The Logo Geek Podcast
by Ian Paget
Want to know what it takes to design logos and brand identities? In the Logo Geek podcast, award winning logo design expert Ian Paget finds out by interviewing successful graphic designers and entrepreneurs around the world so you can learn from their experiences. Topics include logo design tips, getting clients, how much to charge, coming up with ideas, choosing fonts, portfolio mistakes, branding, online marketing and so much more!
Episodes
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James Barnard on Going Viral, Creating Content and Designing Logos
This week, Ian chats with James Barnard, a designer who’s built an impressive career around logo design and content, but it didn’t happen overnight. We talk about James going from working in publishing and freelancing to figuring out that logo design was the part of graphic design he enjoyed…
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How to Run a Subscription Design Business: Vadim Carazan on WeGrow, Nine Days and AI
This week, Ian's joined by Vadim Carazan, founder of WeGrow and Nine Days, to explore his journey from freelancing on 99designs as an engineering student to building a successful subscription based branding studio. The episode dives into the retainer model behind WeGrow, how they keep client...
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How Liz Mosley Built a Successful Branding Business and Podcast
Liz Mosley never planned on working for herself, but 18 years, a stationery side hustle, and two kids later, she's built an independent branding studio and a podcast that has become one of her most valuable business assets. In this episode, Ian Paget sits down with Liz to explore the moment she...
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How Print Design Can Future-Proof Your Freelance Career with Dave Hopkins
In this episode, Ian's joined by Dave Hopkins, print industry veteran, podcast host, and founder of Print Design Academy, for the show's first deep dive into print design. As AI continues to reshape digital creative work, Dave explains why print remains such an exciting opportunity for designers....
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Navigating Self-Employment and New Parenthood with Danielle Clarke
In this raw and honest conversation, host Ian Paget scraps his original plan to delve into a deeply personal and highly relevant topic: the reality of balancing self-employment and new parenthood. Ian is joined by brand identity designer and strategist Danielle Clark, who is seven months into her...
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Creating a Brand Mascot with AI: An interview with Stef Hamerlinck
In this conversation, Ian Paget and Stef Hamerlinck discuss the evolution of brand building, the integration of AI in branding, and the significance of mascots. Stef shares his journey from graphic design to brand strategy, emphasizing the role of AI in enhancing creativity and efficiency in…
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I'm Offering One-to-One Support
Hey Logo Geeks! It’s Ian Paget here for another podcast to help you make a living designing logos. Now today’s episode is going to be a little different from usual… There’s no guest, no interview - just me, chatting directly with you about something that’s really close to my heart. Something I’ve...
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Logo Package Express 3.0 Launch, with Michael Bruny-Groth
The long-awaited, and much anticipated third version of Logo Package Express is launching Monday, November 21, 20221, and it. Is. A. BEAST. After two years of extremely hard work, the team are ready to release the most robust and feature-rich version of Logo Package Express ever! In this episode,...
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Create Opportunity Building Friendships with Dave Clayton
If you want to design logos for a living, building relationships is essential. Not only for finding clients, but also to discover opportunities that will grow your business and open doors. Not everyone has a natural talent for networking, otherwise known as relationship building, so to help with...
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Designing Brands for B2B Companies with Massimo Zefferino
This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match. Take 30 minutes to create a quick mood board as a design exercise. You’ll get a $50 USD gift card for your submission, and if your mood board communicates clearly, you might be a contestant on the live game show and play to win $1,000 USD. Don’t…
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Mistakes & Lessons Starting a Design Studio with Jan Wilker
This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match. Take 30 minutes to create a quick mood board as a design exercise. You’ll get a $50 USD gift card for your submission, and if your mood board communicates clearly, you might be a contestant on the live game show and play to win $1,000 USD and a…
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Designing a Minimal Logo with Nadia Castro
This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match. Take 30 minutes to create a quick mood board as a design exercise. You’ll get a $50 USD gift card for your submission, and if your mood board communicates clearly, you might be a contestant on the live game show and play to win $1,000 USD and a…
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Designing Illustrative Logos with Jessie Maisonneuve
This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match. Take 30 minutes to create a quick mood board as a design exercise. You’ll get a $50 USD gift card for your submission, and if your mood board communicates clearly, you might be a contestant on the live game show and play to win $1,000 USD and a…
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Break away from your limitations with Jozelle Tech
Jozelle Tech is the founder of The Rolling Media, an agency based in the Philippines who focus on Personal Branding, specifically for coaches and creators. Jozelle doesn’t let anything get in her way. Despite negative comments about her work growing up she carried on anyway, progressing with a...
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Designing Logos & Content Marketing with Jeremy Mura
This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match. Take 30 minutes to create a quick mood board as a design exercise. You’ll get a $50 USD gift card for your submission, and if your mood board communicates clearly, you might be a contestant on the live game show and play to win $1,000 USD and a…
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Archetypes in Branding with Kaye Putnam
This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match. Take 30 minutes to create a quick mood board as a design exercise. You’ll get a $50 USD gift card for your submission, and if your mood board communicates clearly, you might be a contestant on the live game show and play to win $1,000 USD and a…
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Creating, Marketing and Selling NFTs with Scotty Russell
This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the...
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Designing Logos for Nintendo with Jim Wornell
Jim Wornell is a graphic designer who worked at Nintendo from 1990-2006. He designed packaging, manuals and artwork for several games... but most importantly he designed the logos for games including Metroid Prime, Paper Mario, Animal Crossing and was the Associate Producer on one of the greatest...
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Build a Content Marketing Fortress with Martin Huntbach
Martin Huntbach is the co-founder Jammy Digital, a content writing agency in the UK. Martin also co-authored the best-selling book, Content Fortress and has spoken about content marketing on stages across the country. After winning the Best Business Blog Award in 2018, he’s made it his mission to...
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Logo Design Idea Generation Techniques with Ian Paget
Without a good idea, you have no logo, so generating ideas is the most important step of the logo design process. But, staring at a blank piece of paper can be daunting, so a logo designer will carry out numerous idea generation exercises to help along the way. In this podcast, Ian explains the...
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An introduction to NFTs with Tony Pearce
This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the...
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Branding and the Visual Response with Peter Sher
This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the...
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Preparing for Future Freedom with Kyle Courtright
This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the...
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A Guide to Brand Naming with Rob Meyerson
This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the...
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Add Brand Strategy to Your Services with Melinda Livsey
This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the...
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Building a Reputation as a Logo Designer
This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the...
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Working In-House, Agency & Freelance with Liam Jackson
This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the...
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Pivot from Science to Graphic Design with Fungi Dube
This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the...
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Writing a Logo Book with James Martin
This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the...
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Founding a Design Festival
This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the...
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Designing a Perfectly Executed Logo with Tamari Chabukiani
The difference between a good logo, and a remarkable logo design is the way it has been executed. A great idea is nothing without the skill and craftsmanship to develop the design into an effective, versatile solution. To discover the process needed to create a perfectly executed logo Ian...
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Becoming a designer in a ruthless industry with Caz Cusumano
This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the...
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Designing more than the logo with Ben Loiz
This episode is sponsored by The Perfect Match, a game where designers submit mood boards created using Adobe Stock assets. If your skilful project is chosen, you will be featured on Adobe's monthly live streaming game show with other talented designers, art directors, and creatives, where the...
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A LinkedIn Masterclass for Logo Designers
If you’re wanting to be a logo designer you need to have a consistent stream of clients in order to make a living designing logos. One approach for attracting clients is to use social platforms such as LinkedIn, so to help to make the most of LinkedIn, and to build a sustainable sales pipeline...
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Branding for Schools with Craig Burton
Finding a niche has become a hot topic in the graphic design world. One designer that has succeeded at this is Craig Burton, who works on branding for Schools in New Zealand through his company School Branding Matters. Ian Paget interviews Craig to discuss how he first go into designing for...
About this show
Want to know what it takes to design logos and brand identities? In the Logo Geek podcast, award winning logo design expert Ian Paget finds out by interviewing successful graphic designers and entrepreneurs around the world so you can learn from their experiences. Topics include logo design tips, getting clients, how much to charge, coming up with ideas, choosing fonts, portfolio mistakes, branding, online marketing and so much more!
Hosted by
Ian Paget