Latest logo designs...

I've had a busy few months with our lovely little baby daughter but managed to squeeze in some branding projects... here's a few logos I've been working on lately.

Logo for Original Cinema Posters. I loved designing this and working with the client closely. I'm going to write a full post about it soon.

Branding for Glister Plumbing and Heating. Craig wanted a professional fresh logo that represented both elements of the business. 

Branding for COAL Fitness. COAL stands for Change of a lifestyle. Liam also wanted to incorporate a diamond element to the design linking to the word COAL. 

Branding - Scarlet Knight Hairdressing

In my third and final branding spotlight of the day I'd like to share with you the branding my husband and I worked on for Scarlet Knight Hairdressing. 

John and Charlotte from Scarlet Knight had done a lot of research and they were very clear in their preferred colour palette and typeface - Le Havre. It's a great typeface so I was really pleased we had a good started point. So the question was whether to go down the route of just using the typeface for a logotype or whether to incorporate a logo mark. I began sketching away, getting some of the more obvious ideas out the way (a shield for Knight was one of them!). I always think this is a good approach... even if you know you probably won't use it, it's good to get it on paper so you can clear you head for others thoughts - like writing to do lists! 

As I was sketching away drawing hair brushes and scissors I realised there was something clever we could do with the S and the K. I also liked the idea of using the circle to create the negative space and cut out feel to the visual identity. It pulls it together and keeps it neat. 

My husband, Simon Brown, then went on to design the website and developed the visual branding across the pages. 

Hope you've enjoyed my little branding spotlight today! Three very different projects for very different clients... but all really enjoyable to work on and with (hopefully) successful results!

Branding - Coffee & TV

Carrying on with the branding posts, here's the logo I designed for visual effects and post production company Coffee & TV. Having worked in Soho for over 10 years I fell in love with this name as soon as Chris Chard (Producer at Coffee & TV) told me. There's a huge coffee culture around Soho mixed with all the TV production houses the name was perfect. 

So when I was asked to look at their branding I jumped at the chance! I usually begin a branding project by sketching out a few ideas and see what comes naturally. I started playing around with the on symbol for electrical appliances and suddenly had that lightbulb moment. 

I love logos that don't have to work too hard and just say what they need to say in the simplest way. Hopefully this is one of them!

Branding - Mums on the Run

I want to share with you a branding project I've been working on lately for Mums on the Run UK. When Leanne got in touch via twitter I was so pleased. As mum to a young toddler I know how hard it is to keep fit with a little one... whether it's finding the time to exercise or resisting eating chocolate every time they cry!! Mums on the Run is a community of females who all offer advice and encouragement - check out that Facebook page here.

Leanne had a clear idea that she wanted to incorporate the Union Flag within the branding. It was important the logo looked sporty without being overly feminine. The middle circle acts almost like a running medal that can be used individually if needs be.