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Your Own Logo Design Studio - Without The studio!
Written by Marc Sylvester   
Friday, 09 April 2010 08:12
Every once in awhile, you want new graphics for your Web site, or newsletter. I know I do. When I go out looking for a new image from a designer or company, I'm always shocked by cost. Designers just don't want to create one small graphic for one small price. I simply want a small header graphics that I could post onto my website and newsletter.
by MarcSylvester


Every once in awhile, you want new graphics for your Web site, or newsletter. I know I do. When I go out looking for a new image from a designer or company, I'm always shocked by cost. Designers just don't want to create one small graphic for one small price. I simply want a small header graphics that I could post onto my website and newsletter.

I hunted online and checked out the design sites of countless professional design companies ...but never really found anything all that great. Plus, the graphics that come from software products like MS Word or Publisher just don't look all that great.

What I did find, however, was the idea that I could actually be my own logo design studio with the help of a few software products on the net! I could download and install logo design, business card creation and even animated logo creation software. For way less than what a designer would charge.

With the help of these tools, I was able to produce what I needed in about 90 minutes and I was able to get back to work on my newsletter.

These tools gave me unique "look," to my images since I created them myself. Subtle graphics like large colorful letters using unique fonts. With most of these software products, you're able to select a starting point (a Template), and experiment with placement or colorization. You can move and place the objects on the canvas anyway you choose. You can replace the existing text with your own company name and even add a slogan to tagline!

When it comes to creating graphics ...a blank PhotoShop canvas is doesn't work for me I don't know where to start. Software products such as The Logo Creator are perfect. They give me a 'jump off' point.

When you're ready to publish your graphics file, most of these tools can create JPEG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, and EPS files (among other formats).

Most of the products are inexpensive. Especially compared to what a professional agency would cost you. The software is usually created to be easy to use (some are easier than others), and you may even find that experimenting with all of the templates gets pretty addictive. The templates offer a good variety of themes and basic designs. There's also enough flexibility to let you create logos for clients! Start your own logo design service.

I'm enthusiastic about these programs, and I'd encourage you to download them and play around with some of the features. Creating quick graphics for your newsletter or blog is SO easy. Doing it yourself is quicker, you have more control, and it's far less expensive when you simply need a page header or a blog image.

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