The Calligraphic art isn’t a new concept in the world of graphic design. But for the logo design realm, it is certainly a hot trend to look out for. The essence of calligraphy logo designs is to feature unusual and creative fonts within the business name or image. You will mostly see these kinds of logos used in event management industry like wedding planners and other social event planners.

Beside the fact that it is a complex and multifarious art, calligraphy is still proffered by many businesses to brand their identity for style and elegance. The main reason to employ calligraphy logos is that they exhibit elegance, cleverness and grace. You might also be familiar with the Wikimedia Logo, which is also fabricated by utilizing a calligraphic font.

To serve as an inspiration, have a look at these stunning logos that exhibit the art of calligraphy:

Cathleen Whitlow

With the holiday season approaching we’re happy to announce that we’re working with the guys at MOO in offering a giveaway to win 50 of MOO’s designer  Christmas cards for 3 of our lucky readers. If you’re not familiar with MOO,  they love to print business cards, greeting cards, Mini Cards, stickers,postcards and labels -MOO do it all!

Do you think that you are done by making your Facebook page? No, it’s not done yet, as you have to do a lot of things to make it more appealing in order to achieve your desired goals. The real thing starts now, as you have to pay serious attention on publishing informative stuff and sending requests to your friends and loved ones. Making a page at some social media site is only a tip of the iceberg. “Communication” is the most essential feature of social media networking.

There is a universal fallacy that employing ornamental and flashy ingredients will make it more eye-catching. Nevertheless, it must be remembered that a logo’s purpose is not to show beauty. It must convey the company message in an amicable manner. This is why a logo that includes irrelevant design factors can sidetrack the public from the core purpose of your brand identity.

When designers commence on a logo design project, they have to undergo a comprehensive psychoanalysis of the entire industry. In order to prevent any damage to the company’s reputation, each and every facet of the logo has to be correctly selected.

It’s one thing to ban smoking from places of business because it can be harmful to a person’s health, but are children now being put into that same category?It almost sounds hurtful when you compare a child to the bad habit of smoking, but if I compared the lack of wanting to hear a screaming child to the lack of wanting to breathe in smoke—well then we’re getting somewhere.

These past few months have brought us several businesses banning the presence of children in hopes that things will be more enjoyable for those who do not have kids (some for the very reason they do not want to hear them cry or watch them misbehave). Consider a few of the instances that have begun the slow revolution:

-  First, Malaysia Airlines banned babies from first class cabins.

-  Then, the Pennsylvania restaurant McDain’s banned children under the age of six because according to the owner, “their volume can’t be controlled and many, many times, they have disturbed other customers.”

-  Next, Whole Foods stores in Missouri began to offer child-free shopping hours. Although childcare is available in the stores, they are nonetheless not allowed to disturb shoppers; only the childcare workers.

-  A Texas cinema chain has issued “baby days.” Other than on baby days, children under six years old are not allowed in the cinema.

-  Lastly, Florida began considering banning children from a condominium’s outdoor area.

Facebook and Websense have joined forces to handle their web security. Malware had previously been very troublesome on Facebook – with users being happy to click on any links appearing on their news feed, but were sometimes led to dangerous websites filled with malware designed to snoop on people and their private information and sneaky ploys to get the user’s passwords.

Go ahead and log into your Gmail account. Now log onto your Google+ account and follow all of your friend’s status updates, photos, and videos. If you can’t find any information about your friend’s whereabouts, it’s probably because they aren’t even on the service. Google+ had several months of beta testing and now an open service, but still doesn’t have many users. With Google’s brand being so relevant, why haven’t people who are tired of Facebook flocked to this service?

Responsive web design is an exciting new trend that is quickly becoming the new industry standard as smaller devices become more popular for browsing the web. An explosive growth in palm-sized internet browsing has introduced new challenges for web designers. The fluid grid, a system in which the size of a website adjusts in proportion to screen specifications, does not provide enough flexibility for the smallest screens. Responsive web pages are created to adjust automatically in both size and layout to fit any of the commercially available screen resolutions. From mobile phones to big screen TVs, responsive sites can modify themselves to fit the medium you’re using to view them. The following examples provide a brief look into the creative vision of responsive web design. Make sure to adjust your browser size to see the responsive design in action.

On paper, the easiest thing to do when your business is struggling is to layoff a few employees, but unfortunately off paper this is the hardest thing to do when your business is struggling. Since our current economy remains, shall we say, less than ideal, it is becoming extremely difficult to keep a small business up and running while still yielding a profit. As a small business owner or manager, you know that keeping a tight hold on your finances is crucial to the success or failure of a business in today’s world. When you factor in employee cuts, suddenly your finances look a little bit better; but it is an extremely hard decision to make. After spending 40 hours a week with someone, you get to know them. In the end, this makes your job all the more difficult.

Even worse, if you find yourself struggling with this decision, you are not alone. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “employers initiated 1,397 mass layoff events in the first quarter of 2011 that resulted in the separation of 190,895 workers from their jobs for at least 31 days.” Fortunately, there are steps you can take before your employees fall into one of these statistics. Consider a few of the alternative solutions to layoffs before making your decision:

For fans of digital art and design, very few names evoke as strong a response as Fernando “Fro” Reza. With a fresh minimalist style that is often copied, but rarely rivaled, Reza is the poster boy (no pun intended) for the art of doing more with less.
Part of what makes Reza’s work so refreshing is, ironically, the vintage nature his pieces possess. Perhaps “timeless” would be a better description? I don’t know; take a look and decide for your selves.
Below are ten poster printing designs for film, television, and video games created by Reza for all of you to swoon over. Study them, envy them, but more importantly… enjoy them!