A good trademark is either cancer or a cure. A bad logo design can simply destroy or flourish your business. Everyone has a face and that face whether it’s fair or not, is the first step to gaining trust. So we shave, cleanse, and smile to put our best foot forward so that we can build loving trusting relationships. The same should be brought into your business utilizing graphic design. However, what exactly is a logo and or trademark? Who will be best to bring a face to your company? In the end is the process monetarily it worth it. No matter how big or successful your company is, I assure you, nothing is more expensive than a bad logo.
What comes to mind when I say, Nike? The Swoosh. What comes to mind when I say McDonald’s? The golden arches. Even though I stated the singular name of the company you unconsciously accepted both a trademark and a logo. As in the case of NIKE’s branding, the Swoosh is the trademark and the lettering/typeface is the actual logo. The logo comes from the ancient Greek ‘Logos’ meaning word. As you can see in our modern society the two have become almost interchangeable.
Many people, to their detriment, regard the logo as secondary in nature to the running of the business itself. They have an image in their mind of something they feel would properly represent themselves as an entity. A graphic designer takes the good intentions of the client and makes that message palatable and inviting across all platforms. Building trustworthy relationships between, not just Client and Designer, but Client and their consumers. You will always be able to find an illustrator to create what you have in your head. However until you trust a real designer to get into your head to find the true motivation, direction, and audience behind the company, you might never see your businesses true value and highest potential.
A poorly rebranded logo or even a bad logo design can simply destroy a company, just as a poor logo from the beginning will assure a swift end to many, if not, most businesses. As a business owner hiring the right designer or the right agency to market you might seem expensive and overwhelming. What I tell my clients is since their head is in the money space, let’s talk money. Right now, if you have a poor logo that doesn’t properly convey the value of your business, everything your logo touches is a waste of money, and worse being used against you. Your bad logo design/trademark goes on every product, bag, email campaign, and social media post will execute the opposite of your goals. It would be akin to funding your competitors. Most people in this case with little to no understanding of the issue, believe they just need to be put more in the spotlight so they throw even money at the problem not realizing they are plastering the problem to everyone on everything speeding up the demise of their company. Before you know it, your advertising budget is gone, your clients are scarce, and your dream is over.
No matter how big or successful your company is, I assure you, nothing is more expensive than a bad logo design. A logo or a trademark that is simple, elegant, and clearly projects the full spectrum of the value you provide is an investment that will allow you to focus and scale beyond your goals and not hinder you to the pages lost in chapter 11. You need to run your business with the help of a seasoned graphic designer. In conclusion, if you are an entrepreneur, you need someone in the design business who understand the business of design.
At The AD Leaf ® can help turn a bad logo design into a design any company would be proud of. For more information about our graphic design solutions, contact us today at info@theadleaf.com or give us a call at 321-255-0900.
