Paul Rand or Saul Bass and want to design some logos for iStock? Great! You've come to the right place! Thought and planning are a huge part of Logo design: preparation is key. Please note: The 'good' versions of logo design seen below were each designed by some of our amazing logo contributors. It All Starts With a Great Idea Start by selecting a Business Category or something that inspires you. By clearly visualizing who your client is and with some forethought, research and planning, the end result should be an appropriate symbol that immediately identifies the company, and clearly communicates the product or service. When you have your concept, start sketching it out to quickly come up with ways you can execute the idea. Read more on how to sketch out your ideas here Reproducibility It's extremely important that Logos are created with versatility in mind. Here are some things to watch out for to keep your design from ending up on top of the reject pile:
David Bushell – Web Design & Front-end Development Procurando por inspiração? Conheça o Behance Served Sites Provavelmente, a maioria das pessoas que leem esse blog conhece o Behance, um lugar incrível para divulgar projetos e buscar inspiração nos projetos de outros designers. Mas e quanto ao Behance Served Sites? Já acessaram? Para quem ainda não sabe do que se trara, são sites feitos de galerias específicas de projetos do Behance. Veja abaixo algumas dessas galerias. Preparem suas barras de favoritos e vamos lá: Tipografia: Web Design: Vídeos e animações: Embalagens: Fotografia: Branding: Personagens e Caricaturas: Ilustrações: Arte Digital: Selecionamos algumas galerias das muitas existentes.
The Evolution of Corporate Logos Probably few remember the original Apple logo, which featured Sir Isaac Newton sitting under a tree with the inscription ‘“Newton … A Mind Forever Voyaging Through Strange Seas of Thought … Alone.” Thankfully, within a year, Jobs was introduced to Rob Janoff, a young designer based in Palo Alto, California who was assigned to help market the clunky Apple II, a far cry from today’s sleek MacBook. “For inspiration, the first thing I did was go to the supermarket, buy a bag of apples and slice them up,” recalled Janoff in an interview with Sync Magazine. “I just stared at the wedges for hours.” Eventually, Janoff created the polychromatic Apple logo which survived until 1998. Founded in 1909, British Petroleum’s (BP) original logo was designed by an amateur who submitted his emblem in a company-wide competition. Perhaps one of America’s most recognizable brands, the Ford logo has retained its familiar oval shape since the company’s founding during the turn of the 20th century.
LogoYeah | Italian Web and Logo Design 30 Most Incredible Textures for Vintage Style Design One of the most important aspects of a good vintage style design is the use of authentic looking textures. Since most of you probably don’t have time to browse the local antique shop, and your grandmother’s attic is miles away, we’ve put together a list of some of the best vintage textures we have ever seen. All of these are free, but make sure to read the terms before using. You are sure to find a use for these textures, but if you want more, check out the best texture packs from 2008. Vintage XIII +texture Vintage Musk Vintage V Simple Vintage vintage strip texture Vintage Grunge map texture 1 Vintage IV Victorian grunge V vintage polka dot texture Victorian grunge IV Vintage Musk 3 Grunge Wallpaper 1 Use This 52 Beauty 96 Beauty 95 Vintage Texture II Art Nouveau Pattern Texture Antique Script Texture music texture 4 vintage diamonds Vintage II Vintage XV Vintage XVII Vintage Wall Paper Texture Grunge Wallpaper 2 Cracked Wallpaper Victorian Wallpaper Vintage XII About the Author Related Posts 501 shares Read More
Touchey Design Magazine - Ideas and Inspiration 65 Beautiful Fonts You Can Download For Free Freebie 65 Beautiful Fonts You Can Download For Free by Alex on Aug 9, 2012 • 9:43 am 17 Comments There are so many free fonts all around the web these days and sometimes it makes me think is their any really point purchasing fonts. If you like fonts, you’ll love our favorite premium font, check it out here on Envato Market. Neuton Font Family Download Font → Intro free font Download Font → Bemio Download Font → Exo Font Family Download Font → Rex Free Font Download Font → Metropolis 1920 Download Font → Free Typeface NeoDeco Download Font → Hagin Free Font Download Font → Mosaic Leaf Download Font → Cubano Download Font → Cubic Sans Download Font → Banana Brick Download Font → Sofia Download Font → Sansita One Download Font → Villa Didot Download Font → Accent Download Font → Lavanderia Download Font → Blanch Download Font → Lorena Download Font → Age Download Font → Arvo Download Font → Banda Download Font → Bigmouth Download Font → Cappuccino Download Font → Code Download Font → Copse Download Font → Cube Download Font → Dan Days Deibi Dekar
creativemarket Who doesn't love a good infographic? In this post, we’ll look at 5 of the coolest infographics about basic web design principles and explore a little bit about what you can learn from each. 10 Key Design Principles This infographic for Digivate by designer Toby Davies is a very general overview of 10 key principles to keep in mind when designing a website. The principles include some common sense stuff like “Know Your Audience,” but it also does a good job of collecting fundamental ideas to keep in mind when designing an effective site that both draws people and functions well. The Evolution of Web Design It’s hard to understand where something’s going without understanding where something came from. The Evolution of Web Design infographic is helpful to people hoping to learn the basics of design since it outlines prominent designs, significant design advancements, memorable design elements, and more from each era, including the current one. Principles of Effective Web Design in 2013
Brands of the World™ | Download vector logos and logotypes 60 Beautifully Modern and Inspirational Magazine / Book Layouts There have been a couple of Magazine Layout Inspiration post's on Inspiration Hut and they have proved to be very popular and resourceful for you guys, so here's another to tickle your taste buds. As we all know designing and constructing a layout for a book or magazine is much harder than it first appears. So here is a collection of 60 images that I think could help you on your way, copying the layouts displayed below defeats the object of designing one, so be inspired by these snapshots to create your own layout masterpiece. If you have any images of various publication layouts that you have designed or have come across, let us know in the comment area and we will compile them for another post! Trendi Magazine Layout by Lotta Niemenen MUST Magazine Layout Opere 31 Publication Layout Publication Layout by Lotta Nieminen JAZZ 2011 Journal Layout Designed by Atelier Martino & Jana Layout Designed by Atelier Martino & Jana RANE Magazine Design by Francesco Muzzi GEIGER Magazine by Mads Thorsoe