Our winner Lydia Shannon has generously allowed us to post the process of creating her logo/identity. This will be a great way to see an entire process from soup to nuts. We’ll share her questionnaire, inspiration board, initial sketches, first round, revisions and final identity. You can even vote on your favorites, though the ultimate [...]
Archive for: March, 2010
March 29th, 2010 by Ellen
After very, very careful tallying this weekend, we have the winner of our first ever Identity Kitchen Scholarship. CONGRATULATIONS, Lydia Shannon. She had 324 comments/votes…wow! Her enthusiasm was enough to win unprompted votes from members of my own family and dear friends. Lydia, we can’t wait to get started!
The five finalist were chosen because of [...]
March 25th, 2010 by Ellen
Today we would like to feature the Classic Trio Branding Collection from Identity Cafe. It is a fun and economical way to brand your business. It combines the Classic Wallpaper, Sunburst and Floral Collections. Print your letterhead and envelopes in one pattern, your note cards and business cards in another and your [...]
March 24th, 2010 by Ellen
I had the pleasure of meeting Louise and Daniel Schridde of Obrien Schridde Designs at their gorgeous home last week. Their handcrafted frames are a natural extension to their beautiful and creative lifestyle. They are also the perfect finish for any portrait. They have generously offered a 10% discount to Identity Kitchen readers, please use [...]
March 23rd, 2010 by Ellen
Now, you know how proud we are of our Search Engine Optimized, Wordpress powered, custom portfolio blogsites. What if there were an entry-level, template-driven, DIY, portfolio blogsite available? No more updating your blog at one address and your portfolio at another. No more calling your webmaster to make changes to your site, update your entire [...]
March 22nd, 2010 by Ellen
A message about the scholarship. Voting will continue all week and ending on Midnight EST on the 27th. However, there is to be one vote per IP address, multiple votes will result in all comments from that address to be removed. We have gone through the site and taken down a whopping 138 multiple votes. [...]
March 22nd, 2010 by Ellen
Last but definitely not least, we have Sherry Lu. Sherry is based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. We love the sense of feminine mystery we got from her photos. Vote for Sherry Lu by leaving your comments below.
* A note about the scholarship, we will be leaving the voting up all week, until midnight EST on [...]
March 19th, 2010 by Ellen
I know we showed this video earlier this week, but Lydia is actually one of our five finalists. Talk about A for effort! I wish all our clients would send us videos. As a photographer much of your brand is about your personality and what you bring to your photography. We get such a wonderful [...]
March 18th, 2010 by Ellen
We loved the emotion Garrett was able to capture, and that fantastic vintage car shot…so much attitude. Leave a comment below to vote for Garrett Davis.