thoughts on branding

Do I really need a brand?

Do I really need a brand?

You have a small business, so isn’t a small-budget, $100 logo good enough? It’s tempting to cut down the cost of investing in your brand. It seems intangible. It can even seem superfluous. But before you do that, consider this: Your brand — not just your logo — is...

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5 Reasons You Need a Brand Vision Board

5 Reasons You Need a Brand Vision Board

It's not necessarily a step that seems crucial. After all, you have a business plan, right? You probably have some examples of certain brands and logos you like, right? So why bother taking this step? Lots of reasons. Here's the short list: Nobody can see inside your...

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Branding: Why You Should Care

Branding: Why You Should Care

  Ever hear these phrases? “Slap together a logo.” “Whip up a brochure.” “Throw together a banner.” These are things I hear sometimes as a graphic designer. The overarching theme: Design is a superfluous layer of eye candy necessary to get a product or service to...

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5 Tips for Small Brands

5 Tips for Small Brands

I love entrepreneurs. I get them. (Because I am one.) And I work with a lot of them. Small or big, new or old. Brands are my world. I became an independent graphic designer over five years ago after a decade of being 'behind the scenes' at a couple agencies. Since...

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The Power of Design

The Power of Design

A friend of mine once described the feeling you get when you're shopping and you see something you like. "It gives you those… happy chemicals! You know?"     Yeah. I do. I'm no scientist, but I'm sure I could dig up some facts to support this statement. And...

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Green + the Grain

Green + the Grain

Local + Organic on Wheels Designing the logo for Green + the Grain was a delight. A pretty dedicated consumer of fresh, organic food myself, it makes my job pretty darn fun when a project is right in line with my own lifestyle. I worked with one of the owners, and her...

read more
Do I really need a brand?

Do I really need a brand?

You have a small business, so isn’t a small-budget, $100 logo good enough? It’s tempting to cut down the cost of investing in your brand. It seems intangible. It can even seem superfluous. But before you do that, consider this: Your brand — not just your logo — is...

read more
5 Reasons You Need a Brand Vision Board

5 Reasons You Need a Brand Vision Board

It's not necessarily a step that seems crucial. After all, you have a business plan, right? You probably have some examples of certain brands and logos you like, right? So why bother taking this step? Lots of reasons. Here's the short list: Nobody can see inside your...

read more
Branding: Why You Should Care

Branding: Why You Should Care

  Ever hear these phrases? “Slap together a logo.” “Whip up a brochure.” “Throw together a banner.” These are things I hear sometimes as a graphic designer. The overarching theme: Design is a superfluous layer of eye candy necessary to get a product or service to...

read more
5 Tips for Small Brands

5 Tips for Small Brands

I love entrepreneurs. I get them. (Because I am one.) And I work with a lot of them. Small or big, new or old. Brands are my world. I became an independent graphic designer over five years ago after a decade of being 'behind the scenes' at a couple agencies. Since...

read more
The Power of Design

The Power of Design

A friend of mine once described the feeling you get when you're shopping and you see something you like. "It gives you those… happy chemicals! You know?"     Yeah. I do. I'm no scientist, but I'm sure I could dig up some facts to support this statement. And...

read more
Green + the Grain

Green + the Grain

Local + Organic on Wheels Designing the logo for Green + the Grain was a delight. A pretty dedicated consumer of fresh, organic food myself, it makes my job pretty darn fun when a project is right in line with my own lifestyle. I worked with one of the owners, and her...

read more