Tuesday 1 October 2013

Famous Cricket Bat Logos!

There is always a moment in cricket when you watch a batsman smashing balls after balls out of the stadium and you wonder what kind of a bat is he using! Though it is absolute brilliance from the batsman, the credit for good quality of bats is always there. Today I will unveil cricket bat logos based on their manufacturer and the players. 

There are 3 different types of logos-

  • Iconic logo designing
  • Textual logo designing, and
  • Graphical logo designing
Iconic logo designing services is a primary form of implementing logos whereby certain symbols/ icons acts as the logo of a business. These symbols/ icons can be in any form as long as they stick to their specified figure. The most famous sporting brands of the world make use of these logos. Have a look at them!
Kookaburra


Ricky Pointing (Aus),
Damien Martyn (Aus), Ian Bell (Eng), AB de Villiers (SA), Michael Hussey (Aus).


 Nike

Virat Kohli (Ind), 
Ajinkya rahane (Ind)

Puma

                                               Brendon McCullum (NZ), Adam Gilchrist (Aus), Yuvraj Singh (Ind)

Now coming to Textual logo designing services, one can easily figure out by their name that that they are made from texts. Textual logos are generally crafted from alphabets or letters along with some polishing which includes modification of fonts and alignments. Like iconic logos, there are also numerous sporting brands who make use of textual logos in order to give their brand a distinguished look from others. 
Gunn and Moore
                       Shane Watson (Aus),  Graeme Smith (SA), Stephen Fleming (NZ) , Michael Vaughen (Eng)

Gray Nicolls

                                   Alastair Cook (Eng), David Warner (Aus), Brain Lara (WI), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI)


Sunridges
                                 Shikhar Dhawan (Ind), Kieron Pollard (WI), Rohit Sharma (Ind), Kumara Sangakkara (SL)



The final type of logo is Graphical logo which includes a combination of icons as well as texts. However, there are infinite possibility with it as it can also include an abstract figures includes any shapes and dimensions as found fit by the designer. This is the most famous logo designing type as it allows the businesses with creative options that otherwise would not have been possible.
Mongoose
                                       
                               Matthew hayden (Aus),   Roelof van der Merwe (SA) , Alviro Petersen(SA)
Slazenger
Jacques Kallis (SA). Eoin Morgan (Eng), Steve Smith (Aus)



Woodworm

                                                                     Kevin Pietersen (Eng), Andrew Flintoff (Eng)

Tuesday 10 September 2013

Amazing Facebook timeline banners for this season!

This festive season, it is time to get fresh graphics for your Facebook timeline covers! Status updates and picture sharing has become a way too common methodology as most of the people do it on a regular basis. However, updating a striking cover picture is bound to create a greater impact on friends and visitors.

The month of September in India marks the arrival of "Ganesh Chaturthi" which serves as an official inauguration to the celebrations. During this phase, you can go for something like this:
 Courtesy: Dover Junction

The cover picture looks amazing with the synchronization of vivid colours such red, pink and orange. However, if one wishes to go for some other graphical illustration, then one can consider upon this:
 Courtesy: FBcovers123

Once the festival of "Ganesh Chaturthi" is over, it is time for the most prestigious festival of Eastern India- "Durga Puja". This festival is celebrated with zeal in West Bengal, India and has visitors from all across the globe for the exclusive artworks in form of Pandals. One can try:


Courtesy:  F Sqaure Fashion
This is a beautiful art of a graphic designer who has implemented decent creativity to express the eagerness of people to welcome Goddess Durga. Alternately, one can also put this striking cover:
Courtesy: Cover Bash

The festival of Durga Puja is closely followed by "Diwali" or "Deepawali" which is celebrated through fireworks and it is celebrated all over India with mesmerizing ambience. One has a lot of options for it, some of my favourites are:
 Courtesy: FB cool covers

 Courtesy: F Coverz

 Courtesy: Latest Tech Tips
 
 Courtesy:FB Cool Covers

Courtesy: Net Friki



Courtesy: Greeting Skit

With these variety of colourful cover pictures, no wonder your Facebook profile is going to rock! Thanks to the quality graphic designers for providing us such valuable pictures for free!
Cheers!

Tuesday 3 September 2013

3 Things to know before getting a website

Today we live in a dynamic world where most of the activities are conducted through the medium of internet. No matter what the requirement is, the internet has a solution for every need. You need a book? Get it via  an e-commerce site where they will be deliver it to you on your doorstep. You require some detailed information on a particular topic? Get it on the Wikipedia! The pervasiveness of the internet has made it a complete solution for consumers as well as a business organization. Now a day, most of the business organizations prefers to sell their products online as they get a larger audience to target along with enjoying cost effectiveness in business maintenance. However, there are 3 dominant areas which a business organization must take a note of before opting their own website.


  • Nature of the Website: Selecting the nature of the website is very important for a business. Websites come in two distinct mode- static and dynamic. The static mode is very stringent in terms of making changes within a website as a result of which services form a developer is required for bringing about the necessary changes. On the other hand, the dynamic website is a compact solution for business organizations whereby a simple back end program allows the owners to make the desired changes within a few clicks. While selecting an appropriate form of website, make sure that it matches your requirements. If you would like to incorporate regular updates to your website, make sure it is dynamic in nature and otherwise. Usually the cost of a dynamic website is greater than a static one.

  • Blog: The internet is a reader's paradise. Most of the people love to spend their time while reading as it provides them with enriching knowledge. Installing a blog in your website will allow you to get regular visitors who would acknowledge your opinions and value. There are no restrictions to blog updates even in static websites and even a web owner can make the desired blog updates. Blogging also helps a website to achieve better results in Search engine optimization as all major search engine prefers websites with blog facility.

  • Website name: The key ingredient is the name of the website. While selecting the name of your website, make sure that it is unique and easy to remember for your targeted audience. For an instance, if you are a web development company, then your name should be sound like professional or experts. This will allow the clients to remember your name easily. Choice of a domain is also very important as it marks the importance of a website and its targeted audience.
Thus, keeping these 3 primary factors in mind can allow you to have an appealing website whereby even your business will flourish over the internet.

Friday 30 August 2013

True story with Graphic Designers!

 I have a friend named Abhishek (AL) who is a graphic designer and loves to play with colours. I was just going through some of his random flyers which were designed by him for his clients and found that some were exclusively well finished whereas some appeared to be very pale in appearance. From my personal experience I can say that AL is a very versatile guy who maintains high standards for himself. But in this case, it was very dull and lacked his finishing touches.

When enquired from him, he said that it was the client's wish and moreover he was very irritated with the client's habit of constant monitoring. On the first instance it just appeared to me that he was just kidding and would soon add up some sparkling effects but however, none took place and he delivered the same to the client in the same state. But then this had confused me as how come such a versatile designer leave his tasks looking so ordinary?

Later that evening, while sipping a cup of coffee with him I realized something, designers are like birds. They love freedom. When you constantly try to catch them, their original potential remains to the limit space which the client provides.

It is very important to ensure that Graphic Developers are provided with freedom in respect of designing such that the best can come out form them. And by the time I am busy typing these, he has made a lovely tattoo on my shoulders with his pen. Looks amazing! <3

Graphic Designer in Kolkata with clients on their head


Graphic Designers in Kolkata with freedom

Monday 26 August 2013

Face to face with Logo design in Kolkata!

This time I have got a chance to get up close and personal with some really cool guys. They own a web development company that also focuses on graphics design and online marketing. Known by the name of Nextgen eXperts, they have their official address at www.nextgenexperts.in

In a conversation with them, I came to knew about exclusive logo designing where they were generous enough to demonstrate one of their project briefings with me.



Project Description:

  • the domain name is KeywordPiggy.com
  • client a logo which is funny, clever and is related to SEO.
  • The piggy provides the following services:
  1. Keywords Strategy
  2. Keyword Research
  3.  Keyword Ranking Check 
  4. Webesite Audit for SEO
After obtaining the project description, they started working with agility and produced various samples to the clients which were based on various themes.

 After the variations were presented, the client opted for Logo2_3 however it was the color was Logo_1 which was preferred along with minute variations. The necessary adjustments was carried off within a blink of the eye and finally, the logo was delivered to the client within a matter of days.


 The client felt overwhelmed with the quality of service and commented, "They work very fast, reliable and finished on time. I appreciate the communication they keep me updated on the status of the project. Well definitely work with them again. Thanks to the team, keep it up!"
 
This was truly an amazing experience to learn about logo design in Kolkata ! 

Monday 12 August 2013

Designing the Corporate Identity Kit for your business

Corporate Identity Kit has become an implied need for the businesses these days. With brand value increasing day by day, a need to establish distinction from competitors has been felt and therefore, the need of corporate identity kit arises.

What is Corporate Identity Kit?
CIK or the Corporate Identity Kit is a modern day business solution which includes various necessities of the business. It mainly includes all items of formal communication in form of business cards, Letterhead, Envelop and similar other materials. A good graphic designer is implied for designing your corporate identity kit as it will directly reflect the status of the company. There are various guidelines which the designer must abide by and therefore, precision in work plays an important role.

How to make a Corporate Identity Kit?
Designing the Corporate Identity Kit is a task of diligence where a particular theme has to be maintained. Start off by business card as they easy to design and should have the following:
  •        Name of the business
  •         Logo of the business
  •        Designation of the person who holds the card along with his/ her name
  •        Contact details

This information can be stored under two formats: one side printed business card and double sided business card.

Once the business card has been designed, the same theme has to be implemented on the envelope as well. However, there is no requirement for any person’s name on the envelope as it is understood that envelop are issued by the company. With the two major elements of the CIK being done, the rest should be precisely placed under their respective form.


Many people also consider corporate logo to be a part of the CIK. Therefore, it is a duty of the graphic designers to put forward the proposal of logo design to their clients separately and clear the misconception. Corporate Identity Kit has been gaining vital importance over the past few years as the competition in between corporates have gone being stiff to stiffer. From the point of view of a graphic designer, never feel that you are working for money; rather feel that you are working on these projects as our hobby. The result will always be better as the mind will be relaxed. Also do not forget to ask your clients about other necessities in form of brochure design and catalog design. 

Saturday 10 August 2013

Face to face with online brand promotion

Today the internet has become a pervasive solution for people. No what matter what your need is or where your need is, the internet has an answer for almost every persisting problem. It was only two decades back where people used to employ the tools of banners, posters, flyers and brochures as their main brand promotion ingredients; however, with time these things have taken a back seat as the realm of internet has come as the primary choice for promotion.

What is online promotion?
Online promotion is a dynamic field which allows people to make a widespread reach for their services and products. Using the internet as medium, this channel allows companies to highlight their product over various countries and cities at a single point of time. The result is an overwhelming response from clients that come across from various corners of the globe.

How the products/ services are promoted?
The hemisphere of the internet is very broad. First of all, the category of the product has to be sorted followed by targeting the audience section. Once the target has been set promotion can take place from social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Digg, etc. There are also other channels in form of online e-commerce website such as amazon and eBay that can help people to promote their product/ services fast.

What is the difference between the old and the new method?
The main difference between the methods is their reach. The new method is way more effective than the older method in terms of reach because it operates on a larger scale that has channels in every corner of the world. For an instance, if you are promoting a cosmetic brand through the older method you would not only be limited to the local places or to certain countries at maximum. However, with the new method of promotion, you’re reach is guaranteed to be in more than 100 different nations. Moreover, the associated costs are also lesser as compared to the primitive method.

How does onlinepromotion campaign help me to get clients?

The modern day promotion technique works on a simple principle- Pervasiveness! If your reach is high then the number of clients will automatically increase as more and more people would come to know about your product. You just cannot expect to target 10, 000 people and have 15, 000 as clients. It is only possible when you target an audience which is greater than the target number and this is what internet provides you with.