Archive for the ‘Inspiration’ Category
Creating an effective Brochure Design for a direct mail campaign is no easy task. Most businesses usually have a limited budget and you need to make sure the design will be as effective as possible. When designing a brochure its tempting to cram it full of as much information as possible, but the real goal is to get the reader to take action, not overload them with information. Taking action could be anything from visiting a website to calling a phone number and will vary from business to business.
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Corporate workers, skilled professionals, consultants, entrepreneurs, freelancers, and the list goes on. More and more people are getting their Own Set of Business Cards, and interestingly enough, this growing range of business card holders has led to a broader selection of business card designs — from conventional to totally new concepts.
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Every once in a while, talent and technique aren’t enough to help you finish your logo project. You need inspiration, motivation, opinion, or probably someone to compare notes with. For such occasions, you may find a logo book an interesting reference. This post outlines some of the bestselling and upcoming logo books in the market — created and/or inspired by people who know more than a thing or two about logo design.
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To kick the year off, here are 20 refreshing corporate graphic design creations for branding and identity development. These designs are upbeat and perfect for establishing a standout corporate identity. You can use them for work inspiration or maybe this list will help you re-think your own personal branding.Hope you enjoy these identity system samples below!
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The car industry may me in shambles, but the creation of car designs must go on! The style of cars is constantly changing and It seems like car designs are heading in a direction similar to what we see in sci-fi movies, but certain car companies are moving slower toward this than others. Companies such as Honda and Toyota tend to keep their designs more general and for the masses, and companies such as BMW and Ferrari push the limits at a faster rate and tend to be leaders in the car design industry.
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Most major celebrities have websites and they should, since well being a celebrity is a lot about branding. Many celebs spend millions on publicists and stylists and a website is a fundamental part of branding for any celebrity trying to make it big! So I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the websites of 10 people celebs known to be a bit crazy and see how the designs reflects upon them. Whether these celebrities are crazy or not is something I will let you decide, but I did my best to pick some of the top candidates based on my opinion! Did I miss some one who should be in the top 10 that has a website? Let us know in the comments!
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As some of you may know I’m a Big Fan of Photography and it’s been a long time since I’ve showcased photography on our blog; this time in the form of nature wallpapers. I have stressed the importance of designers learning photography before, because it opens up a variety of opportunities for designers, which include:
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Car companies do big business and when you are dealing with such expensive products your website better be in tip top shape, especially with such fierce competition and today’s economy. The user experience is extremely important and there are many similarities a lot of the car website designs seem to have in common.
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Flickr is a great place for inspiration, especially if you love typography. There are numerous groups dedicated to the topic of typography, but vary in what they focus on such as found type, signage, calligraphy, graffiti, type design and more. These hand-picked Flickr groups will keep you busy for hours and most of them are updated often with new content by members, so be sure to join your favorites and check back for new submissions.
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If you have ever designed a website such as these blue website designs, than you probably have had to come up with a color scheme or were given a color scheme to work with. Choosing colors is often the first and one of the most important steps of any deign process. All colors have connotations and perceived meanings and this could this should be kept in mind when you design, but sometimes its as simple as needing to match a companies existing identity system colors.
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