The Hatchwise Blog
News and inspiration for entrepreneurs and creatives, plus updates on new developments at Hatchwise.
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September 9, 2021
Featured Design Contest: Yggdrasil Designs – Woodworking Company Logo
This client reached out because they were looking for a new logo for their business. They’re a company that makes woodworking crafts and projects. They were looking for a logo that they could put on their business cards and online store for marketing purposes. They wanted the logo to include the Yggdrasil tree, saying in […]
September 7, 2021
Featured Design Contest: Biggest Little Initiative – Non-Profit Logo
This recent contest for a non-profit saw over 400 entries from our talented creatives and received a final result that they loved! This non-profit facilitates small acts of kindness for a big social change, collectively making big impacts around the world. They wanted a logo accompanied with their name, with the illustrated part of the […]
September 4, 2021
Bi-Weekly Blog Round-Up
Hello everyone, Happy September! It’s starting to feel like autumn here and we’ve got some really big news: we launched Hatchwise 3.0 yesterday and we are sure that you’ll love the new system as much as we do! We’ve upgraded the whole user experience and made it easier than ever to start, run and enter a design or […]
September 2, 2021
Welcome, Hatchwise 3.0!
Happy September! It’s starting to feel like autumn here and we’ve got some really big news: we launched Hatchwise 3.0 yesterday and we are sure that you’ll love the new system as much as we do! We’ve upgraded the whole user experience and made it easier than ever to start, run and enter a design or naming […]
August 31, 2021
From Designer to Wood Maker: The Story Behind Michael Osborne
“It’s a good thing you’re such a good designer…you can’t do much else.” When someone said this to Michael Osborne, Michael was determined to prove this person wrong in his retirement. After closing Michael Osborne Design three years ago, Michael decided to take up woodworking. What he found was that much of his prior design […]
August 31, 2021
Bi-Weekly Blog Round-Up
Hello everyone! Hatchwise’s headquarters are located in Connecticut, which as we speak is squarely in the path of Hurricane Henri, the growing storm that’s currently working its way toward the eastern coast of the United States. So suddenly we’re all busy stocking up on bread and milk, battening down the hatches and making sure the flashlights have batteries […]
August 26, 2021
Featured Design Contest: A BOY AND A BEAN COFFEE COMPANY – Mobile Coffee Shop Business Logo
This contest was run on Hatchwise for a mobile coffee shop that caters to young professionals, teenagers, gen xers, and all ages of coffee and tea enthusiasts for a new logo. The client was looking for a modern, sleek, and minimalist new logo to give their company the lift that it needed. The client said that […]
August 25, 2021
Featured Design Contest: Two Rivers Construction – Construction Company Business Cards
This contest was run for a construction company that was looking for business cards for their new company. Two Rivers Construction does small construction jobs, carpentry, and mechanics. The client filled out a contest brief describing what they were looking for and Hatchwise creatives got to work on their entries. The client received many entries in their contest, with […]
August 17, 2021
Featured Design Contest: Drippy – Personal Lubricant Company Logo
This contest saw over 400 entries from our talented creatives and the client paid a total of $150 for their winning design! Over 100 creatives participated in the contest and submitted entries and the contest was viewed 9580 times. This contest, in particular, was unique, seeing a variety of creative entries and a result that […]
August 12, 2021
10 Examples of Logo Design Gone Wrong
Brands create logos to exemplify their values, hoping that they will catch on and help to establish an association between the corporate images and their business. These logos must be memorable, attractive, and speak to audiences. And sometimes businesses hit the mark. Other times, they not only miss it – their aim is so far […]
August 10, 2021
Featured Design Contest: Crush – Hockey Team Logo
We always love to see contests run here at Hatchwise and the variety of entries submitted are always fascinating to see. It’s fun to see entries submitted and what the client chose as their result. This contest specifically for a hockey team sparked our interest. The contest received a lot of interest and our talented […]
August 6, 2021
Meet the winners of the 2021 Hatchie Awards!
After the massive success that we saw last year from the 2020 Hatchie Awards, we couldn’t have been more excited for this year’s 2021 Hatchies! We saw so many awesome designs submitted and are truly awed at our amazing community of creatives! Thousands of votes have been cast, both on-site and social media, and we’re […]