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Save the Dates, Invitations & Programs for Jackie Joyner-Kersee’s Gala

Posted on November 25, 2014

Visual Lure, in collaboration with The Hauser Group, had the honor of designing this year’s save the dates, invitations and programs for Jackie Joyner-Kersee’s Gala entitled Sequins, Suits & Sneakers. The event raises money to support the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation & Center, who’s mission is to provide children, adults and families with the resources they need in order to improve their lives and to enhance communities world-wide, with special attention to East St. Louis, Illinois. This years event was held at the Hilton at the Ballpark in Downtown St. Louis.

graphic design for JJK

Branding Package for a North Carolina Photographer

Posted on November 19, 2014

Warren McCormack is a very talented photographer located in Cary, North Carolina. I had the pleasure of meeting Warren at last year’s Shutterfest as he assisted me with setting up my presentations on branding and search engine optimization (SEO). Warren recently contracted me to help him build a cohesive visual branding package.

Not all the branding and identity work we do starts from scratch. That is the case with this project. Before Warren came to us, he had a hodgepodge of branding materials. Much of his marketing andย collaterals used different color logos and overall his pieces did not complement each other as a good visual brand should. That is where we came in.

Warren liked, and wanted to keep his existing icon. He just wanted to upgrade the typography in the logo. He also wanted us to help him tie everything together so that his brand had one cohesive look and feel. Other than that, his only request was to design using a SIMPLE and CLEAN aesthetic.

Below you can see our work to date (right underneath his old logo). The original logo was sometimes used in grey and other times in black. The icon was much too large for the type and the typography didn’t really complement the icon. The new modified logo is better balanced and the new custom designed W and M in his name help tie the icon and type together. In addition to the logo upgrade we helped Warren make sure that his new identity system and packaging all matched (which can all be seen below).

This is an open project, so check back soon for any updates, and contact us today if you need help with your branding, logo or packaging. We would love to help.

Warren McCormack Photography Branding

Christmas Cards for a St. Louis Metro East Engineering Firm

Posted on November 6, 2014

It’s that time of year again. Time for companies to get their Christmas cards designed, printed and ordered in time for the holidays.

Once again Thouvenot, Wade & Moerchen (TWM) has contracted Visual Lure for a custom designed Christmas card. This year they wanted to incorporate a water tower into the design as every year they try to highlight one of their core services. One of their specialties is water and waste-water civil engineering which includes the design of water towers.

This years card features a candy cane water tower being decorated by elves. We custom illustrated the water tower, and customized two sets of stock illustrated elves to make them look like they were wrapping the tower in lights.

 

TWM Christmas card graphic design

If you are interested in a custom design Christmas card give us a call and be sure to check out our other graphic design services.

Package/Label Design for a St. Louis Metro East Glass Cleaner Manufacturer

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Visual Lure recently completed the following label/package design for Bright House Glass Cleaner. Bright House is a manufacturer of household cleaning products and is located in the St. Louis Metro East in Columbia, Illinois. Visual Lure has also designed packaging for other Bright House products including their dishwashing soap. Click here to view that design project.

We feel that the new packaging looks “fresh and clean” which are the characteristics you want a glass cleaner to have. We were able to achieve this look by using a subtle “shiny/gleaming” background, a bright green and blue color palette along with clean and modern typography. The fire engine red “new burst” will also help the label jump off the shelf and attract eye-balls which is what good package design does.

Bright House Glass Cleaner package design

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Need help with a package design project? Give us a call or shoot us an email, we would love to provide you with a FREE quote.

Rebranding a Montreal, Canada Photography & Videography Studio

Posted on September 30, 2014

Michel Ferland is a professional photographer and videographer based out of Lachine, Quรฉbec, a borough in the city of Montreal, Canada. He found us via CreativeLive after attending one of Salvatore Cincotta’s workshops. When he came to us, his company was called M1 Photo. He felt that the name was too corporate and industrial for such a personalized business. Michel wanted to use his full name, Michel Ferland, for his studio but there was another photographer in his market, with the exact same name, who was already using it. After bouncing a bunch of names around, we decided to just use his first name.

Michel’s old logo was corporate looking, generic and unoriginal. He wanted his new brand to feel rich, high-end and luxurious. After a couple rounds of options we were not where we needed to be in the process of narrowing down a final logo. While I was working on another project, I started messing around with a call to action burst and was inspired to create what you see before you.

Below is the complete branding collection including logos, identity package, typefaces and colors. If you think this is as sharp as we do, please like and share below.

Michel Photo et Film Logo & Branding

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Logo & Identity for New St. Louis Audiology Practice

Posted on September 19, 2014

Visual Lure recently completed this new logo and identity package for Advanced Audiology Associates, a new audiology practice opening soon in St. Louis, Missouri. The new logo features two types of audio waves that create the St. Louis Arch and the Mississippi River. They also create three letter A’s for Advanced Audiology Associates. We think that’s pretty clever and memorable; please like or share this post if you agree. The typeface is Centrale Sans Condensed with custom letter A’s designed to complement the logo mark.

Below you can see the new logo in both horizontal and vertical applications, underneath that are additional color variations and at the bottom is the identity package – which includes the company business card, letterhead and envelope design.

Advanced Audiology St. Louis logo branding

Update: Here is a trifold brochure weย recently completed for AAA:

AAA trifold brochure design

Almost all the logos we design are heavily concept-driven because we feel logos with meaning tend to be more memorable. If you want a logo that people and customers will remember, one that stands the test of time, and catches people eyes, give Visual Lure a call today.