3 tips for branding that doesn't suck.
From first-impression to reputation, your logo and identity are important. But good design does not equal a good brand.
Humans pay attention to what stands out.
A lot of brands talk about being different but very few actually act on it.
Light yourself on fire
With so many virtuous brand purposes, the world should be a much better place, don't you think?
Using color to position your brand.
Despite what color might "mean," and maybe even if a color has perfect “meaning,” you don't want to be the red one when there is already one or more red options.
What do you choose to see?
One of the most valuable things that BMX taught me is perspective. Not only to have it, but to change it.
An ambulance ride to the logo hospital.
A cheat code to decent design is to steal geometry from the typeface being used. Branding can be like solving a puzzle. And the pieces to the puzzle can usually be found in the type.