Using animal and insect symbols in graphic design is a highly effective way to connect a product or service with nature. We see how effectively this can be done with my current Design Pick of the Week: Fields of Ambrosia. Founder Deborah Jasien has been crafting her all-natural bath and body products in North Conway, New Hampshire since 2001.
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May
Design Pick of the Week: Art for Water
By: Heather Clifford
Category: Design
Tags: Art for Water, design pick of the week, Harrisville New Hampshire
When I first saw the Art for Water logo, I wasn’t immediately sure what the group or business was all about – but I found the image and words so compelling I headed immediately to their website to find out more.
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Apr
Design Pick of the Week: Rindge Recreation Department
By: Heather Clifford
Category: Design
Tags: design pick of the week, Rindge New Hampshire, Rindge Recreation Department
Government entities aren’t usually known for their interesting logos. Which is why the dynamic logo for the Town of Rindge recreation department really stands out! The designer who created this logo replaced the letter “I” in the town name with a character whose wide open arms reach to the sky. The figure’s simplicity gives a sense of motion, openness, and …
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Apr
The website for Spa Ambiance in Rye, N.H. announces, “Nature, science, luxury… enhance your life.” What it does not mention is that inspired design can do the same thing – if only for a moment! Watch the logo for Spa Ambiance “fill in” on your screen and you too will be mesmerized. The visual is as soothing as watching waves …
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Jan
A colleague down in the Monadnock Region captured this cute business sign on her camera phone recently. For every parent whose child imagines the dentist being like those crazy scenes in Finding Nemo, this sign suggests that Monadnock Pediatric Dentistry is the calm, kid-oriented environment they are looking for. First, the moose. What kid doesn’t love a friendly moose? He’s …
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Jun
Design Pick of the Week: Mission Impawsible Dog Training
By: Heather Clifford
Category: Design
Tags: design pick of the week, dog training, Mission Impawsible
This playful logo for Mission Impawsible Dog Training in Brentwood is super-cute – and very effective at inviting me, as the consumer, to want to take my own dog through the Mission Impawsible training program. First, the color scheme. Yellow and red are primary colors, clean and crisp. Red has many connotations, and in this case, it makes me think …
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May
Logo design is all about telling a story. And while driving through Wolfeboro the other day, I came across a “story” I want to write myself into! Simple and elegant, the logo for The Cottages of Wolfeboro immediately drew me in. The graphic designer cleverly embedded the emblem (the tree) inside a green bounded box. Yet the box does not …
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Mar
Design Pick of the Week: Thirsty Moose Taphouse
By: Heather Clifford
Category: Design
Tags: design pick of the week, logo, logo design, Thirsty Moose Taphouse
No mistaking what services are offered at the establishment whose logo is my fourth Design Pick of the Week! Even if you can’t make out the logo’s text on your smartphone screen, the beer pint you see here can’t represent anything other than a good ol’ boys brewpub. Throw in the antlers, and you know for sure that the Thirsty Moose Taphouse …
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Mar
Design Pick of the Week: Windblown Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing
By: Heather Clifford
Category: Design
Tags: Al Jenks, cross country skiing, design, design pick of the week, logo, logo design, Monadnock, skiing, snowshoeing, Windblown Cross Country Skiing
For my third Design Pick of the Week, I’ve selected the logo for Windblown Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing in New Ipswich. Owner Al Jenks purchased the land in 1963 for $15,000 borrowed from his grandfather. He was just 16 at the time, and pursuing his dream would have to wait for college and time in the Army Corps of …
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Mar
Design Pick of the Week: LaBelle Winery
By: Heather Clifford
Category: Design
Tags: Amy LaBelle, Cesar Arboleda, design, design pick of the week, LaBelle Winery, logo design, New Hampshire, wine, winemaker, winemaking
I started the Design Pick of the Week last Monday – and everyone on the Infusion Studio team has been having a great time sending suggestions my way. Some are website banners, some are corporate logos, some are store signs seen while out running errands. But they all have one thing in common: They are all New Hampshire businesses. And …
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