Tips and News on Logo Design and Tutorials

As a designer, I often have to work with many different types of file formats. Because I spend most of my days lost in a world of graphics and applications, I often forget that all of these different types of file formats can be quite overwhelming and confusing for some of my clients who may have little to no computer experience. Every now and then, I receive a flustered phone call...

After three months of submissions from international designers and non-designers alike, Greenpeace has finally chosen a winner. As most of you probably already know, Greenpeace recently launched an international competition where they asked anyone and everyone to redesign BP’s logo so that it more accurately conveyed BP’s general lack of concern with the impact of their actions on the...

For years, I’ve had an abnormal obsession with lamps and everything lighting. I remember spending hours as a child with my dad, my eyes twinkling in amazement as we spent our weekends wandering around these massive lighting warehouses and vintage stores in my neighbourhood. What I didn’t know then was that my father’s obsession would soon become my own. Years later, long after...

Earlier this week, I wrote about bleed, explaining what it is and why it needs to be added to your files before sending them to print (click here to view that post). Now that you know what bleed is, I want to show you how to add bleed to your files in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop.

Next Thursday (12.08.10) marks the beginning of the International Year of Youth. In order to commemorate this event, the United Nations Programme on Youth of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) has released this logo design:

The International Year of Youth is a year focused on the encouragement and promotion of youth involvement in both society and the government. Nicola...