A library of design articles and tutorials for the graphic designer or anyone who wants to dabble in designing logos. Tips, step-by-step technical lessons and opinions on the graphic design industry.

SEO for the designer
Marketing your design firm online. Some realistic tips and advice. Can't promise to get you to number one on Google (we can't even do that), but these little SEO techniques will certainly help your website get found. Lengthy read. Probably worth book-marking.

The perils of online design
If you're going to market your design services on the web, there's some things you need to know. There's a lot of crazy design sales pitches out there - here's why they're not all they seem.

Design contests & crowdsourcing
Why design contests (also known as crowdsourcing) is bad for you, your clients and the graphic design industry.

Tips for the designer
Helpful hints and techniques that will help you deliver successful design work. A look at logos, letterheads and business cards to get us started.

Flash animation tutorial
We often get asked about the process behind our Flash logo movies. We take a look at the various steps that went into a recent project for Toronto's Junk Boys.

Spinning logo animation
We often get asked about our 3D logo animations, developed in Flash. Here's a step-by-step tutorial on how we create a simple spinning icon.

How to screw up a logo
Everyone's got tons of 'how to create a great logo' tips and tutorials. We take a slightly different approach and show you 6 sure-fire ways to screw up a logo.

Designer logo tips
Some of the techniques and design approaches that our studio has employed since 1996. With thousands of successfully logo design projects under our belt, we must be doing something right.

Blogging for the designer
Should you run a design blog as part of your design business marketing? Good question - we take a look at the pros and cons of running a blog.

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