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MUST READ: How Much is a Great Logo Worth? by Curtis D. Tucker.

Here’s an excerpt:

How much is a logo really worth?
How much is a logo design really worth? Ask Coca-Cola, Polo, Nike, The Hard Rock Cafe, Hallmark or any other company that relies on their logo as their number one spokesman. Not every company is as large as these but every company should have a logo that is easy to identify and stands for the integrity of that business.

A logo design is more valuable to a company than a single spot illustration. An illustration is normally used once or used for a limited campaign, whereas a logo is used for years and is placed on business cards, letterheads, envelopes, web sites, vehicles, buildings and products. Do you see the difference in value to a company? A logo has more value than just the hours spent on creating it. It becomes the companies identity.

Lots of new babies in the world this week. Gettin’ crafty to celebrate.

It sounds scary, I know, but I’m doing some housekeeping. That means that some posts have been deleted. (Sorry folks.) If there is something you can’t find let me know and I will tell you where to find it. Otherwise, help me celebrate the rejuvination of my blog.

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Cheers!

Another beautiful set of greeting cards with my artwork on them, courtesy of Ray Hooper of Ray Hooper Designs, LLC. The leaf cards are being adopted by a green house in Texas. Pretty cool. Thanks, Ray! They look fabulous.

I’ve FINALLY opened an etsy store! If you haven’t been to etsy.com you should definitely check it out. It’s only the best place ever to find handmade goods. You can support artisans and buy something unique at the same time. Great for gift giving. You won’t be disappointed.

You can find my store at treyplay.etsy.com

Some of my artwork can be seen on stationary. Ray Hooper, of Ray Hooper Designs, LLC, sent me samples not too long ago. There are memo pads and blank books, too. Thanks, Ray! They really do look great.

I like Suzi Blu. Now, go out there and draw!

Everyone, I mean EVERYONE, should read this book. It’s a quick read and totally empowering.

“This is a book about making art. Ordinary art. Ordinary art means something like: all art not made by Mozart. After all, art is rarely made by Mozart-like people; essentially-statistically speaking-therearen’t any people like that. Geniuses get made once-a-century or so, yet good art gets made all the time, so to equate the making of art with the workings of genius removes this intimately human activity to a strangely unreachable and unknowable place. For all practical purposes making art can be examined in great detail without ever getting entangled in the very remote problems of genius.”–from the Introduction

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My blog has given up the ghost so we must start anew. No worries. Everything happens for a reason, right?