Crowdsourcing in the design industry is a the concept of taking tasks traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, and outsourcing the work to a group of people or community in the form of an open invitation. This means that a given community or the general public are invited by a company (or individual) to [...]
Creative Hat are pleased to announce that we have won the competition to design Motley Health’s Brand. Part of the prize was a valuable back link from Webologist for life (or the life of Webologist), which will help us with our SEO. This is the kind of prize that [...]
As a young designer, I sometimes stubbornly tried to force my creativity into projects where it was neither asked for nor wanted, even to the point of occasionally arguing with the client. I cringe when I think back, but this is common behaviour for a young ‘creative’ entering the market, and for some, the commercial [...]
This design uses two dimensions to make up the lettering; working like a kind of paradigm shift. For this concept, I wanted to stray from convention, as the comp was very loose, and I came up with this metaphysical, minimalist symbol. Yes, I know…it’s a marmite thing.
Logo Design for DB
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The jigsaw piece has been so over-used in logo design…usually for a logistics company or something. I had an idea to use it in a slightly more meaningful way, in the sense that dance partners are meant to ‘fit together’, and the shape lends itself nicely to the concept. This would make a great T-Shirt [...]
This is a concept for Life Chiro which I really like. Rather than use a font, this was entirely vector drawn. Much of the work in our industry is a marmite thing; it’s so subjective, but sometimes the best designs are the simplest ones.
Concept for Life Chiro
Logo design for Appleseed Publishers based on a loose comp. This had to be styled in accordance with a certain market perception, though it had to be ‘arty’ in a way that was never properly explained to me. As usual, with this sort of comp, I was able to read between the lines, and the [...]
Logo design for AP Insurance based on a tight comp. They wanted to combine a traditional conservative feel with a minimalistic fresh & modern one. I always get asked to combine traditional and modern styles, and I’m still not sure if the right term isn’t ‘post-retro’ (whatever that might be.
Logo design for AP [...]
