I see a lot of BLUE in your logo designs. How and why?
ANSWER : Mostly because the client said so. What most people, on the non-design side, do not realize is that a logo is not based on a designer’s whim –…
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Alphabet Consulting : Logo Design
This is a project from September 2009 and the company, currently, no longer uses the final logo delivered to them. Read on for the complete evolution of the logo designed…
Putting all the ANDs in one logo
We all want our logos to represent who we are [ if it is an individual consulting firm for example ], what our company does and what we want our…
Holiday Express : advert card design
This is what I’m working on currently – what you see below has been sent out to the client for approval – waiting on it. Holiday Express is a travel…
Advice Marketing : Logo Design
Advice Marketing is a digital marketing consultancy run by Shiva Narayan. asidebrands was approached for a logo design for the new venture [ Shiva spotted me on Twitter ] and…
Pay the artist / logo designer
I’d rather not spoil it for you. Watch it. Substitute ‘writer’ for ‘designer’ and even ‘photographer’. I’ve been in that situation, supposedly large corporates calling to ask for a freebie…
Non-paying client : Bitfang.com Corporate Identity design project
VISIT THEBITFANGFILES.com, show your support, help a designer get paid! Unfortunately, it has happened again. Non-payment of dues and threats from the client. Actually, the threats are a first –…
Graphic designer vs. Client
The most hilarious design-related video I have seen till date. I don’t think this has been circulated widely in the Indian design circles. I saw it about a month back.…
Blog and websites : Re-design & Branding Evolution
I have recently been busy with re-designing most of my screen / online / internet real-estate. For sometime now, I’ve wanted the aside brand to separate from my person ventures.…
Underwater Bokeh Wallpaper
Click the image below to view the 1440×900 px wallpaper. Right click the image that opens and save to your computer. This was one of the results of the new…
Wallpaper : Christmas 2009
Here is the latest edition of the Christmas wallpaper for Christmas 2009. Download the Christmas 2009 Wallpaper in various sizes : Widescreen 16:10 2560×1600 1920×1200 1680×1050 1440×900 1280×800 Fullscreen 4:3…
Designing the studioaside Logo
I’d worked on a logo for a stock photography company. The project did not get completed, like most ‘free’-for-profit projects. Meanwhile I’d been thinking about a logo for aside’s photography…
Meeting? No thank you.
“Meetings are indispensable when you don’t want to do anything.” by John Kenneth Galbraith
Careers in Graphic Design : Locating Opportunities
I have been receiving and replying-to quite a few email from fresh graduates and undergraduates [ from the field of Graphic Design study as well as other fields ], asking…
Interesting Design
Jason over at Speakup has written about the flippant description of design as “interesting”. I can’t even begin to count the number of times when I have met apparent seniors…
Christmas Wallpaper 2007
UPDATE : Christmas Wallpaper for 2008 Christmas Wallpaper for 2009 Here’s a Christmas wallpaper for 2007. [ This time I skipped out on Diwali wallpapers – travel travel travel! ]…
Visual Inspiration Part V : Oct, Nov 07
This was the last in this series – for October and November 2007. More photographs next month – or maybe in the New Year!
Photographs for visual inspiration : Oct, Nov 07
Images from October and November 2007 – inspiration for color and shapes and general visual interest. Recently bought a 12.1 Megapixel Sony digital camera – and I’ve realized I’m happier…
New Logo for Photoshop Family
The Photoshop family has a logo – John Nack posted about it on his blog first – the detailed image. This is where the same news is shared on the…
Mid-day Article : Ganesha Painting
One of my paintings was featured in the Mumbai Mid-day today. I still haven’t read the print newspaper but the online version can be found here. The original blog post…
aForestation on Phirebrush
The latest Issue of Phirebrush is out #53 and my wallpaper’s on it! Cool! Thanks Phirebrush!