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Why are ambigrams practically non-existent as company image?
Real world use is not that applicable.
Sure they are nice for the designer's eye... but in most use cases an ambigram is less clear and less defining than easy to read text/symbols.
Form vs ...
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Why are ambigrams practically non-existent as company image?
When talking about textmarks the reason is probably: Designers do not usually get to pick the name. Therefore the palindromic/mirror and or rotationally symmetric quality of the logo is up to chance. ...
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Designers response in an adverse situation during the presentation of a project
I completely realize this is hypothetical, but that head appears to have been specifically created to correlate to the uterus. It's neither strong nor dominant in my view. I would not be comfortable ...
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Designers response in an adverse situation during the presentation of a project
Control reactions with your pitch
As a designer you should have a presentation/pitch deck ready to lead your clients through your vision and design choices.
That being said if you didn't have one or ...
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Designers response in an adverse situation during the presentation of a project
Always Listen First..
Ovaryraptor said it well. Controlling your reaction keeps a positive perception of you intact.
If you can't tell by the image, it's the opposite gender you're dealing with.
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Work-life balance as a designer
This question might be somewhat subjective, but I hope it doesn't get closed because it is very relevant. Especially for upcoming designers.
I work 8 hours a day. I am employed, but at a cooperative ...
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Work-life balance as a designer
This depends on the type of income and schedule a designer needs to have:
employed designers will work as much as the boss says they should work. 8 hours a day generally, like any other job, but that ...
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When does design need a concept / idea... and when doesn't it?
Shouldn't all brands have some kind of idea or concept behind their brand identity?
Sure.
The fallacy here is thinking that there is no concept or idea... There should of course always be an idea, a ...
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How can I suggest ease of use in a logo?
A commonly-used approach to projecting ease-of-use for a product in its logo is to try to project "friendly" and "approachable", often by using a childlike or playful line (less regimented), rounded ...
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Designers response in an adverse situation during the presentation of a project
There are some prominent examples of this:
The Mitsubishi Pajero was originally named for the Pampas cat (Leopardus pajeros), but in Spanish the term is generally associated with autoeroticism (and ...
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Can i publish a game with famous character heroes?
First of all: Deadpool is a Marvel character. It's their character, their story and they are building this up as a business for a very long time. I'm quite sure they will get very angry if you use the ...
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When does design need a concept / idea... and when doesn't it?
How you approach a particular design brief really depends on the brief itself. A good brief should tell you about the background, objectives, target audience, qualities the brand wishes to convey and ...
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When does design need a concept / idea... and when doesn't it?
A design should always back a concept or an idea. And as you said you already have it..you want to look it simple and minimal so that it denotes high end luxury and simplicity that catches eye.
I ...
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Work-life balance as a designer
The good part about graphic design is that you can typically find all sorts of different types of work to fit your needs.
I won't bother adding stuff that's already been provided by other answers. ...
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Should an event logo have both a date and a year
This is more preference for the designer/client. An event can easily have or not have any dates integrated directly into its logo.
If it's unknown whether the event will be annual, but the year/date ...
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An event logo with two marks in the same logo
This is very common with event branding. In fact, one can often be asked to make one sponsor logo larger, or more prominent, than another due to an increased contribution.
Be thankful you are only ...
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Reasons why a publication may go by a nickname or partial name rather than published name?
That's not really a question for graphic design but workplace dynamics.
Perhaps people were desperate to make sure nobody wouldn't get it and slapped everything on the front they could. Microsoft ...
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How do you represent the concept “rate per hour” visually or as an icon?
Quick thought loosely based on the Entypo+ iconography
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Work-life balance as a designer
I am not yet a designer, sort of still studying at my own pace. But I have done designs already, mostly for family and friends.
When I'm designing something, be it for pay or not, I tend to think ...
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What's the limit that defines a copy of a design?
I am going to make an attempt at an answer, although this is a controversial subject. It has certainly generated quite a few comments! I don't think it's a bad question as such, however it does kind ...
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What's the limit that defines a copy of a design?
Complex issue. This will probably not be an answer, but an insight.
The limits will be subjective... design is subjective. Communication is subjective. Ideas are.
We have an additional problem... ...
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How can I suggest ease of use in a logo?
I don't believe a primary function of a logo is to indicate a product is easy to use.
Here is a google search: Airplane manufacturers
Are the airplanes easy to use?
Is the logo a reference ...
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Can i publish a game with famous character heroes?
If going commercial with the game:
make sure your artist and all external providers transfer all copyright for their work to you or the entity publishing the game. you need to own every asset used in ...
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Choosing a color on intention
There is a color naming model that can link linguistic descriptions to the corresponding colors/color themes, saying that users can map 'happy' to happy colors. You can refer to "Color Naming Models ...
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