As a logo designer, there are plenty of subjects that I feel passionate about, and logo design trends is one of them. In my previous blog articles on logo design costs, logo design galleries, and the connection to logo design trends. There is a big shift towards relying on trends as the answer to your…
The question I’m most asked? “How much will it cost me for you to design me a logo?”, and that’s often bluntly asked in the first line of a one line only email. Sometimes I do get people calling me up for a chat which ends up them asking me how much I charge for…
There has been much discussion on the wire about the prolific nature of cheap and quick logo design companies. As a rule, they are as far apart as one could be to a independent and experienced freelance logo designer. Yet they always appear top of Google searches when using common sense search terms like ‘logo design’, ‘logo designer’, ‘freelance logo designer’ and ‘professional logo design’ to name but a few.
I’ve experienced a number of logo projects stalling, some literally just put on indefinite hold, and others where the logo was completed, but the company itself never materialised after-the-fact. As this has happened a number of times I thought I’d write a little post about it, so that other logo designers can at least see…
Over the last year or so I have received a number of emails from designers asking me about the importance of creating logos using logo grids, guides and lots of pretty circles. I can fully understand the anxiety and uncertainty that seeing these methodical and scientific structural breakdowns can leave on your soul. A personal example…
A while back I tweeted a Reddit link that showed a super easy way on how to make a heart, using just one initial pill like shape; in just 3 steps. How to make a Heart – Method 1 I personally can’t recall ever seeing this method, and looking at it now it just seems…
Thought I’d share a relatively recent experience as a logo designer, that took a big toll on me. It would have been significantly worse had I not had Professional Indemnity Insurance. I’ll not be mentioning any names, as the whole episode has now been resolved, but I can share the nuts-and-bolts of what I had…
A cursory walk-through on what a typical Logo Design Process might entail; not to be taken verbatim, as each logo design project is so unique, and my logo design process often needs to be adjusted. My Logo Design Process – which many of my previous clients in their Testimonials have commented very positively about–and general way of thinking is that…
Logo Design Pricing – If you are looking to hire a logo designer, and are wondering how much a Logo Design Costs, then I might be able to help. This isn’t about how other people price up their logo design projects; this is just about how The Logo Smith has simplified the issue of logo…
Arek Dvornechuck has compiled a post showing famous logo sketches, and napkin doodle sketches, for various famous brands and companies. There are plenty of blog posts that show one or some of these famous logo sketches, but this is a post puts the logo sketch up along-side the final logo design. During some digging around…
