Monday, December 12, 2011

A Lesson on Logos

Rosemary returned from a Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington (CAGW) board meeting with an assignment for us: design a new logo for the nonprofit. I had a sheet of paper with her handwritten notes, a magic wand, and my imagination. The magic wand had been presented to the CAGW board, which Rosemary sits on, as a branding tool. We Double R interns put our heads together and shared ideas.

Nahielly and Ilse gave me a few ideas, and I made them happen on screen. Here are some notes to chew on when designing a logo:

· Work with the words

· Change fonts and colors

· Alignment makes all the difference

· Not all logos need pictures

· Not all logos need words, but words and letters can make great abstract

· Don’t make them all look the same! Clients don’t want the same logo 6 different ways.

-- Amber Ferris


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