Grape & Grain Design Receives Brass Ring Award

Better late than never, right? I meant to post this news a few months back when I received this award, but my busy schedule kept me from sharing the news sooner. In early April I found out that my Grape & Grain logo received a Brass Ring Award from Oklahoma Christian University in the Logotype/Wordmark category.  I have to give a big thanks to Oklahoma Christian University for this recognition and the beautiful and unexpected medal (pictured above) sent to me to commemorate this award. Here is a little background about the Brass Ring Awards: Read more →

Unused Logos Call For Submissions

During the logo design process it isn’t uncommon to come up with hundreds of sketches, dozens of designs and, of course, a few gems. But for various reasons a great logo may never see the light of day. If you’re like me you keep those logos filed away, hoping that one day they may fit the needs of another client. But in all honesty how many ice cream shops will you design a logo for? Or a doggy day-care? Or a motorcycle repair shop?

So I have decided it is time to showcase some of those logo design gems for the world to see. Of course I could just show off a few of my unused designs in a quick blog post, but what fun is that? Instead I think it would be much more interesting to showcase unused logo designs from various designers from all over the world. So consider this the official call for submissions of your best unused logo designs.

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Branding: A Few Resource Guides

When it comes down to it logos are much more than just the sum of their parts. A logos true power lies in how it is used and in what context. It is for this reason that many designers create branding or identity guides to accompany their logo. Here are a few resources focused on brand and identity design.

Logo Orange

Logo Orange Design Group is a design and branding agency based out of Paris, France. Here are a few great branding and identity resources they offer on their website: Read more →

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