For The Logo and Graphics Challenged- Logo Series
I am good at a lot of things- i am even GREAT at a handful of stuff ( I kick ass in Rock Band!) and have several niche blogs where I have successfully branded myself as an expert in some obscure and not-so obscure fields. One thing I would never have the cajones to do it to pass myself off as any kind of expert in graphics or logo design.
I am for ANYTHING that will take mystery and pain out of designing a business logo or graphic. I just wrote a post about an image editor Picnik that really is designed for people like me.
I will often see post in blog about designing you own logo and been a bit hopeful.. only to read it and then feel a cloud enter my brain when they start to use terms like “layers” and “gradient tools”.. and I go back to my logo free life. So I was dubious when I stopped by and checked out Anita Campbell’s posts on Small Business Trends starting with Help, My Logo is So 1999!
The article series wasn’t what I thought- it is not another DIY logo tutorial . Anita describes the process she goes through in creating a new logo using the HP service Logoworks who claim to design a high quality design starting at 99.00. A great price and an option worth giving serious consideration. ( Note- yes I KNOW I am logo free- it has been in the works for months now and been a difficult process – read my brother-in-law the graphics designer is now doing it…..)
Anita takes some of the mystery out of creating a business logo and her logo series is a must read if you are considering getting a professionally designed logo for your site or blog. There article is well written and has unusualy good insight into the process. The post comments also contain good info so take a peek.
Win a FREE Logo Package
Anita also is having a random draw to win a Gold logo package worth $399 from HP, visit her site and comment on which of her logos you like best for a chance to win.
Thanks, Lisa, for pointing this out.
Getting a logo design can be a painful process. I know people who start and never finish because it is so difficult. Heck, I did that once. I just didn’t know what to do and it was easier to do nothing.
What are your other blogs? Would love to see them—maybe I’ve been on them and didn’t make the connection back to you here.
Anita
Anita Campbell’s last blog post..The Small Business Leader You Have Probably Never Met
Oh- In have started out MANY times and dropped it.. every year I vow to take a course in PhotoShop. I have been “meaning” to learn it since 1998 .
I could tell you what my other blogs are- but I would have to kill you
I will tell you off site sometime- not that exciting honest! – I just keep seperate for privacy reasons. Well meaning SEO friends have linked other blogs with my name in the past and caused me a lot of headaches. I am stunned at the personal info people give out over Internet. I have had one real life stalker that was terrifying and an Internet stalker that was also pretty hairy.