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Identical logos

2008-09-12T21:27:00.003-04:00

I was talking to a friend of mine and he want me to design a similar logo (almost exactly) like cingular. But I told him I can't do that because of the copyright and all other legal issues. Later, he was referring to this site which has some famous logos which identical to each other. I was shocked to see how similar they are. see for yourself here.

Balancing Work and Home

2008-09-08T19:28:00.001-04:00

I know this is out of topic for today but I think it's worth sharing especially for women readers! Good luck!Work is addicting...and more so when your computer is your office or shop! And while you spend hour upon hour to network with other netpreneurs and provide online customer services to your clients, you tend to neglect a dozen odd household jobs.Hours seem to fly by when work online. As for

Happy Birthday Google

2008-09-07T18:59:00.003-04:00

I was watching the news today regarding how successful Google in this 10 years. I still remember the old Google back in 1998.Anyway, long story short, Google knows that what you searching on the Internet such as your medical history, illegal downloads, and much more.My question is, is it OK Google to do it? Well, the Google says that it use the data to get how people click and search.Finally, do

Marketing in Recession

2008-03-08T14:37:00.004-05:00

I always wonder how do we do marketing in a recession period. As you'll know people just don't want to spend much in recession. They want to postpone the project, cut budget or just don't purchase.For the brand marketers this won't be a big problem. They tend to survive better than you and me.Long story short, read this article if you interested in reading further.http://www.businessweek.com/

Spyware Removal Utility

2008-02-28T20:37:00.000-05:00

We always had big problem with spyware all the time. Although we use Mac a lot, some times we have to use PC to check the compatibility issues with web sites. But there is lots of program out there for us to try, but who has all the time for it. Here is the website that talks about some major anti-spyware removal software.Here is the linkIt's recommend that you should have more than one

Recycle!

2008-01-02T21:58:00.000-05:00

I found this site http://www.re-nourish.com/, which help designers go green. They offer tips how to make it happen.Well, it's our world and our duty to keep it clean.Here is the little description from the siteWhat is this site?renourish is a resource for the graphic design industry. When green design is usually discussed, most people think of buildings, products or even cars, but what about

Organizing the files

2007-09-11T13:49:00.000-04:00

When we overwhelmed by projects, it's a good chance that we forgot what files we're working on and sometimes we label the wrong files with wrong names. Organizing files which can come in handy when an old client call after 2 years and ask for a revision on the project that we have done.Having said that, how do we organize our files. Well, here in Astagram, is a very vital part of our daily

Typography site

2007-09-06T05:13:00.000-04:00

Hi guys,I come accros this site and I think it worth sharing with you guys.http://ilovetypography.com/This site has tons of informations. You can find articles about typography, history of type, how to design type and many more.Well, that's all guys. It's kind a late and I have a deadline to meet tomorrow.See ya

Corporate ID Guidlines

2007-02-10T19:14:00.001-05:00

I was once asked what was the guideline of Business ID?Here is the web site I found which I think it's useful.http://www.designerstalk.com but here is the PDF file.

Logo ideas

2006-02-05T21:41:00.001-05:00

Peole always ask me how do I get ideas when developing logos. Well, I always tell them do research before even think about designing it on the computer. I know it's much more that that.But recently I was researching for logo design project and I come accoros at this site.I have to tell you! This is a wonderful site to get some great ideas.Look at it http://en.logomarket.com/default.php