A stunning logo design is an essential element of every company. It is a vital promotional tool and it must be professional, striking, recognizable as well as memorable. Most importantly, a company’s logo design must be unique so that it stands out from its competition. One of the best ways to do this is by having a solid, 3D logo design. In recent years, 3D logos have become very trendy and they have created quite a buzz in the graphic design community. Most people are very attracted to these hyper-realistic, modern 3D logo designs. They add depth and an edge to a company’s logo design

On June 7th, Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs presented Apple's newest creation to the world: the iPhone 4. More than five thousand people attended the launch, each paying £1,000 for their ticket to the unveiling. This event was met with much enthusiasm and excitement.  Steve Jobs has even been credited by some as “changing the way we live”. Merely one week after this celebrated event, reports were leaked that revealed  the truth behind the Apple corporation. A series of suicides, 11 to be exact, had taken place in a Chinese factory where Apple’s iPhones, iPods and iPads are all made.

What do you see when you look at the FedEx logo design or the Amazon logo design? Do you see only the logo design itself or do you see another message hidden within the logo design? A logo design is a visual representation of a company and it is an image that customers will come to associate with a business over time. It is an image that makes up a company’s identity and it is printed on all of the business cards, stationery, website, signs and any other advertising materials that a company may have. Often, businesses choose to simply use text and an image or a symbol as their logo des

I love the internet and viral videos. It seems to me that lately, one of my friends posts a new viral video on Facebook  almost every day. Most of these videos are so entertaining and hilarious that I just can't help but pass them on to more of my friends. I must say that I truly belong to the new viral video generation. For anyone who doesn’t know, viral videos are popular and often humorous or shocking video clips that are spread around the internet. They are called viral videos because they spread quickly around the internet on social networks like Facebook or Twitter or on video shar

Logo designs change and evolve over time. As trends change and time passes, logo designs need to be updated in order to stay current. This happens in every industry including the sports industry. Recently, several NBA teams have updated or redesigned their logo designs. Golden State Warriors After two long years, the Golden State Warriors finally released their new team logo design this past week. Their new logo design, as pictured below, looks vintage and it is a direct throwback to the team’s roots and history. Their new logo design is a depiction of the Bay Bridge inside a circle and it

At Pixellogo, we sell a lot of logo design templates to our customers every day. Many of our clients are new to the printing-side of things and we find that they often ask us the same questions: "Why doesn't my printed logo design look like the PDF that I saw on my screen?" and "What is the difference between RGB, CMYK and Pantone colour modes?” Regardless of whether you want to print a logo design on your business cards or whether you are choosing a template design for the web, you should have a good understanding of the 3 color models that we use every day: RGB, CMYK and Pantone. Hopefu

Since it’s release last year, Montreal’s new logo design has attracted a lot of attention and controversy from all over the city. Intended to represent our beautiful city and to attract tourists here from all over the world, our Montreal logo design is now a fun, multi-coloured ‘M’ logo design accompanied by a new slogan ("L'espace pour se réaliser” in French; “Greater Montréal: Room to make it real” in English). This new ‘M’ logo design is the image that we, Montrealers, present to the world. It is supposed to be modern, stylized and appealing to international touri

Puma and Biomega have teamed up this Spring to bring us a new collection of stunning and highly anticipated urban bikes. Designed for freedom and ease of movement through out the cityscape, this new collection of bikes is a hybrid of both European and American styles. Each bike is available in bold, vibrant and rich colour hues. From lemon yellows to funky fuchsias and ocean turquoises, these bikes are sure to take over our city streets this summer. For this new collection, Puma has released five models for both men and women - Disko, Funk, Nevis Man, Nevis Lady and Pico. Each of th

Today, I want to show you how to create a beautiful flower that you can use in your logo design, business cards or stationery. This tutorial will also introduce you to three very valuable Illustrator tools: the Blend Tool, the Rotate Tool  and Transparency. Below is the flower design that we are going to create: Step 1: Create the flower petal outline Using the pen tool, create a stroke path in the shape of one side of a flower petal. Make sure that your fill is empty and set your stoke colour to a dark red colour (#BE1E2D). There are two ways to create the other side of the flower pe

Logo design is an art form and as such, when a company needs a new logo, that company should seek the consultation of a skilled designer. They should seek the guidance of someone who thoroughly understands both what makes a good logo design. An experienced designer knows that a good logo design should be simple, unique, memorable and highly recognizable from any distance and at any size. A common mistake that many businesses make is that they choose to use an illustration as their logo instead of an iconic logo design. Although sometimes an illustration is appropriate as a logo, it is often a