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United we stand?

The new revised United Airlines Corporate logo signature has landed. Above we see the CEO’s of United and Continental Airlines standing in front of a step and repeat displaying the new United Airlines...

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Creating a Consistent Brand Image

A brand’s image must have visual consistency. The brand must encourage ‘total recall’ across a myriad of channels and mediums to establish complete consumer brand recognition. If you think of a logo...

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Brand Enchantment Through Collaboration

As a designer of brand identity, I’m constantly aware of the importance of symbiotic teamwork — the synergy of all individuals brought together to build and manage a brands’ corporate identity system....

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Color Branding | Keep it in the red

Color theory principles have come a long way since first appearing in the writings of Leone Battista Alberti and the notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci. Color is a vital asset in brand creation and it’s...

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The All and Ever Powerful Logo

When you think of a great company, most likely, its logo is one of the first things to come to mind. Think Apple, Nike, Coca-Cola and Target to name just a few. The word “logo” is derived from ancient...

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Branding and Rambling

Full Disclosure: Crunch time. Workload piling up. Too many screens open on my computer. Design sketches all over my room. Day is melting and pressure to produce this post is mounting. Okay, I’m going...

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Rebranding Success: A Team Accomplishment

While realizing great brand ideas and design can be a challenge, it’s almost always achievable when there is passion and teamwork. My team here at RiechesBaird recently completed a new brand strategy,...

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Brand Logos: A Nest of Boxes

Everyday, the RiechesBaird design team plugs away designing new logo identities for some of the world’s greatest B2B brands. I wanted to take a minute to make some quick personal assumptions here…...

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Good History Makes Up For Bad Names, But Can Great Design Rescue Them?

I wanted to extend some thoughts laid out in a recent blog post by my colleague, Drew Letendre, titled: “Giving Offense: A Secret to Brand Naming Success”. Drew’s a brilliant writer and I love what he...

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Brand New Thoughts For a Brand New Day

As a brand designer, each and every day I am fueled by things around me that give me inspiration. It could be the glimpse of something inside a half-opened magazine or book, a composition of artwork...

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3 Design Musts For B2B Brands

The Brand That Is Paris I just returned from Paris and am reeling once again from visual euphoria. Each year, my family makes the trek to the “City of Light” to roam, explore and experience the...

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The Vibe Around a Hot New Brand Logo: Rio 2016 Olympic Games

The 2012 Olympic Games have concluded. Emotional memories are now etched permanently in the minds of billions around the world. While I am not a die-hard sports fan, I must say that it’s next to...

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The New Simplicity in Brand Logo Design

A design style shift has been steadily occurring for some time now, and that is, a more minimal and reductive approach to corporate brand logo designs. I applaud this design style returning to brand...

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Shouldn’t Your Brand Name Say What Business You’re In?

Introduction As a designer of brand identity, I’m charged daily to bring brand names to life. And the perfect companion, it goes without saying, to a great logo, is a great name. I’m not much given to...

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Corporate Logos: If The Shoe Fits, Don’t Wear It.

Pushing the limits of corporate logo design Corporate logos that exude individuality and prompt a different way to think and see, rise to the highest level in my book. Logo designers know all too well...

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Looking Forward to the Best Branding Identities of 2013

There are endless blogs on what the best branding identities of 2012 were. Check out some interesting thoughts on best branding and enjoy some hypothetical ones as well. The site Brand New weighs in...

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Part I: The Design Criteria For Creative Excellence And What Makes A Great...

Strategic and creative excellence are the foundation of what RiechesBaird stands on. Great strategy drives great creative. And creative originality is a primary factor for making a brand...

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Does Your Brand Logo Map to Your Business Strategy?

What does it mean to say that a logo ‘maps to a business strategy’ and ‘becomes a symbol (literally) of that strategy’? It means that it becomes an informative (‘fitting’) visual (and/or verbal)...

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When Conservative Becomes Radical: The Rebirth of Newsweek

It’s not CNN. It’s not the BBC. It’s not Bloomberg. Is this a website for a graphic design boutique, a fashion house, a sleek and beautiful white-hot blog on design and architecture? No, it’s...

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Great Logos Inspire Brand Love

Ah, February. It’s the symbolic month of love and passion — powerful words that apply to the heart and speak to what a designer must bring to the table when creating that powerful little visual beacon...

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