When starting a new company on a limited budget, it’s natural to cut costs as many ways as you can. There are lots of inexpensive royalty-free art/illustration websites out there that are tempting to use as a source of cheap logo art. But I don’t recommend you do so, and here’s why. First off, because [...]
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Why you should never use clip art as your fashion brand’s logo
Posted in Brand, Branding, Branding Dont's!, Fashion, Logo, Logo Design, Trademarks, tagged Branding, Fashion, Logo, Logo Design, Trademarks on May 3, 2010 |
Naming strategies for branding your fashion business
Posted in Brand, Branding, Fashion, Marketing, Naming, Trademarks, tagged Brand, Branding, Fashion, Marketing, Naming, Trademarks on June 15, 2009 |
Naming your fashion business is one of the most important things you will ever do. The name of your business, coupled with its visual look and feel, and verbal voice, will set the tone for your business and tell your customers what kind of brand you are. Here are a few strategies, with some quick [...]
Naming your label to stand out
Posted in Branding, Fashion, Marketing Tools, Naming, Trademarks, tagged Branding, Fashion, Marketing, Naming, Trademarks on September 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The name of your label is going to be the most important marketing/branding asset you have. It should be well-chosen, should evoke the feeling of your line, and should be memorable. It should also be unique enough to be trademarkable and to distinguish yourself from others. Unfortunately, the latter criteria is very difficult to achieve, [...]
