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This fun design was the winning logo in a recent contest for a new bar and grill opening in Illinois. Great job, Mulia!
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When the Baltimore Ravens burst onto the NFL scene in 1996, they were more than just a new team in an old football town. They represented a city’s renewed pride, a nod to local literary heritage, and a second chance at professional football after the heartbreak of losing the Colts years earlier.
Yet, the story of the Ravens’ identity isn’t just about the team’s on-field success—it’s also about how their logo evolved through fan input, cultural references, and even a high-profile legal fight.
Understanding how the Ravens’ logo came to be, changed, and withstood legal scrutiny offers a fascinating window into how a sports brand takes shape in the public eye.
To begin the design process, the client filled out a contest brief that outlined what they were looking for and provided details about their company that would assist Hatchwise creatives in designing the perfect logo.
In this case, the brief stated that the company manufactures professional leather, vinyl, and plastic repair products for professional repair technicians in the automotive and commercial furniture markets. The brief also requested a detailed viper snake logo with a more professional look than their current logo and specified lime viper green and black colors.
To start the process of this contest, the client filled out a creative brief that asked for a new logo for their welding fabrication company. The client described their company and what they were looking for as needing a cool design for an off-road community that is close-knit and made up of manly men who like to get their trucks out and get dirty.
They said the logo should feature skulls, gas masks, flames, big tired trucks, and tattooed strong guys and should not be cartoonish but strong.
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Rolls-Royce, a quintessential British luxury automobile manufacturer, was founded in 1904 and officially incorporated in 1906 by two remarkable entrepreneurs: Henry Royce and Charles Rolls.
The company’s founding philosophy, articulated by Henry Royce, was both simple and profound: “Seek perfection in everything. Take the best of what exists and make it better. And when nothing exists, design it.“