Industry Thoughts

Graphic design: it’s an ambiguous, often confusing term. You’ve probably heard it thrown around a lot, referring to completely different things each time. But knowing what it means is key in understanding the world of design. Thus, the question we’re focusing on today: what really is graphic design?

Among the many ways to get your logo, you’re sure to run into the online logo maker. It seems like a dream come true: it’s cheap, fast and easy. But with copyright issues and questionable quality, is the reality up to par?

From flat to fading, from stripes to geometry, logo trends always make headlines. Every year, right on schedule, the articles come streaming in. What are this year’s trends? What’s coming up? What should we all be doing? Everyone’s listening, curious for an answer, and excited for another full year of designing. Whatever the case may be, the reality is that logo trends are always a hot topic. But why? What even are logo trends? And should you be following them?

If you’re a woman in the world of design, you’ve probably heard about it before: the gender gap in design. But, probably, in your everyday life, you don’t think much of it. Maybe, it’s once in a blue moon that you glance around and think “huh, there’s not a lot of women at this meeting.”