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Cartoon Logos by Bob Ostrom Studio.

On the right is a very old photo of the character used for this logo, a relative of the company owner.

This cartoon logo is based on a real life character. I’m not really much of a caricature artist but when this project came along I couldn’t resist. I took one look at the reference photo and I knew we were going to have some fun. This is my favorite of several versions done of this logo.

alternate logos treatments – VintageKnives.com

 
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Here is another project that I completed over the summer. The client was going to open a brand new preschool in Portland, OR and wanted a logo and website. Since the preschool is located right by the Wildwood nature trail, she wanted the logo to reflect how close to nature the school is physically and in its curriculum.

This project was fun. Since the school wasn’t even open yet there were no photos to work off of so I got to illustrate everything. My goal was to keep the message of “close to nature” at the forefront while still emphasizing the fact that this is a place for young children.

I wanted to give the client a website that was easy for her to update so I built it using WordPress. That way she wouldn’t need to call me unless she needed a redesign or a change in the structure. She can change any of the text on the site and the news section is a blog so she can easily share information with parents. Go and check it out at www.wildwoodnatureschool.com!

3D logo redesign for the tech gadgets site Technabob.com, in two flavors.

More at Sevensheaven.nl

A pen that sharply scratches in the skin and acompanying typographic logo design for the Dutch satirical writer Luuk Koelman.


The old bloodpen was also a Sevensheaven production.

Here's a sad story of our times. A couple of years ago I was commissioned to work on a brand new logo to revamp the dated image of Skylark, a well known but financially troubled family restaurant chain, with branches all across Japan. Hard did I work, well did the designer pitch the designs, but unfortunately the presentation was cancelled, as so often happens in advertising today.






















I presumed we'd just been defeated by a rival design, but I see that Skylark is still today using the original old 1970's logo. Facing a financial crisis perhaps the company felt they simply couldn't afford to change it's public image now. I'd have thought changing the image should be a priority! Last August the company sacked it's boss.

Oh well, my images may not be plastered all over Japan's highways, but at least I can show them here.

Working on new logo for the Prescott Healing Arts Association. Love, love designing. Yummy. The one idea that kept coming to me was a tree turning into hands, but to be honest, when I worked it out, it was too creepy and too Twilight Zone.

Should you release your novel on your blog?

Lots of people do it. Check out Na-No-Blog-Mo if you don't believe me, it has a sprawling list of bloggers who have published their novels for free. Blogs make publishing so easy--if you know how to find your readers, you can quickly, painlessly get your novel out there.

On the other hand, we just don't have a good system for helping writers earn money by publishing their novels online. That system will exist someday, especially as audiobook podcasts and print-on-demand services become more profitable.

Until then, don't squander your work-- just give your readers a taste. Comic book writer and novelist Warren Ellis is the perfect example. He built a dedicated fan base on his blog, and then he unleashed the first chapter of his private detective novel Crooked Little Vein for free--just in time to take a hardboiled swipe at Harry Potter. 

Check out the free PDF of the chapter, and learn from the master. (Thanks to BoingBoing for the link)