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New Website for LKN Area Start-up

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The Brief Green Septic Service & Solutions , a new septic and well water inspection company in the Lake Norman area, needed a logo and a website. The Result Designed new company logo Built the website using Google Sites Features an SSL security certificate Fully responsive design Integrated site search https://www.greensepticnc.com/

Logo Design Process for New Brands

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The logo design process includes three main phases: Discovery Phase: Learning about the client's product or brand. It's important to also know the target audience.  The more you understand about the brand, the easier it is to visualize a logo concept. Conceptualization Phase: This is the fun part, in this phase you put "pen to paper". I like to rough in 3 different concepts for the client to choose from. Here are the applications used: Google Chrome (industry research) Sketch pad (a.k.a. pencil and paper) Adobe Illustrator (vector based illustration) Gmail (email communication) Google Fonts (downloadable typeface) Adobe Fireworks (drop-shadows, bezels) Refining Phase: After determining which style the customer prefers, it's time to finalize the logo. This includes experimenting with color combinations, and minor position tweaks, letter kerning, etc. Cost: Typical small business logo design cost is $200-$400, this is ballpark estimate

Google Sites Redesign: Before and After

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Need a Professional Looking Google Sites? We recently launched a redesigned website for a customer down in Atlanta, GA.  See the before and afters below: Before site redesign After site redesign Patrick LaJuett manages a website design agency : + LaJuett.com , where he supports clients as a Web technology consultant and search marketing strategy adviser.

New Logo Designed for XLuster

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 Here's a simple logo we designed for a customer in Western NY... Colors: #B8D758 (green), #DCDCDE (light grey), #000000 (black) Font used: Montserrat Patrick LaJuett manages a website design agency : + LaJuett.com , where he supports clients as a Web technology consultant and search marketing strategy adviser.

Timely Trade Show Booth Design

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 Custom Design of 20 Foot Trade Show Display Here's a display we designed with a brief summary of our graphic design process: Discuss specs and requirements Mock-up with proper scale and dimensions CorelDraw X6 64-bit Create new iconized version of company logo Adhere to company's color palette Integrate background elements Rough in text elements Generate PNG for client review Iterate, tweak and finalize Output for print  Exported in sections (do to enormous size of files) Reassembled in Adobe Photoshop CC Save as 8-bit CMYK TIF @ 150 dpi Upload to printer via FTP The biggest challenge was not in the design, but in the output of the large TIF file. The final output was 44K (yes thousand) pixels wide. I solved this by exporting the graphics in smaller sections, and reassembling in a layered Photoshop file. Patrick LaJuett manages a website design agency : + LaJuett.com , where he supports clients as a Web technology consultant and sea

Summertime Logos

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Here are a few summertime logos designed for clients. Folk Foto - Sports Photographer Usage: Facebook page, photo proof watermark Software: CorelDraw X6 Fonts: Highway Gothic American Legion Baseball Team - Hiscock Fishbaugh Usage: Uniform logo Software: CorelDraw X6 Fonts: Marketing Script ProMuscle Nutrition - Supplements, diet books and custom nutrition plans Usage: Brand marketing Software: CorelDraw X6 Fonts: Masque Team Valle - 14U Travel Baseball Usage: Baseball uniform, signage Software: Adobe Fireworks CS3 Fonts: MLB Tuscan Patrick LaJuett manages a website design agency : + LaJuett.com , where he supports clients as a Web technology consultant and search marketing strategy advisor.

Logo Design for Custom Jewelry Co. in NYC

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Company Logo Design by LaJuett A New York city based custom jewelry manufacturer hired us to design and develop a new company logo. Logo design and branding for jewelry company in NYC. Patrick LaJuett operates a website design and marketing agency where he supports his clients as a Web technology consultant and search marketing strategy advisor.

Logo Design Evolution: From Concept to Final

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Here's a new logo we designed with a brief summary of our logo design process: Start out with a few rough ideas from client (company name, colors and tagline) Put together a mock-up of 4 different concepts Work with sets of four and bounce around between them Limit to 3-4 different fonts Play off a word, idea or symbol and incorporate Generate a PDF and email to client for review Iterate and tweak Client decides on final version Output logo in high resolution (EPS, PDF and PNG) GIF created using CorelDraw, AKVIS Sketch and animated using Adobe Fireworks Patrick LaJuett operates a website design and marketing agency where he supports his clients as a Web technology consultant and search marketing strategy advisor.

Logo Designs Created for Local Business

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We designed a couple of logos this week.  Logo creation is by far the most enjoyable work we do. Something about crafting a new brand identity and seeing it on public display is very rewarding. Check out our logo design portfolio to see the type of work we've done over the past decade or so. Hockey Goalie Training and Instruction Pizza Shop - (Sign at Batavia MuckDog's Dwyer Stadium) Patrick LaJuett operates a website design and marketing agency where he supports his clients as a Web technology consultant and search marketing strategy advisor.

Logo Designed for Start-Up Biz

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Logo developed for a new health insurance consultancy company based in NY State. Logo designed using CorelDraw X6, with bevel and drop shadow added in Adobe Fireworks CS3. Patrick LaJuett operates a website design and marketing agency where he supports his clients as a Web technology consultant and search marketing strategy advisor.

Logo Design - Redux

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   We redesigned the Beat Rockerz logo with a modernized treatment using CorelDraw X6. The updated logo is now includes: Vector based format Updated graphic elemets New font ( Mikodacs PCS ) Text gradients Drop-shadow High resolution output

New Foxy's Amateur Sports Website

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New wiffle ball league forming over at Foxy's Amateur Sports. Check out their new Website developed  by team LaJuett. Foxy's Web project included custom logo design, customized DotNetNuke skinning, and cloud hosting.

2010 Logo Design Trends

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