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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. My task was to create an appropriate symbol, wordmark and 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 changed name from Infini Touch to VISSUMO, and it was my task to design a new wordmark and stationery.
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.
Jacqueline Ingalls asked me to redesign their wordmark, and to provide accompanying stationery (letterhead and business card design).
