I was in Milwaukee a few days ago and stopped in to say hi to an old client—Grace Place Coffee. Old clients are like old friends, and it’s so good to stay in touch. What I really got a kick out of, in addition to the good brew, was their exterior sign. They’ve just recently put […]
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Where are You Shopping This Saturday?
You’ve probably noticed this cool logo around town. It’s for the 2nd annual Small Business Saturday on November 26, and it encourages support for local and private businesses. I’m so excited by this—Shop Small! Okay, I should really point out there’s actually some corporate thinking behind this seemingly “mom and pop” event. Lots of corporate. American […]
Shame, Shame, Logo Garden
Shutterstock image The Logo Garden affair is the buzz going around these days. It’s not a good buzz. Logo Garden, in its effort to offer “do-it-yourself logos for entrepreneurs,” has apparently copied work created by other designers. It then resells it without the designers’ permission, all for its own profit. And because Logo Garden is a […]
A Golden Logo for Golden Alumni
May we please have a drumroll! Introducing PhoenixGold—the name and logo for the new alumni association of Luther Preparatory School (LPS), in Watertown, WI. Being on the ground floor of branding a new organization is honorary, exciting and fun. It’s also intimidating. So when Ken Taylor, mission advancement director for LPS, asked me to be part of his […]
The Cobbler’s Children Go Unshod
You know how it goes…the landscaper’s yard is the messiest, the doctor’s kids are the sickest, and the designer’s logo is the most outdated. Well, hopefully mine isn’t the most outdated. For the last year I’ve been working on giving things a new look—my logo, my website and my blog. Oh, but it’s going slow. […]