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Feb 9, 2008

Logo Design : Case Study : Dart Frog

Dart Frog Powerboat Charters

When the client came to us, they had one goal for this design project for their logo, brochure and website.

"We want our brand to be unique, original and interesting."

We first started work on the logo design, and after a few discussions with the client, a face-to-face meeting, we began creating a few logo concepts. After the first few revisions, we discovered that the main challenge was going to be the drawing of the frog, and the style that it was to be presented in.

Our client had a specific image and look in mind, and so we provided a few different versions of how we pictured the dart frog for this logo.





The image developed gradually into a much more interesting and memorable frog than the first few renditions, and we are all pleased with the outcome of the frog’s style and lines. The circular format was approved from the beginning, and this gave the logo comfortable feel to it, and provided a structured enclosure for the frog drawing.

Finally, the “coastline” and water waves were subtly added to give the image a look of “Leaving the Ordinary Behind” (the company’s tag line). This addition created a slight sense of movement to the logo design.



We are quite pleased with the end result of this logo, and thank the client for some great input and effort to work with us on the development of their brand.

After the logo was completed, we then had the base from which all other materials could grow from. The tri-fold brochure and business card were next, and we already had a great idea in mind for them both. We would use the design of the skin on the frog (the circle and line markings of a dart frog) and give the entire look of the brochure and card a similar design. This would prove to be the perfect solution to keep the brochure design and business card design right in line with the uniqueness of the logo.


The Brochure was a lot of fun to design and format, and the client has received many positive comments on it.


Do you like the designs? Have any comments on this post? We enjoy your feedback, so please feel free to post a comment. Thanks

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Feb 8, 2008

Logo Design - Triscle Logo

We are going back to the early days of my personal design career with this post...the sketches I have from when I created the Triscle logo are dated 12/5/99, so it has been some time since this logo came about!

So...while I was in college, in University College Dublin (UCD) , in Dublin Ireland, I met a few other college students that were starting a new company, showed them my portfolio (which wasn't too full at this early stage!) and commissioned me to create their logo.

They were also still coming up with the company name, and the second I heard the name "Triscle" was knocking around, I got excited. This was the perfect name to provide cultural inspiration for such a project.

"Triscle" is a Celtic symbol that the early settlers in Ireland carved into important stones and monuments. To the Celtic peoples, the spiral stood as a symbol of spiritual growth and eternal life. Also, the number three was very important to them. Anything that was in triplicate was considered to be the equivalent to what could be called divine.

Spiritual Growth and Eternal Life! What better for
logo design inspiration!

So, I sketched many different triscle designs, researching the various pieces of Celtic art that are documented, and the logo began to take shape.





Ok, so I had the format chosen that I liked the best, and the clients approved.

Now, for the bigger challenge: Make the logo striking and powerful so that it grabs the attention of the company's target market (18-25 years olds).

The Solution: The logo needed to be colorful, exciting and vibrant to stand out in the overcrowded market of advertising to generation y. After playing around with different designs, we created a
design that has the impact we were looking for, and also the vibrancy and color.


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Feb 6, 2008

Ocean Blue Education Signed Up

After a nice meeting down on Fort Myers Beach, overlooking the back bay scenery, we have received the go ahead from our new clients, Ocean Blue Education, to re-design their website. They have pretty much given us the go ahead to add some really cool features and to create a completely new design for them, so we are excited about this one.

Our designers are anxious to get their hands on this one, as we have been given a blank canvas with the instructions to "make it beautiful, professional and fun".

Check back here soon to see what the finished site will look like. We will post a link to a sneak peak on this latest news blog.

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