Tuesday, May 20, 2014

When choosing a color a for your logo, think of the emotion you want to convey

Not sure what color to use for your logo? Here are some examples of very well known logos and how these businesses use color to create an emotion associated with their brand.



























































































Infographic by: Ruby Media Corporation



Still not sure? We will happy to help. Just send us an e-mail at hello@arangostudio or reach out via skype at laura.arango.m and we will get back to you. If you are in Colombia, give us a call at 57.314.394.6302.

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Copa America has a new logo



COPA América or the American Cup takes place every four years in a different country of South America and is the oldest international soccer tournament. In 2015 the competition will be held in Chile.


















Brandia Central designed the new identity for next year's tournament stating "this edition of COPA América would be the start of something new, being the first with a “host-inspired brand”. Instead of presenting an “institutional-based brand” (focusing on COPA America’s tournament), like the previous ones, this edition’s brand would present Chile as proud host, showing its influence on the brand visuals."







"The Chilean culture was the background for all the creative process: the 5-point star of the national flag, the 8-point star as an old national symbol as well as a reminder of the 8 host cities, the kultrun (ancient tribal drum) design, the human visual representations from folk culture representing 4 values: Celebration, Passion, Surpass and Triumph. In other words,  a fan (or “hincha”, in spanish), a heart, two contenders and the most beautiful football move of all — the bicycle kick, aka “Chilena” (Chilean).  All of these elements were then revisited through a modern visual approach. Portraying a modern, ambitious and cheerful country."


 Different design elements of the identity system

Logo for the host city

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Recent Work: Scientifica






































Project: Business Cards and Corporate Presentation Templates
Client: Scientífica



















Corporate Presentation Template Cover



















Content Divider with same look & feel as the business cards


































Presentation slides including guidelines for fonts, sizes and tables




















Slide with samples of design elements to be used throughout the presentation to highlight important information

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Throwback Thursday: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are making a comeback!

See the original, softer, friendlier illustrations and cartoons as well as their old logo transform into stronger, bolder and powerful turtles and fonts.


Then....



and Now! 


Want to see more? Take look at the just released trailer for the new movie.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Throwback Thursday: Carulla Logo Throughout The Years

Those of you who live or have lived in Colombia, will probably remember some of these...



Which do you like best? Yes, we know the newest redesign is very similar to Lava Life's logo...

Note: None of the logos above were created by arangostudio.

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Want your client to feel good? Choose the right font and layout

Psychologist Kevin Larson, who has dedicated his career researching typefaces, conducted a study involving 20 volunteers who were separated into two groups and then shown separate layouts of the New Yorker magazine. One of the layouts was badly designed while the other was designed well. See designs above.

Results showed that readers belonging to the group who read the poorly designed layout felt bad. Sometimes even expressing this emotion physically with a frown.

On the the other hand, members from the group reading from the well designed layout, felt better and thought that it took less time to read. This group was also found to have more focus, a more efficient mental process, and a stronger sense of clarity.

Research concluded "that well-designed reading environments don’t necessarily help you understand what you’re reading better, but they do make you feel good, causing you to feel inspired and more likely to take action." according to Mikael Cho's article, "The science behind fonts (and how they make you feel)".

Make sure you are making your potential clients and employees feel good, calm and relaxed. If you don't know what fonts to use or are not sure about the best layout for your brochure, website or marketing material, arangostudio can help. 

Here are the many ways you can contact us:
(57) 314.394.6302
skype: laura.arango.m
hello@arangostudio.com