Weekly Link Roundup #7

idApostle

• Why Design Can’t Be Billed by the Hour

Processed_id

• How to manage discovery with smaller budgets — a discussion among designers

Web Design Ledger

• 22 Fresh High-Quality Fonts for Your Designs

SloDive

• top 30 free but very professional fonts for everyday use in 2010

logonest

• Logo usage #9: Hotels and Resorts

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Weekly Link Roundup #6

Web Design Ledger

• 30 Minimal Logo Designs that Say More with Less | Inspiration

Dutch Inspired

• The Dutch Inspired logo | Dutch Inspired – Inspiration from Dutch designers

Design Reviver

• So You Call Yourself A Designer? | Design Reviver

Drawar

• Your Logo Is Not Your Brand

Logorama posted by Logo Design Love

If you haven’t seen Logorama yet you must watch it.  Picture a world made of logos with Michelin men as cops and Ronald McDonald as a rampaging  maniac with a machine gun.  Exactly…  It has strong language for the warning but it is very, very cool and brilliantly executed.  It is also nominated for an Oscar for best short film.

• Logorama the movie | Logo Design Love

Weekly Link Roundup #5

We Graphics

• 20 inspirational sites for graphic designers

Drawar

• The Principles of Great Design

Leighton Hubbell Logos

• So you want to be a logo designer

The Design Cubicle

• Mac and Web Apps for maintaining a graphic designer lifestyle

Weekly Link Roundup #4

From Brand New

• Russia’s MDM Bank Rebrand

From Logo Design Love

• Free “Make the Logo Smaller” t-shirt
• Are Iconic Logos Designed, or bought?

From Logo Lounge

• The Tonight Show has a new logo, again

From You the Designer

• 44 Awesome Business Card Designs

Weekly Link Roundup #3

Interesting articles and posts that I find on other blogs that I read and are worth sharing.

• Logo Design Love posted a great article on the development of the London Underground logo: London Underground logo | Logo Design Love
• Design Fusion posted an article: Because You Like It, Just Isn’t Good Enough
• Smashing Magazine has posted the last article in a series: Color Theory For Designers, Part 3

MTV has refreshed their logo recently, here are some articles that talk about the recent logo change

• Creative Review – MTV logo changes, stays same
• MTV’s Big Change – Yahoo! TV Blog

Weekly Link Roundup #2

Interesting and noteworthy articles from around the design community, enjoy.

Freelance Folder has posted two great articles for dealing with clients:

• Mastering the Art of Client Relations
• What to Do When the Client Is Wrong

Smashing Magazine has posted the second in their series about color theory for designers, also there is an interesting article about email signatures as well.

• Color Theory For Designers, Part 2: Understanding Concepts And Terminology
• The Art And Science Of The Email Signature

Weekly Link Roundup #1

These are interesting articles that I come across throughout the week while reading other design blogs.

• Freelance Switch has posted an article containing 7 Tips for Negotiating a Freelance Contract
• Smashing Magazine has posted a really in-depth first in a series of articles about Color Theory for Designers
• Interbrand has come out with its rankings of the Top 100 Global Brands of 2009