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Aspect 46 is a start-up business facilitation service based in Spokane, Washington. The name is derived from the way things are viewed or regarded, and the number of chromosomes in a human. It was my task to create a new logo and business stationery.
It was December 2008 when out-of-the-blue I received an email from Nikki McDonald, senior acquisitions editor at US-based publisher Peachpit. In December 2009 I received a box filled with copies of my first book Logo Design Love: A Guide to Creating Iconic Brand Identities. Here are some of my experiences along the way.
The turn of the year is usually a time for reflection. We see “best of the year” this, “the year’s top” that, so to add a little slice of my own, here follows what I consider the 10 most notable logos of 2009.
Image courtesy of NYTimes.com
I’m often asked what graphic design books I recommend, so to save a little time in future I’ve launched a graphic design bookstore.
Back in March I told you I signed a book deal with Peachpit. The copy deadline is October 23rd, which is scarily close, and the book is now available for pre-order. So no pressure, David.
→ Continue reading Logo Design Love book available for pre-order
This guest post has been republished and edited with the kind permission of author Steve Baird, Chair Trademark & Brand Management with Winthrop & Weinstine Attorneys, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
→ Continue reading Logo trademarking tips: a legal perspective
Henri Ehrhart is a French wine producer in the Alsace region. Cyrille Ehrhart asked if I would redesign their brand identity, and it was a pleasure to do so. Here’s an insight of the design process.
VISSUMO is a provider of next generation touch technologies for industrial, architectural, retail, transportation, instructional, and entertainment applications. The company has recently undergone a name-change, from Infini Touch to VISSUMO, and it was my task to create the new brand identity and business card.
Over the past couple of years, I’ve been featuring a third-party ‘logo of the month’. Designs are chosen according to my thoughts on what makes a good logo, and the conversation generated has brought about a change of mind on more than one occasion. Here’s a roundup with 10 of my personal favourites alongside a small sample of the discussion.
This identity design project was completed for Ingalls & Associates, a New York-based consulting, surveying, and engineering firm, established more than 20 years ago.
Jacqueline Ingalls asked me to redesign their brand identity, and to provide accompanying stationery (letterhead and business card design).
