LMI+D creative studio designed a badge-style logo for the Social Media Strategies Summit First Responders conference. LMI+D has been branding the @smssummit events for over a decade by first starting with the social media icon globe. The challenge for this new brand for the #SMSSummit was to incorporate the social media icon globe into what would take the form of a universal badge.
Current BrandStrat conference logo designed by Linda Modica of LMI+D LLC
The event organizer for the BrandStrat conference wanted to redesign their event logo to represent its marketing initiative which was temporarily ushered into the virtual event space because of covid19. The logo was redesigned to be more modern and a bold and to fit better within the digital space than physical space (conference centers). The redesign was accomplished by changing the font, color palette, and creating a mark. The color palette was updated to using a brighter cyan and solid black to bring the visual identity to the next level. The tagline was then added to the logo to further brand the mission of the conference.
LEFT: Logo before // RIGHT: Logo after the re-design.
If you have been considering redesigning your existing logo here are four key questions to ask yourself to help you determine if this is the direction you should take.
Has your business expanded or changed? If your business has recently added a new line of new products, your logo should be updated to reflect this change. If your business has expanded from a small business to a medium or a large business or if your business has expanded its consumer offerings, it could be time to consider updating your logo as well. Can your current logo cover all these changes?
Do you have new competition? You were the only one in town, at least for a good duration of time, and suddenly you have competition. You look at their visual presence and feel a little intimidated. A logo redesign can help by showing existing customers and prospective customers that you invest in your business and stay up-to-date.
Do you want to expand your business into new demographics? You already have an established loyal customer base and want to speak to a new demographic with your new services and products. Are you ready? A logo redesign will help you connect with your new customers while still maintaining your existing ones. As your business grows so should the personality of your logo. It should reflect the business you are doing right now.
Did your business have a shift in its values or mission statement? As businesses grow they evolve. And so does its ideology. If the business ideology has shifted, changed, or widened to incorporate a new set of values, your logo should reflect these changes. Customers respond to positive growth. Your logo be an integral part of your visual story. In a consumer-fueled world: Change is good!
Brand Identity Basics – the color palette, font usage and messaging.BrandStrat website hero image.
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If you are want to talk about your logo or any design project, please schedule your complimentary consultation by sending an email to: linda@lmid.co.
Linda Modica is the founder and creative director of LMI+D [Linda Modica Innovation and Design LLC]. She is a graphic designer, art director, brand ambassador, animator and strategist with over 20 years of proven experience designing visual identities and brands. Linda Modica Innovation and Design LLC is a WBENC certified woman owned business.
LOGO DESIGN
Social Media Strategies Summit Public Agencies & Government
Branding and identity development for the Social Media Strategies Summit. This logo was developed for the Public Agencies & Government portfolio of the #SMSSummit series.
I developed a circular badge style logo to share that same familiar presence as the presidential seal.
Shown against both dark and light backgrounds.
Social media of the past [left] versus social media of today [right] for our presidents.
#SMSSummit // Social Media Strategies Summit Public Agencies & Government is a virtual event for 2021.
The latest works from the LMI+D creative studio are presented here through animation and static imagery.
A new logo for BrandStrat Conference using bold colors choices in black and cyan along with a more modern font updated the previous look from a few years past. The client, GSMI, was pleased with the result and the look of the logo reversed while it occupies the website.
Finally, Marchesi, which was launched earlier this year, was a design based upon modern luxury using gold foil throughout the application of the logo on labeling.
The back cover of “Branded Stories” in using a positive palette.
The front cover of “Branded Stories” in using a traditional all black palette.
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I provided creative direction and graphic design for this interactive PDF about cannabis salaries. I organized the salaries into a bar graphs to visually depict the salary ranges for the different professions within the cannabis space.
The 2019 Cannabis Compensation Study: The Inaugural Survey powered by FutureSense in collaboration with the NCIA. Download the Report HERE.
Just when I never thought I’d use my undergraduate minor in biology, that rudimentary knowledge of DNA and base pairs is being used in this illustration below.
The idea of Blockchain Health (#BlockchainHealth) is security within the health care industry. This illustration below initially had numbers in the chains and not the base pairs of “ATCG” (Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine & Guanine). I contacted the illustrator and asked if the illustration could be altered and this is the result of the collaborative effort. The base pairs are now in the chain! It is perfect.
You can purchase this illustration through Shutterstock here: Base Pair Chains
The digital illustrator goes by the user name of “Rost9” whose real name is Rostislav Zatonskiy. His email is: rostislav.zatonskiy@gmail.com
Pop-Up Trade Show/Expo Banner Design (33×78) for the NCIA (@NCIA #NCIA)
I received a request to create a 33×78 banner. I was initially given their most recent class photo taken in Washington DC and to use this in the banner (top photo). I submitted several potential design layouts but the photo was not quite working within the live area. I decided to combine 2 photos to better address the abundance of live area within the banner. I silhouetted the class photo (using the pen tool) and then removed the sky from the state capitol building below and combined them.
Next, I started working on the typography. I wanted focus on the word “Advocating” and tried different techniques and colors to achieve a 60’s Avant Garde style.
First Horizontal.
Then Vertical (turned 90 degrees).
But what if I just stacked the letters by cutting the words into 3 rows and used these letter forms really, really large? The human brain can process this. It will read this word as “Advocating.”
With the photos combined, the “Advocating” typography and the other required elements for the signage, I was able to create a bold statement piece for the NCIA (National Cannabis Industry Association) to display at their booth at trade shows and events.
SMSS // Social Media Strategies Summit Las Vegas 2015
Looks like someone really appreciated the graphic design for the on-site booklet that was distributed at the 2015 Social Media Strategies Summit in Las Vegas. This piece was US letter sized, 4/4, 60 pages and spiral bound.
Here are a few examples of the signage that was created for this event including sponsor signage for TrackMaven.
For the full conference identity and the supporting materials that were designed, please visit LMI+D.
Social Media Strategies Summit >> Sponsor Sales Guide
I designed a branded sponsor guide for the sales team at GSMI to sell their Social Media Strategies Summit event. Designed as a fully interactive PDF for seamless communications between sales team member and their prospect.
Here’s an example of a Venn Diagram showing the three main aspects of a male iguana behavior: Being vegetarian, being “in season”, and the frequent head bobbing. Each specific behaviour is represented by each large, colored circle. The overlapping sections create more distinct behaviours and where all 3 intersect is why the male iguana is well, so naughty. The smaller, outer circles indicate the interactive behaviors with the human female (“handler”, “mommy”, “human”) and their behavioural result.
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