Business Card Designs

Here are the business card designs I've created over the past few months.  Enjoy!

ZoneOne Design Contest

The Company: ZoneOne Locating is an underground utility locating company.

The Project: fresh, modern, staying power, vehicle decal, different colors for "zone" and "one"



My Thought Process: I started with the "Z1" combination in my earlier tutorial, ZoneOne Design Contest - Logo Tutorial.  The CH didn't love the design so I decided to give it another go by modifying a logo I had previously done for Zigg Design (seen here).

Recent Logo Design Projects

Here are some recent logo designs I have worked on that I felt were worth sharing.  Enjoy!

Women's Clothing Boutique

Photographer and Artist

New York Law Firm

Multi-language Vocabulary Wiki Website

ZoneOne Design Contest - Logo Tutorial

This post is a little different from my typical logo design posts.  Instead of showing a progression from the first draft to the final product, I'm giving step by step directions on how I created the first draft.


I only used simple shapes (ovals, rectangles, triangles).  It probably took me more time to plan and write this tutorial than to actually create the logo!  It's really quite easy once you have a concept.

What Designers NEED to Know About File Formats

Clients look to you, as an expert logo designer, to provide the proper file formats.  Yet, if you are just starting out in the graphic design world, some key terms (such as vector, raster, and encapsulated postscript) may not be an integrated part of your vocabulary quite yet.
Yes, the client could probably use Google to find the answers to their file format questions, but they are paying you not only for your ingenious designs, but also for your experience.  If you, as the designer, take the time to search for information on various file formats (or simply read the rest of this post), you can show off your knowledge to countless future clients!

Ute Droste Design Contest

The Company: Ute Droste is a single person company/coach and consultant aiming to give people a closer look at situations, problems, and conflicts in order to support their careers.  Ute Droste helps clients reflect on their professional lives and to work more effectively.

The Project: looking for a logo portraying: trust, competence, confidence, broad appeal, nothing harsh or too busy, reds, greys, lilac

My Thought Process: The CH seemed to like circular and flowing logo submissions so I wanted to create something using a circle.  At first I planned on taking the initials of the company (UD) and overlaying them in a circle.  I would then subtract the shapes (U and D) from the circle so the background (white in this case) could show through.  I ended up making the UD a dark grey and a little larger than the circle.  It was awkward to have the UD inside the circle due to their proportions.  I also like the more loose feeling with the UD partially outside the perimeter of the circle.

I placed the graphic to the left of the text because "Ute Droste", with the first letters capitalized, has the large, upper case "D" off center, so centering the graphic above looked off.

How to Become a Logo Designer

Today is September 11th.  It is actually the tenth anniversary of the attack on the United States that has affected all of our lives.  At the time I was in seventh grade, living in the suburbs of New York City.  As we went to our church that night, we could see the New York skyline and we could see the cloud of smoke were the towers used to be. 

I don't mean for this post to be a story of my experience on 9/11.  I just want this to represent how a day where so many lives were lost and innumerable lives were forever altered screamed a message to every person: Do not waste your life doing things you are not happy doing; live life like you may die tomorrow, because you might.  OK, so that was a very sad and direct statement, but I think it's fitting.  9/11 was a very sad and shocking day.

If you want to try logo design or any kind of graphic design, go for it.  Submitting logos for DesignContest.com does not mean you have to quit your job and risk losing your life savings.  It is a wonderful way for you to make a little extra money.