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That link has made me feel so much better. Will take new pics.

Is that in this issue here? Choose the best free CMS - .net magazine Thanks

Can't say too much about the product so far but we have gained permission to show off the designs :up: This product should hit the UK market pretty soon. Will be in all the major stores. What do you think of the branding?

Can you tell us a bit more about the company/service/product/industry that the logo identity is representing?

hahaha...great post Greg. Can certainly relate to the sleep/bed time/lights off etc. This one is really spooky "You have a thing for chairs. You don't know why...". I also have a thing for lighting design. Can spend hours in this area and the chair area in Ikea for example. Spooky as I have...

Thank you for your comments. Really appreciate it :)

When rebranding ourselves a few months back, we decided to go with the blue version of our logo. During the design process, we came up with other colours that we could have used. Do you think that we made the right choice? Colour triggers emotion when it comes to design. Looking...

Some tips for new designers on the block who wants to make it in the world of business or simply freelancing... I feel that this applies to both actual clients and potential clients. Even if they do not go with your quote, they will remember you by how you handled the quote for next time. The...

FREE pitching is used by companies (and some major corporates) to invite designers to work on a detailed brief that they provide to come up with design ideas to suit them. This is often done on a FREE basis where the chosen winner/designer will get awarded with the contract. Within the design...

Thats a great idea. That also fits in with our latest plan for our design blog (in development).

Coming from a corporate background, I have always known how to present under brand names which helps with the bigger projects. I guess it's really what your goals are. There are advantages and disadvantages to both. Some big companies do hire freelancers based on short term but would they...

You'll find that you can jump from one idea to another very easily so during brainstorming sessions, be quick to get those inspirational thoughts together. Pencil and paper most definitely. Research and do more research. There are certain rules to determine whats effective and what is not. I...

Even though we an use both, we find it more natural to use Photoshop.

Finding time to develop the new site is hard. Don't make the same mistake as us. We went through far too many design revisions. Decisions were made too quickly and coded 2-3 versions of the site but still didn't work for us which meant revamp after revamp. Took 6 months! :cry: Take your...

May help inspire you to design exceptional cards for your next production batch - some brilliant work there. 18 Smokin’ Hot Business Card Designs - FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog and Cool business card designs | creativebits