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5 Fab Small Business Logo Designs
Designing your logo is a daunting task. Here's a look at five small companies' logos and how they came to be.
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Matt Mickiewicz, Co-founder of 99designs
Inc.com's 2011 30 Under 30 list: Matt Mickiewicz, Co-Founder of 99designs, provides crowd-sourced design services.
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Characteristics of Great Logo Design
What makes a logo design great? Here are four characteristics that distinguish great logos from the legions of the not-so-great.
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Chronicles of a Young Serial Entrepreneur
As Matt Mickiewicz prepares to launch his fifth company, the 27-year-old Vancouver native talks about being a young entrepreneur and the importance of being the first to market.
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Web Design on a Budget - Talk to the Experts!
Last week I spent the afternoon reviewing a client's website. It wasn't long before we surmised that Sue had gone down the path that so many solopreneurs ... Read more
Conan Disses Final Cut Pro X
Customer feedback is brutal on Apple's latest version of its popular editing software...especially from one Conan O'Brien. Read more
Choosing a Web Designer
So you need a website, or want to redesign your current site. It's time to hire a Web designer. But there are so many designers and design firms out there... Read more
Book Review: Web Bloopers
Web Bloopers by Jeff Johnson Morgan Kaufmann 329 pages $49.95 How To Avoid Common Web Design Mi... Read more
Do-it-yourself Publishing
The new desktop systems can save you time and money. And you control the copy from beginning to end. Read more
Shortsighted
Ms. Julie Brumlick has proved one thing: She's a terrific public relations agent ("Hot Type," Spotlight, September). As a type director for a very l... Read more
Humbled CEO Seeks Help
When Inc. 500 CEO John Waters, of Waters Design, filed for bankruptcy in 1992, he realized he lacked the business savvy needed to run his company. A... Read more
The Pentagram Papers
In a time of stifling labor shortages, how can a company get and keep industry superstars? The folks at architectural-design firm Pentagram think they know: ... Read more
Amid Customer Complaints, an Inc. 500 Company Closes
A web-design company that ranked No. 22 on the Inc. 500 just four years ago shut its doors this week, leaving customers wondering why. Read more
Re: Design -- Not Just a Pretty Typeface
Often overlooked as "cosmetic," a company's logo can be one of its hardest-working assets. Read more
Hiring a Web Designer
Five things to look for when hiring someone to design your business website. Read more
Desktop Publishing
Desktop publishing, sometimes abbreviated as DTP, is a technique for preparing and printing professional quality products using microcomputers, software, ... Read more
Royalty-Free Design Templates for Macs
Dec. 4, 2006 -- StockLayouts, a Beaverton, Ore.-based graphic-design and production company, has released an online library of royalty-fr... Read more
Branding on a Budget
How do you feel when you hand someone your business card? Are you proud of the way it looks, feels, and the message it sends? What about your website? Whe... Read more
If The Corporate Image Calls For A Facelift
Three companies find that paying attention to how they look can boost sales as well as egos. Read more
How to Use HootSuite for Business
How Lori Highby uses HootSuite to manage her Web design firm's tweets. Read more
Blogger Logic: Jeffrey Zeldman on the Problem With Self-Promotion
Web designer and blogger Jeffrey Zeldman on how to promote your business, not yourself. Read more
Drop that Desktop Publishing Software and Step Aside
Trendy fonts and cheesy clip art make me grumpy. Thumb through your local paper and note the epidemic usage of the "comic sans" font and those annoying li... Read more
Put Crowdsourcing to Work for You
Crowdsourcing outsources tasks traditionally performed by your staff or a contractor to a community or crowd of people through an open call. Small businesses... Read more
Small Budget, Big Impression
Does your "professional" email read something like this: Joanneb4u@aol.com? Does your website come from the dark ages? Do you even have a website? How abo... Read more
HP Unveils New Graphic Arts Products
The new printers are designed to reduce digital printing costs. Read more
Branding and Cashing Out
When to use stock photos; how to minimize taxes when selling a business. Read more
Do-it-Yourself Web Design for Small Business
Small businesses can save money on Web design by doing it themselves with a variety of new online applications such as Wix, Sprout, and Weebly. Read more
4 Tips on Choosing the Right Logo Design Services
Designers, experts, and small business owners suggest these four tips for finding the right firm. Plus: a list of three design shops worth trying Read more
Corporate Logo
A logotype, commonly referred to as a logo, is a graphical symbol created for an individual company or product. It is designed to communicate quickly, and... Read more
Professional Services vs. Scalable Business
Building a scalable business as a professional service provider may require that you change the role you play in your business. Read more
4 Great New Business Laptops
We tested four new notebooks with fast processors and loads of features. Here are the results. View slideshow
Scarlet Letters
The letter about Julie Brumlick is way off base. Scarlett Letters is an example for other small companies competing in volatile industries. Brumlick and ... Read more
Web Designer as Business Owner
Melody Drew began designing Web pages in 1997 and officially started her Web design business, Melody's Pages , in... Read more
Web Designer as Business Owner
Melody Drew began designing Web pages in 1997 and officially started her Web design business, Melody's Pages , in... Read more
Marketing;
With the harbingers of recession multiplying, now is the time to be watching your customer mix, lest you get caught with too many eggs in too few baskets ... Read more
The Price of Ignorance
How much should you pay for a premium Web site? If only there were a simple answer. Read more
The Price of Ignorance
How much should you pay for a premium Web site? If only there were a simple answer. Read more
How to Design and Build a Mobile Website
With 75 million Americans accessing the Web from mobile phones, your business can’t afford not to provide customers with a seamless browsing experience. He... Read more
Birth Watch
New business offers mail-order pregnancy calendar full of relevant facts and tips. Read more
Barter: A Potential Cost Saver for Small Businesses
Small companies are turning to barter when they want to conserve cash or jump-start sales. More than 440,000 businesses in North America traded through an... Read more
Can Quark Turn the Corner?
CEO Ray Schiavone's bold new strategy Read more
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