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Please keep in mind that this is my process and personal tips, i'm sure a lot of you disagree and have another process.
I know i'm more of a webdesigner then a logo designer but i do like to belive i know my way around the latter, so here are some good ( i hope ) tips on the process of creating a logo.
Tip 1 - drawing
I'm sure any good designer will tell you that a good logo starts on the papper, and is true! not necessary the drawing part, but it forces you to brainstorm a bit and come up with concepts and ideas.
Tip 2 - b/w
Always create your logo on grayscale first, then start colouring. The shape of the logo is the most important thing there is, using colour only distracts your eye from the shape.
If you like the logo in black and white, you will love it in color.
Tip 3 - Typography
i'm sure all of us have a bunch of fonts installed and we use then over and over again in our work. You only think you have enough fonts but you never actually do. When working on a logo, try to find a good font for it, go beyond the ones you already own. Sometimes it take me hours to get a font that i feel fits the clients industry/needs.
There is a really nice article on SmashingMagazine about typography and the fact that it's growing bigger and bigger and that it will be the trend for 2013+
Tip 4 - Presentation of the logo
My experience tells me that the presentation of the logo (or any other desing) is just as important as anything else, try to show the client how the logo will look on b/w and negative too.
If you can, place the logo on the photography of a business card, makes it more real and gives the client a good idea on how it will look and in my opinion it always makes the logo look better.
This should be it for now
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Thank you, hope it helped someone
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ps to mods: if this is not the right place for this, let me know
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