The Case for Lower Case: A Rebranding Conundrum

Ever wondered if having your brand name written in lower case on your logo is appropriate? Amazon, ebay, facebook, flicker, intel, citibank, macy’s, bp, vitamin water, and xerox, are brands who switched from first letter capitalization to lower case just to name a few.
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Place Brand Logo Puffery

Most cities, towns and countries who take on the task to develop their brands spend a great deal of money essentially changing their logos under the pretense that their logo is their brand.
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How to Create a Color Scheme for Your Brand

Every day we’re bombarded by thousands of colors, and each one has an effect on our thoughts and emotions. Research reveals that we make subconscious judgments within just 90 seconds of viewing a product or space, and 62–90% of this judgment is based on color alone!
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Swiftly Design: Professional Edits to Creative Projects

For businesses that don’t require the attention of a full-time designer but want to avoid the hassle of recruiting and hiring a freelancer, Swiftly offers a reasonable alternative. A subsidiary of 99designs, a graphic and web design Crowdsourcing site reviewed previously, Swiftly has a team of designers ready to deliver edits within a matter of hours for a flat fee of $15.
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How to Make Branding Pay Off For You

Your brand is your company’s reputation. It incorporates every touch point from within your company and outside of your company. It is how the principals, shareholders, customers, suppliers, and employees interact with the company.
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How Graphic Designers Are Missing the Boat on Branding

Graphic design firms have for years neglected a key space that can bring them a significant new stream of revenue. Most of this missed opportunity is due not understanding the opportunity of branding. For far too long, graphic designers have called developing logos “branding.”
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