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		<title>Link: Website Design Tips for Magicians by Noel Qualter</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 04:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Sheppard</dc:creator>
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										</div>Noel Qualter pointed out to me &#8220;Website Design Tips for Magicians,&#8221; a post on his blog. He doesn&#8217;t offer any technical info on the web coding or anything like that, but what he does have to say is at least as important as the technical side of things. We&#8217;re talking common sense like don&#8217;t use [...]]]></description>
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										</div><p>Noel Qualter pointed out to me &#8220;Website Design Tips for Magicians,&#8221; a post on his blog. He doesn&#8217;t offer any technical info on the web coding or anything like that, but what he does have to say is at least as important as the technical side of things. We&#8217;re talking common sense like don&#8217;t use animated GIFs and don&#8217;t say you do adult parties. Check it out!</p>
<p><a title="Website Design Tips for Magicians" href="http://noelqualter.com/magician-articles/magicians-web-advice/" target="_blank">Website Design Tips for Magicians</a></p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Sheppard</dc:creator>
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<p><a title="The Best of Business Card Design" href="http://www.cardonizer.com/" target="_blank">The Best of Business Card Design</a></p>
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		<title>What if they Swapped Logos?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 03:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Sheppard</dc:creator>
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										</div>Here&#8217;s a little followup to a couple links I shared in the past from Toxel.com. It&#8217;s another interesting look at large brands only this time asks the question: what if they swapped logos? This is sure to put a smile on your face! Companies Swapped Logos at Toxel.com Similar Posts: Keep It Simple, Sparky (Simplified [...]]]></description>
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<p>Here&#8217;s a little followup to a couple links I shared in the past from Toxel.com. It&#8217;s another interesting look at large brands only this time asks the question: what if they swapped logos? This is sure to put a smile on your face!</p>
<p><a title="Companies Swapped Logos" href="http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2011/07/26/companies-swapped-logos/" target="_blank">Companies Swapped Logos</a> at Toxel.com</p>
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		<title>Keep It Simple, Sparky! (Simplified Logos)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 06:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Sheppard</dc:creator>
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										</div>I know, you probably wanted me to go with the original KISS meaning ending with &#8220;Stupid,&#8221; but hey, I make the decisions around here! I came across the following post that had some &#8220;simplified logos&#8221; and in each case I was able to tell who the logo belongs to. There are a couple lessons that [...]]]></description>
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<p>I know, you probably wanted me to go with the original KISS meaning ending with &#8220;Stupid,&#8221; but hey, I make the decisions around here! I came across the following post that had some &#8220;simplified logos&#8221; and in each case I was able to tell who the logo belongs to. There are a couple lessons that can be learned here.</p>
<p>First of all, here&#8217;s the link: <a title="Simplified Logos" href="http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2011/04/19/simplified-logos/" target="_blank">Simplified Logos</a></p>
<p>Finally, here are the lessons:</p>
<p>Number one: branding can be incredibly strong. These logos are an extension of each companies brand, yet they don&#8217;t outwardly include the company name. Think of ways you can effectively use branding to strengthen your business.</p>
<p>Number two: it is always best to be concise. It is possible to get your message across using less. Work at what you would like to say and then work to simplify, simplify, simplify.</p>
<p>Parting note: I know that we&#8217;re probably not giants like the companies featured at the link, but we can still take a tip from and gather inspiration from them. After all, they started out small too!</p>
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<p>So I was surfing the net &#8220;procrastinating&#8221; while I came across this fun blog post from Toxel.com. It shows the true colors of some well known companies. Follow the link below. I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ll love it!</p>
<p><a title="Honest Logos" href="http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2011/05/04/honest-logos/" target="_blank">Honest Logos</a></p>
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