My 4 Shadow Design Studios

No, I will not make your ugly logo bigger.

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:39:12 +0000

It’s your friendly, neighborhood, tiny logo loving designer here. This may be hard for some clients to accept, but, most designers (you hired us for a reason) are experts at what they do. We all approach design with our own unique brand of fervor, but for the most part, those of us who are experienced [...]

“Logos are dead.”

David Airey — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:28:10 +0000

"Symbols invented to accompany brand names are a waste of time, money and effort," said Simon Manchipp, partner at London-based SomeOne.

Top 10 Chemical Company Logos

Mallesh — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:33:05 +0000

Chemicals are all around us, so much so that we rarely even think about them. Chemicals are in the products we use to clean out houses, the fuel we pump into our gas tank, and the products we use to bathe. We even eat chemicals, in food additives and prescription drugs. As you can imagine, [...] No related posts.

Follow me and win an iPad

admin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:07:59 +0000

If I reach 2,000 twitter followers by March 1, 2010, I will select one lucky follower to receive a brand new iPad for free! The winning follower will be selected via drawing on March 1, 2010 if the goal of 2,000 followers has been met. So, start following already!

Yahoo! Developer Network — Websites that suck!

Vincent Flanders — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:35:40 +0000

Yahoo! Developer Network Submitter’s comments: None. Vincent Flanders’ comments: These folks are so totally unfreaking clear on the concept that they really need to be slapped. If I remember correctly, “Best Practices for Speeding Up Your Web Site” was one of the first articles on the topic that normals could almost understand. What’s really disturbing about this long, [...]

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Yahoo! Developer Network — The Daily Sucker for Thursday, January 28, 2010

Top 10 Donut Shop Logo Designs

Mallesh — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:26:20 +0000

Stopping for coffee and a donut on the way to work is something of a tradition for many people. However, how do these people choose which donut shop to drive through? While location, convenience, and product quality are certainly important factors in this decision, brand and cafe logo are definitely factors in this decision. The [...] No related posts.

Video Hosting Comparison Tool – VidCompare

ReelSEO Video Marketing — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:00:00 +0000

I know that many of our readers are fans of using YouTube as a video hosting platform. While I completely agree that almost everyone should leverage YouTube itself for its massive audience, and while there are clearly some benefits to using YouTube, (mainly - it is free) there are reasons why a business may choose a custom video platform solution for their own website (player customization and content rights to name a few). Even more important to me, is the fact that currently the easiest way to get your own site's video thumbnails to show up in Google Universal search (pointing to your url vs YouTube's), is to use a platform other than YouTube to power your website videos.

mxyplyzyk — Websites that SUCK!

Vincent Flanders — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:16:52 +0000

mxyplyzyk Submitter’s comments: I think it’s pronounced ’suck.’ Vincent Flanders’ comments: You’ve got Mystery Meat Navigation where the meat changes — fortunately, the links stay the same — and a needless use of Flash plus, for some reason, they’re using the https protocol. I don’t understand. What really sucks is that you have itty-bitty little thumbnails of the [...]

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Top 10 Theme Park Logos

Mallesh — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:11:55 +0000

What must a theme park logo design convey? In some cases, family friendly fun is the desired brand. For others, a sense of technological thrill and superiority are the main message. Whatever the image that the theme park in question wants to convey, these logos are clear and communicative. 1. Disneyland Logo Design As the [...] No related posts.

Got A Niche? Scratch It!

Ed Roach — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:35:22 +0000

There’s not a whole lot of point speaking to people who don’t want to speak to you. If you are involved in advertising in daily newspapers, general interest publications, direct mail to diverse mailing lists or even billboards, you are probably wasting a good percentage of your advertising dollar. Unless you’re overall goal is awareness, [...]