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The Logo Geek Podcast

Want to know what it takes to design logos and brand identities? In the Logo Geek podcast, award winning logo design expert Ian Paget finds out by interviewing successful graphic designers and entrepreneurs around the world so you can learn from their experiences. Topics include logo design tips, getting clients, how much to charge, coming up with ideas, choosing fonts, portfolio mistakes, branding, online marketing and so much more!
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I'm Offering One-to-One Support

Hey Logo Geeks! It’s Ian Paget here for another podcast to help you make a living designing logos. Now today’s episode is going to be a little different from usual… There’s no guest, no interview - just me, chatting directly with you about something that’s really close to my heart. Something I’ve been thinking about for a long time now, and I’m finally ready to offer: one-to-one mentorship and consulting for designers. But before I dive into what that is and how it can help you, I want to give y...

May 14, 20257 minEp. 152

Logo Package Express 3.0 Launch, with Michael Bruny-Groth

The long-awaited, and much anticipated third version of Logo Package Express is launching Monday, November 21, 20221, and it. Is. A. BEAST. After two years of extremely hard work, the team are ready to release the most robust and feature-rich version of Logo Package Express ever! In this episode, Ian interviews Michael Bruny-Groth, the creator of Logo Package Express to find out more about Logo Package Express 3.0. For the week of launch (Monday, November 21st to Monday, November 28the), the pro...

Nov 20, 202244 minEp. 147

Create Opportunity Building Friendships with Dave Clayton

If you want to design logos for a living, building relationships is essential. Not only for finding clients, but also to discover opportunities that will grow your business and open doors. Not everyone has a natural talent for networking, otherwise known as relationship building, so to help with this skill Ian interviews Dave Clayton , an individual that's well connected in the design industry, and someone who Ian feels has a natural talent for making friends, and building true, meaningful relat...

Oct 01, 20221 hr 44 minEp. 146

Designing Brands for B2B Companies with Massimo Zefferino

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match . Take 30 minutes to create a quick mood board as a design exercise. You’ll get a $50 USD gift card for your submission , and if your mood board communicates clearly, you might be a contestant on the live game show and play to win $1,000 USD. Don’t freak out: submissions are not spec work and are only used as entries for game play. To learn more and play head to https://www.theperfectmatch.co/play...

Sep 24, 20221 hr 8 minEp. 145

Mistakes & Lessons Starting a Design Studio with Jan Wilker

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match . Take 30 minutes to create a quick mood board as a design exercise. You’ll get a $50 USD gift card for your submission , and if your mood board communicates clearly, you might be a contestant on the live game show and play to win $1,000 USD and a Wacom* tablet! Don’t freak out: submissions are not spec work and are only used as entries for game play. This month’s mood board challenge is open to creatives residing in the United States, Canada (exclu...

Sep 13, 20221 hr 17 minEp. 144

Designing a Minimal Logo with Nadia Castro

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match . Take 30 minutes to create a quick mood board as a design exercise. You’ll get a $50 USD gift card for your submission , and if your mood board communicates clearly, you might be a contestant on the live game show and play to win $1,000 USD and a Wacom* tablet! Don’t freak out: submissions are not spec work and are only used as entries for game play. This month’s mood board challenge is open to creatives residing in the United States, Canada (exclu...

Sep 09, 202258 minEp. 143

Designing Illustrative Logos with Jessie Maisonneuve

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match . Take 30 minutes to create a quick mood board as a design exercise. You’ll get a $50 USD gift card for your submission, and if your mood board communicates clearly, you might be a contestant on the live game show and play to win $1,000 USD and a Wacom* tablet! Don’t freak out: submissions are not spec work and are only used as entries for game play. This month’s mood board challenge is open to creatives residing in the United States, Canada (exclud...

Aug 31, 20221 hr 3 minEp. 142

Break away from your limitations with Jozelle Tech

Jozelle Tech is the founder of The Rolling Media , an agency based in the Philippines who focus on Personal Branding, specifically for coaches and creators. Jozelle doesn’t let anything get in her way. Despite negative comments about her work growing up she carried on anyway, progressing with a career in design, which eventually lead to her building a team and founding her own agency. And despite having a disability, being a wheelchair user, she lives life on her own terms and doesn’t it take ov...

Aug 25, 20221 hr 3 minEp. 141

Designing Logos & Content Marketing with Jeremy Mura

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match . Take 30 minutes to create a quick mood board as a design exercise. You’ll get a $50 USD gift card for your submission, and if your mood board communicates clearly, you might be a contestant on the live game show and play to win $1,000 USD and a Wacom* tablet! Don’t freak out: submissions are not spec work and are only used as entries for game play. This month’s mood board challenge is open to creatives residing in the United States, Canada (exclud...

Aug 18, 202259 minEp. 140

Archetypes in Branding with Kaye Putnam

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match . Take 30 minutes to create a quick mood board as a design exercise. You’ll get a $50 USD gift card for your submission, and if your mood board communicates clearly, you might be a contestant on the live game show and play to win $1,000 USD and a Wacom* tablet! Don’t freak out: submissions are not spec work and are only used as entries for game play. This month’s mood board challenge is open to creatives residing in the United States, Canada (exclud...

Aug 11, 202257 minEp. 139

Creating, Marketing and Selling NFTs with Scotty Russell

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match , a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the winner goes home with $1000!

Jun 08, 20221 hr 4 minEp. 138

Designing Logos for Nintendo with Jim Wornell

Jim Wornell is a graphic designer who worked at Nintendo from 1990-2006. He designed packaging, manuals and artwork for several games... but most importantly he designed the logos for games including Metroid Prime, Paper Mario, Animal Crossing and was the Associate Producer on one of the greatest games ever made... Zelda: Ocarina Of Time! In the interview, we learn how he started his career at Nintendo, how he was promoted to graphic designer, behind the scenes on logo and packaging projects, an...

May 31, 20221 hr 2 minEp. 137

Build a Content Marketing Fortress with Martin Huntbach

Martin Huntbach is the co-founder Jammy Digital , a content writing agency in the UK. Martin also co-authored the best-selling book, Content Fortress and has spoken about content marketing on stages across the country. After winning the Best Business Blog Award in 2018, he’s made it his mission to help as many businesses as possible to attract their ideal clients using content. This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match , a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock as...

May 24, 20221 hr 3 minEp. 136

Logo Design Idea Generation Techniques with Ian Paget

Without a good idea, you have no logo, so generating ideas is the most important step of the logo design process. But, staring at a blank piece of paper can be daunting, so a logo designer will carry out numerous idea generation exercises to help along the way. In this podcast, Ian explains the logo design idea generation techniques he uses when working on a logo. This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match , a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your ...

May 11, 202228 minEp. 135

An introduction to NFTs with Tony Pearce

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match , a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the winner goes home with $1000! Show notes: https://logogeek.uk/podcast/introduction-to-nfts...

May 04, 202257 minEp. 134

Branding and the Visual Response with Peter Sher

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match , a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the winner goes home with $1000! View show notes here: https://logogeek.uk/podcast/the-visual-response...

Apr 26, 202257 minEp. 133

Preparing for Future Freedom with Kyle Courtright

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match , a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the winner goes home with $1000! View show notes here: https://logogeek.uk/podcast/future-freedom...

Apr 20, 202259 minEp. 132

A Guide to Brand Naming with Rob Meyerson

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match , a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the winner goes home with $1000! View show notes here: https://logogeek.uk/podcast/brand-naming

Apr 13, 20221 hr 4 minEp. 131

Add Brand Strategy to Your Services with Melinda Livsey

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match , a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the winner goes home with $1000! View show notes here: https://logogeek.uk/podcast/add-brand-strategy...

Apr 04, 202259 minEp. 130

Building a Reputation as a Logo Designer

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match , a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the winner goes home with $1000!

Mar 28, 202231 minEp. 129

Working In-House, Agency & Freelance with Liam Jackson

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match , a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the winner goes home with $1000!

Mar 21, 20221 hr 7 minEp. 128

Pivot from Science to Graphic Design with Fungi Dube

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match , a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the winner goes home with $1000!

Mar 07, 20221 hrEp. 127

Writing a Logo Book with James Martin

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match , a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the winner goes home with $1000!

Feb 28, 20221 hr 6 minEp. 126

Founding a Design Festival

This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match , a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the winner goes home with $1000!

Feb 21, 20221 hr 3 minEp. 125
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