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So You Think You Can Design Logos

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Images of the process our graphics designer, Scott Alberts took for The Rhythm Studio.

The logo design process for The Rhythm Studio in the Austin, TX area, was truly a learning experience.

Tracy King Perry was looking for a way to communicate multiple forms of dance in a single image.

Early sketches of ballroom-style dance images were discarded because Tracy’s focus was to be different from all of the other social / ballroom dance studios out there.

She DID NOT want a graphic of a couple dancing together.  From that distinction, we moved on to body parts, poses, and finally to feet.

 

A good thing to consider in the branding process. [Read more…] about So You Think You Can Design Logos

Making Their Mark

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When I was first contracted to create a logo design for Via-Cell, their idea was a genie, possibly emerging from a lamp, holding coffee, food, and other goodies that can be ordered “via” their “cell-” phone and web-based system. I went to work sketching what I hoped would become the next Chester Cheetah, Tony Tiger or Michelin Man.   [Read more…] about Making Their Mark

The Customer is Right

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homethingslogoThe customer may not be infallible (like you or I?), but it’s a safe bet they know a lot more about their own business than I do. It’s my job to help them realize their vision, not mine. We’re building their brand, not my portfolio. As competition gets more fierce (or if you will, as marketing dollars get more scarce), even established ad agencies are acknowledging that customers must have the final “say” in their own brand.  [Read more…] about The Customer is Right

Winged Monkeys by Scott Alberts at Appleton’s PAC

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I love my job! I was commissioned to create 11 large-scale illustrations featuring Winged Monkeys for the Performing Arts Center’s “Wonderfully Wicked” Gala on Feb. 6, 2009. The Wizard of Oz-themed musical “Wicked” ran in Appleton, Wisconsin through Feb. 28th. Steve Quinn, the Tour’s Company Manager, actually asked to meet the Artist, and later offered this generous endorsement:

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