by Andrew Biss on June 29, 2008
A clean and simple logo is an important part of the user experience. It gives your site, applications and general offer a face and helps recognition.
Remember, we are not designers. Your logo does not need fancy graphics; a simple text logo is usually good enough.
For RemarkableUX I want a text logo with an emphasis on user experience (UX). On the other hand, it must also bring in the remarkable idea, in the sense of standing out and being easy to talk about. [click to continue...]
by Andrew Biss on June 26, 2008
The standard Thesis theme uses a neutral palette with many subtle grey shades. All the ISVfocus.com web properties such as ISVsurvival.com and paasTalk.com use a palette based on brown and orange which, I think, gives the page a warmer feel.
If you have seen one of the other web properties then the family likeness should be clear when you stumble on to this blog. I have taken the first step towards consistent branding today, with the page background, body copy colour, link colours and a more prominent logo block.
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