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Two cute brands, two cute packages. Here’s to my new self improvement programme.
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A very cute bottle.
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Sunday sorting – found a self-portrait I did whilst at university. Wishing I was still young.
Project 14: Rochen Hosting
Archiving another super old project that never really saw the light of day.
Project 13: Flagship Housing
Archiving another very old project. View Dribbble project
Project 12: CPD Store
Archiving another very old project.
Project 10: ChapterOne
An old branding and web project that I wanted to share before archiving forever.
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A great logo isn’t going to make a shitty product any less shitty, any more than a hard worker is going to make a bad boss a compelling leader.
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Continuing my New year tidy up. Archive all old projects before the end of January – job done.
Project 09: karstenrowe.com logo wallboard
The brief was to create a scaleable, responsive platform to showcase recent branding projects. A bootstrapped solution can be found here: http://karstenrowe.com/projects/logo-wallboard/. Visit the website
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Working hard archiving old projects.
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Trying to get organised – found some very old work.
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It’s a little rough round the edges, but I’ve posted some new logo design work. http://karstenrowe.com/projects/logo-wallboard/
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Continuously striving for improvement – check out @Nutshell progress: www.dribbble.com/karstenrowe/projects/nutshell.
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Three blogs that I regularly visit: Creative Review Advertising, design and visual culture. Little Big Details Your daily dose of design inspiration. Signal vs. Noise A publication about the web by 37signals.
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For design inspiration, I regularly turn to Dribbble – the slightly exclusive “show and tell” site for designers. A short list of notable designers to follow on Dribbble: Ryan Putnam Kerem Suer Henning Gjerde Jonas Söder Geri Coady
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Pretty printed items for a lazy Sunday afternoon.
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Paul Smith – ideas for my first logo. Start with a scribble.
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A subtle update to a brilliant mark.
Project 08: Scar Top Poultry
A little branding project for Scar Top Poultry. View Dribbble project
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It’s been a long time since I’ve spent any considerable time in Adobe InDesign. Enjoying the experience, a few features that I would love to see in Photoshop.
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A bright and bold design doesn’t have to be brash.
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Learning to limit the numbers of colors in a design is important. The more color you add, the less prominence it has.
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A few well crafted brand marks.
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A clever & unique logo.
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A simple website to showcase new design work. View work sample By no means a ground-breaking or innovative design and very much a work in progress, but having a point of reference is important.
Project 07: karstenrowe.com
A brief insight into karstenrowe.com re-branding and website project. Browse the design project
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Always a pleasure to see Nutshell in the wild.
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Adding a few snaps to the NJS Equine Therapy logo & web design project.
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The new karstenrowe.com brand roundel and the google+ circular avatar.
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Digging around in old project folders… These designs never really saw the light of day so…
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Branding yourself or own product is the most painful and indecisive process, yet the most satisfying one.
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Sometimes books are best for inspiration.
Project 06: NJS Equine Therapy
A brief insight into the NJS Equine Therapy branding and website project. Visit the website Browse the design project
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Google being helpful again. Intuitive, easy yet descriptive – helping users along their way with minimum fuss.
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An overwhelming amount of amazing design work – the @Dropbox team on @dribbble.
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One premium package by Viktor & Rolf.
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Collaborative sketching with clients is fun – found these very old comps this morning.
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Sometimes colorless is best.
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Another inspiring branding and print project.
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Bold, bright and brilliant.
Project 05: Harrogate Health & Beauty Cosmetic Clinic
Logo & print design Signage Web design & build
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I still believe that strong stationery will get you noticed – need to up my own game.
Project 04: Nutshell Inc.
Logo design & brand guidelines Web design & build iOS & Android UI design Web app UI design & development Check out the Nutshell dribbble project to see what we’ve been working on.
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Full-width photography seems to be a trend.
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A few more pretty business cards.
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Stamps are better than stickers.
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Another cute branding project – one that @hollydaniels_ will like.
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Why is the Google Drive mark so pleasing?
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Love this project for 7 Eleven – a great example of extending a brand’s visual identity.