Client Testimonial by Sam Bhogal for fOKOS
Client: Sam Bhogal
Project: fOKUS Logo Design → Project Page
“I genuinely admire and am left inspired by your portfolio. I have searched far and wide across the internet for logo designers, and have browsed through countless websites which all become easily forgettable once you click on to the next one.
I only reached out to a very small handful of freelance logo designers, and one of those included you. Your work stands out, and your attention to detail is insanely phenomenal. This really resonates with myself as someone who values this.
What strikes me most about your work is your composition. I can see how you have gone to painstakingly great lengths to achieve a balance and finely poised composition in your work.
The average joe would probably never see this composition or balance – I guess this is perhaps an element of my photographic eye coming through.
If logo designers had world class competitions, you’d be THE winner!”
Sam Bhogal
Client Testimonial by Kevin Lewin for Abacus Insurance
Client: Abacus Insurance
Project: Logo Redesign & Tag-Line → Logo Process
“Abacus Insurance approached Graham at a pivotal time for our company. We struggled with conflicting opinions about how to best position our business and unique software platform in the insurance marketplace, and what direction we should be taking to continue our growth.
Before starting on the logo design process, Graham helped us tremendously by firstly getting us to focus on a core message. For Graham, it was clear this was not just about designing a logo for us, but also help us define our new brand, something we had not expected as part of the initial project scope.
We needed a new logo and brand identity design that would convey in a simple way exactly what we stand for.
The concept of “Insurance Intelligently Delivered” has been our driving force ever since. We have rallied our employees, business partners, and customers around that phrase, and it is our continued call to excellence.
I believe it accurately represents the uniqueness of our business, and will continue to do so for many years to come.
Graham’s logo design process, and meticulous attention to detail, created for us a logo and branding that has far exceeded our expectations.“
Kevin Lewin
Client Testimonial by Garret Dimon for Sifterapp
Client: Sifterapp
Project: Logo Redesign → Portfolio Page
“Working with Graham was a complete pleasure.
Not only did he help guide us through some thorough exploration, but once things started to come together, he continued to work exhaustively perfecting our identity.
This included all of the variations that a modern visual identity needs, so that it was polished: consistent, and recognizable across all of the mediums that the Sifter logo design will be used.”
Garret Dimon
Client Testimonial by Thomas Borowski for Keyboard Kahuna
Client: Keyboard Kahuna
Project Logo & App Icon Design → Logo Process
“Choosing a logo designer to hire can be a daunting task, especially if you’ve never done it before. I scoured numerous online portfolio sites trying to find logos that appealed to me to narrow down the list of designers I would contact for a proposal.
When I stumbled upon Smithographic’s Logo Design Portfolio,and particularly his Monomarks, I immediately knew that I’d found my guy.
The logos in his portfolio all have a very distinctive look and feel to them without being uniform in any way. His work has exactly the style I was looking for for my logo.
The design process from my end was actually very laid back. After I had sent my brief to Graham and we had discussed the details via Skype, all I had to do was crack my whip and Graham would jump through the hoops as told.
Seriously though, he didn’t really need all that much guidance from me. I think he knew pretty much right from the start what I was looking for.
His first couple of design drafts already pointed in the general direction we later took, and the final result is a perfect match for what I had in mind.
Overall, working with Graham was fun and inspiring, and I whole-heartedly recommend him to anyone looking for a truly unique and professional identity design.”
Thomas Borowski
Client Testimonial by Courtney Jones for Universal Healthcoin
Client: UHX Universal Healthcoin
Project: Logo & App Icon Design → Portfolio Page
“Graham was super professional, very easy to work with, and didn’t leave any creative stone unturned.
He put many hours into our project to help us find the perfect identity for our business.
I highly recommend him.”
Courtney Jones
Client Testimonial by Christian Bell for Codetipi
Client: Codetipi
Project: Logo Redesign → Portfolio Page
“Graham truly is a Logo Smith! I have to admit the brief wasn’t the easiest, and this lead to some heated exchanges.
However, I fully trusted Graham and we worked through it all, and thanks to his amazing talent and professionalism, boy did he deliver!
The visual identity that Smithographic designed for me, is exactly what I wanted and more!
Thank you Graham!”
Christian Bell
Client Testimonial by Lidia Macko-McGuire for MoleseyCo
Client: MolesyCo
Project: Logo & Mascot Design → Case Study
“Graham worked to develop a brand logo mark and visual identity, for my new business.
I was impressed with his understanding of the brief, but also how he helped to shape the development of the brand idea, and my own thoughts throughout the process.
He was genuinely interested in creating the right solution for me and very much immersed himself in what I was trying to achieve.
I am very happy with the result, and would not hesitate to work with Graham again in the future.”
Lidia Macko-McGuire
Client Testimonial by Geoffrey Mugliston for DemandCue
Client: DemandCue™
Project: Logo Design → Portfolio Page
“Graham is a consultative, detail-oriented & talented designer. I am thrilled with the work that he has done for our company.
After reviewing several of Graham’s preliminary designs it became clear that we had initially set out along the wrong creative path.
However, sensing that I was not pleased with how things were going at the time, Graham went back to the drawing board and came up with a new set of designs that better captured our corporate identity.
He then took the time to complete the vision, all the while striking the right balance between owning the creative process and incorporating my feedback.
His thoughtfulness, versatility & commitment to achieving first-class results are refreshing. I would recommend his logo services to organizations of all sizes.
In the end he delivered a final design that exceeded our expectations.”
Geoffrey Mugliston
Client Testimonial by Anthony Olsen for JoomlaBamboo
Client: JoomlaBamboo
Project: Logo Design → Case Study
“Usually when two designers get together you can expect a little conflict in terms of design direction, but working with Smithographic was incredibly seamless.
I had a good idea of what I wanted for the redesign of the Joomla Bamboo Logo, but Graham made it infinitely better.
The final product shows his impeccable knowledge and sensitivity to typefaces – he ended up combining two – while the logo highlights his flare for creating minimal and yet powerful vector logos that help to convey the core essence of your business in a seemingly effortless way.
We absolutely loved the final result.
Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Smithographic to anyone else needing a logo design.”
Anthony Olsen
Client Testimonial by Tom for The Free Help Guy
Client: The Free Help Guy
Project: Logo Design → Portfolio Page
“If Jesus was a Logo Designer…
Regards, Tom
Screenshot of email sent by The Free Help Guy, when I asked for a testimonial. Couldn’t make this up…
Client Testimonial by Todd Garland for BuySellAds
Client: Buysellads
Project: Logo Redesign → Portfolio Page
“Working with Graham was great. He’s well organized and stuck to the timeline.
We had tried working with about 4 other identity designers before Graham for the same project.
He bought a unique approach to the project that ultimately left us with an identity we (and our users) are incredibly happy with.
We just wish we’d worked with Graham – Smithographic – from the very start; we’d saved ourselves a heck of a lot of money, time and stress if we had done so.”
Todd Garland
Client Testimonial by Jason Reuter for Orb Web Solutions
Client: Orb Web Solutions
Project: Logo Design → Case Study
“I didn’t care about the exchange rate (US $ to UK/EURO) when I came across The Logo Smith’s logo design portfolio, and also his beautiful Monomarks portfolio.
I loved reading about Graham’s logo process and logo case study posts, both before and after my company’s new logo was completed. This is great insight into what truly became a unique mark for me / my company.
I came to Graham with a unique proposition that all high-end logo design — which is truly all we’ll ever venture to do — will be referred to him. This is more reinforced after viewing my finished product.
It IS about trusting the designer you choose, and I knew I made the right choice when I came across Graham’s style.
I tried to be the type of client for whom I’d want to provide services. By trusting his creativity, I got an end result that has received nothing but “wow” from everyone I’ve shown.
Currently, I have a very basic website up my company, but of course, the logo takes center stage… and may even suffer a bit from overuse of “make my logo bigger cream”. I could care less.
Thanks for the great work… FULL marks for Smithographic!”
Jason Reuter