Logo Geek

An interview with Rick Byrne

A brief update + some exciting news

The long-awaited, and much anticipated third version of Logo Package Express is launching Monday, November 21, 20221, and it. Is. A. BEAST. After two years of extremely hard work, the team are ready to release the most robust and feature-rich version of Logo Package Express ever! In this episode, Ian interviews Michael Bruny-Groth, the creator of Logo Package Express to find out more about Logo Package Express 3.0. For the week of launch (Monday, November 21st to Monday, November 28the), the product will have a $40 discount, reducing it to $79, which is a one-off fee!  To upgrade from 0.2 to 0.3, it's only $20. To learn more, and to buy the product, head to logogeek.uk/logopackage (This is an affiliate link, so by using this you'll support the Logo Geek Podcast at no extra cost to you.

If you want to design logos for a living, building relationships is essential. Not only for finding clients, but also to discover opportunities that will grow your business and open doors. Not everyone has a natural talent for networking, otherwise known as relationship building, so to help with this skill Ian interviews Dave Clayton, an individual that's well connected in the design industry, and someone who Ian feels has a natural talent for making friends, and building true, meaningful relationships. Dave Clayton is the author of the book How Do I Do That in Indesign?, and co-host of the design podcast He Shoots, He Draws Podcast. This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a moodboard design challenge from Adobe, where you can win $1000. Get $50 for simply submitting an entry. Show notes can be found here: https://logogeek.uk/podcast/building-friendships

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match. Take 30 minutes to create a quick mood board as a design exercise. You’ll get a $50 USD gift card for your submission, and if your mood board communicates clearly, you might be a contestant on the live game show and play to win $1,000 USD. Don’t freak out: submissions are not spec work and are only used as entries for game play. To learn more and play head to https://www.theperfectmatch.co/play

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match. Take 30 minutes to create a quick mood board as a design exercise. You’ll get a $50 USD gift card for your submission, and if your mood board communicates clearly, you might be a contestant on the live game show and play to win $1,000 USD and a Wacom* tablet! Don’t freak out: submissions are not spec work and are only used as entries for game play. This month’s mood board challenge is open to creatives residing in the United States, Canada (excluding Quebec), the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Ireland, Finland, and the Netherlands. Government employees are NOT eligible to participate. Entrants that meet the requirements receive a $50 USD gift card and a $25 will be donated to the National Partnership for Women & Families on behalf of your entry. To learn more and play head to https://www.theperfectmatch.co/play *Game show contestants are eligible to win prizes sponsored by Wacom in September 2022.

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match. Take 30 minutes to create a quick mood board as a design exercise. You’ll get a $50 USD gift card for your submission, and if your mood board communicates clearly, you might be a contestant on the live game show and play to win $1,000 USD and a Wacom* tablet! Don’t freak out: submissions are not spec work and are only used as entries for game play. This month’s mood board challenge is open to creatives residing in the United States, Canada (excluding Quebec), the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Ireland, Finland, and the Netherlands. Government employees are NOT eligible to participate. Entrants that meet the requirements receive a $50 USD gift card and a $25 will be donated to the National Partnership for Women & Families on behalf of your entry. To learn more and play head to https://www.theperfectmatch.co/play *Game show contestants are eligible to win prizes sponsored by Wacom in September 2022.

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match. Take 30 minutes to create a quick mood board as a design exercise. You’ll get a $50 USD gift card for your submission, and if your mood board communicates clearly, you might be a contestant on the live game show and play to win $1,000 USD and a Wacom* tablet! Don’t freak out: submissions are not spec work and are only used as entries for game play. This month’s mood board challenge is open to creatives residing in the United States, Canada (excluding Quebec), the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Ireland, Finland, and the Netherlands. Government employees are NOT eligible to participate. Entrants that meet the requirements receive a $50 USD gift card and a $25 will be donated to the National Partnership for Women & Families on behalf of your entry. To learn more and play head to https://www.theperfectmatch.co/play *Game show contestants are eligible to win prizes sponsored by Wacom in August and September.

Jozelle Tech is the founder of The Rolling Media, an agency based in the Philippines who focus on Personal Branding, specifically for coaches and creators. Jozelle doesn’t let anything get in her way. Despite negative comments about her work growing up she carried on anyway, progressing with a career in design, which eventually lead to her building a team and founding her own agency. And despite having a disability, being a wheelchair user, she lives life on her own terms and doesn’t it take over her life. She entrances who she is, breaking away from any limitations. In this interview we’ll uncover her inspiring story, discover how she exchanged services for ongoing mentorship with an expert brand strategist, and dive into her approach for personal branding. ---- This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match. Take 30 minutes to create a quick mood board as a design exercise. You’ll get a $50 USD gift card for your submission, and if your mood board communicates clearly, you might be a contestant on the live game show and play to win $1,000 USD and a Wacom* tablet! Don’t freak out: submissions are not spec work and are only used as entries for game play. This month’s mood board challenge is open to creatives residing in the United States, Canada (excluding Quebec), the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Ireland, Finland, and the Netherlands. Government employees are NOT eligible to participate. Entrants that meet the requirements receive a $50 USD gift card and a $25 will be donated to the National Partnership for Women & Families on behalf of your entry. To learn more and play head to https://www.theperfectmatch.co/play *Game show contestants are eligible to win prizes sponsored by Wacom in August and September.

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match. Take 30 minutes to create a quick mood board as a design exercise. You’ll get a $50 USD gift card for your submission, and if your mood board communicates clearly, you might be a contestant on the live game show and play to win $1,000 USD and a Wacom* tablet! Don’t freak out: submissions are not spec work and are only used as entries for game play. This month’s mood board challenge is open to creatives residing in the United States, Canada (excluding Quebec), the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Ireland, Finland, and the Netherlands. Government employees are NOT eligible to participate. Entrants that meet the requirements receive a $50 USD gift card and a $25 will be donated to the National Partnership for Women & Families on behalf of your entry. To learn more and play head to https://www.theperfectmatch.co/play *Game show contestants are eligible to win prizes sponsored by Wacom in August and September.

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match. Take 30 minutes to create a quick mood board as a design exercise. You’ll get a $50 USD gift card for your submission, and if your mood board communicates clearly, you might be a contestant on the live game show and play to win $1,000 USD and a Wacom* tablet! Don’t freak out: submissions are not spec work and are only used as entries for game play. This month’s mood board challenge is open to creatives residing in the United States, Canada (excluding Quebec), the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Ireland, Finland, and the Netherlands. Government employees are NOT eligible to participate. Entrants that meet the requirements receive a $50 USD gift card and a $25 will be donated to the National Partnership for Women & Families on behalf of your entry. To learn more and play head to https://www.theperfectmatch.co/play *Game show contestants are eligible to win prizes sponsored by Wacom in August and September.

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the winner goes home with $1000!

Jim Wornell is a graphic designer who worked at Nintendo from 1990-2006. He designed packaging, manuals and artwork for several games... but most importantly he designed the logos for games including Metroid Prime, Paper Mario, Animal Crossing and was the Associate Producer on one of the greatest games ever made... Zelda: Ocarina Of Time! In the interview, we learn how he started his career at Nintendo, how he was promoted to graphic designer, behind the scenes on logo and packaging projects, and what he's doing today. Show notes can be found here: https://logogeek.uk/podcast/logos-for-nintendo This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the winner goes home with $1000!

Martin Huntbach is the co-founder Jammy Digital, a content writing agency in the UK. Martin also co-authored the best-selling book, Content Fortress and has spoken about content marketing on stages across the country. After winning the Best Business Blog Award in 2018, he’s made it his mission to help as many businesses as possible to attract their ideal clients using content. This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the winner goes home with $1000! View show notes here: https://logogeek.uk/podcast/content-marketing-fortress

Without a good idea, you have no logo, so generating ideas is the most important step of the logo design process. But, staring at a blank piece of paper can be daunting, so a logo designer will carry out numerous idea generation exercises to help along the way. In this podcast, Ian explains the logo design idea generation techniques he uses when working on a logo. This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the winner goes home with $1000! For show notes and an episode transcription: https://logogeek.uk/podcast/idea-generation-techniques

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the winner goes home with $1000! Show notes: https://logogeek.uk/podcast/introduction-to-nfts

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the winner goes home with $1000! View show notes here: https://logogeek.uk/podcast/the-visual-response

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the winner goes home with $1000! View show notes here: https://logogeek.uk/podcast/future-freedom

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the winner goes home with $1000! View show notes here: https://logogeek.uk/podcast/brand-naming

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the winner goes home with $1000! View show notes here: https://logogeek.uk/podcast/add-brand-strategy