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<channel><title><![CDATA[THE VIVIDESIGNER - Blog  old]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/blog-old]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blog  old]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 10:02:31 +0000</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Village Green Logo]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/blog-old/village-green-logo]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/blog-old/village-green-logo#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2018 14:04:50 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[branding]]></category><category><![CDATA[design]]></category><category><![CDATA[logo]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/blog-old/village-green-logo</guid><description><![CDATA[I recently designed a logo for Village Green, an educational gardening service. Working with schools, community projects and individuals, they teach gardening skills, develop communal gardens and offer gardening environmentally friendly services.  The logo brief was to to modern, yet not to modern;&nbsp;nurturing;&nbsp;eye-catching and above all else &ndash; green! The smaller images show some of the logo development ideas, which were fine tuned to produce the final&nbsp;logo on the right. This& [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph"><font color="#3f3f3f">I recently designed a logo for Village Green, an educational gardening service. Working with schools, community projects and individuals, they teach gardening skills, develop communal gardens and offer gardening environmentally friendly services.</font></div>  <div class="paragraph"><font color="#3f3f3f">The logo brief was to to modern, yet not to modern;&nbsp;nurturing;&nbsp;eye-catching and above all else &ndash; green! The smaller images show some of the logo development ideas, which were fine tuned to produce the final&nbsp;logo on the right. This&nbsp;shroud&nbsp;demonstrate that when you&nbsp;commission a logo you aren't just getting one final idea, but a whole lot of thoughts that all help clarify both the client and my ideas as part of the process!</font></div>  <div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> 	<table class="wsite-multicol-table"> 		<tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> 			<tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> 				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:53.030303030303%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a href='http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/uploads/6/7/0/9/6709764/vg-logos-01_orig.jpg' rel='lightbox' onclick='if (!lightboxLoaded) return false'> <img src="http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/uploads/6/7/0/9/6709764/vg-logos-01_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:46.969696969697%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/uploads/6/7/0/9/6709764/published/village-green-social-media-logos-01.jpg?1532701016" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>			</tr> 		</tbody> 	</table> </div></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creative Website for Creative Creations]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/blog-old/creative-website-for-creative-creations]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/blog-old/creative-website-for-creative-creations#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2018 13:52:58 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[design]]></category><category><![CDATA[mobile friendly]]></category><category><![CDATA[website]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/blog-old/creative-website-for-creative-creations</guid><description><![CDATA[Keeping your website up to date with the latest developments is important. Google recently introduced "Mobile First" in their website indexing and ranking meaning that some older websites are beginning to see a drop in traffic if they don't have a mobile friendly construction.  Creative Creations recently&nbsp;launched a new, updated site in order maintain the fantastic search engine performance. It reflects their printed material &ndash; have a look and see what you think.    www.creativecreati [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph"><font color="#3f3f3f">Keeping your website up to date with the latest developments is important. Google recently introduced "Mobile First" in their website indexing and ranking meaning that some older websites are beginning to see a drop in traffic if they don't have a mobile friendly construction.</font></div>  <div class="paragraph"><font color="#3f3f3f">Creative Creations recently&nbsp;launched a new, updated site in order maintain the fantastic search engine performance. It reflects their printed material &ndash; have a look and see what you think.</font></div>  <div style="text-align:left;"><div style="height: 10px; overflow: hidden;"></div> <a class="wsite-button wsite-button-small wsite-button-normal" href="https://www.creativecreations.uk.com" target="_blank"> <span class="wsite-button-inner">www.creativecreations.uk.com</span> </a> <div style="height: 10px; overflow: hidden;"></div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-thin wsite-image-border-black" style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/uploads/6/7/0/9/6709764/cc-website_orig.jpeg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[ProAudio]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/blog-old/proaudio]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/blog-old/proaudio#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2018 13:33:38 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[brochure]]></category><category><![CDATA[business cards]]></category><category><![CDATA[design]]></category><category><![CDATA[logo]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/blog-old/proaudio</guid><description><![CDATA[ProAudio offer DJ, sound and lighting services across Hampshire the the South East.  They were looking for a modern logo that reflected their services and created a professional impression. This logo was then used on business cards &ndash; read what they had to say about working with me below.  	#element-d185805f-c6b1-4160-8091-e045d3d2e9a0 .content-color-box-wrapper {  padding: 20px;  border-radius: 0px;  background-color: #ededed;  border-style: None;  border-color: #555555;  border-width: 3px [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph"><font color="#3f3f3f">ProAudio offer DJ, sound and lighting services across Hampshire the the South East.</font></div>  <div class="paragraph"><font color="#3f3f3f">They were looking for a modern logo that reflected their services and created a professional impression. This logo was then used on business cards &ndash; read what they had to say about working with me below.</font></div>  <div id="383555031577840215"><div><style type="text/css">	#element-d185805f-c6b1-4160-8091-e045d3d2e9a0 .content-color-box-wrapper {  padding: 20px;  border-radius: 0px;  background-color: #ededed;  border-style: None;  border-color: #555555;  border-width: 3px;}</style><div id="element-d185805f-c6b1-4160-8091-e045d3d2e9a0" data-platform-element-id="698263678581730663-1.1.0" class="platform-element-contents"><div class="content-color-box-wrapper"><div style="width: 100%"><div></div><div class="paragraph"><font color="#3f3f3f">I asked Charlotte to help me update and fine tune a logo idea I designed for my new business and also design a business card.</font></div><div class="paragraph"><font color="#3f3f3f">What she came back to me with was perfect and exactly what I wanted first time.&nbsp;I have no hesitations in recommending her services.&#8203;</font></div><div class="paragraph"><font color="#3f3f3f"><font size="2"><strong>Ollie Johns</strong><br />ProAudio Ltd</font></font></div></div></div></div><div style="clear:both;"></div></div></div>  <div class="wsite-spacer" style="height:31px;"></div>  <div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> 	<table class="wsite-multicol-table"> 		<tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> 			<tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> 				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:54.48275862069%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/uploads/6/7/0/9/6709764/proaudio-logo-social-media_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:45.51724137931%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-thin wsite-image-border-black" style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/uploads/6/7/0/9/6709764/pa-crd2_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/uploads/6/7/0/9/6709764/pa-crd1_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>			</tr> 		</tbody> 	</table> </div></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inspired T-Shirts]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/blog-old/inspired-t-shirts]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/blog-old/inspired-t-shirts#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2018 13:11:59 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[branding]]></category><category><![CDATA[design]]></category><category><![CDATA[logo]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/blog-old/inspired-t-shirts</guid><description><![CDATA[Inspire Me Fit recently commissioned a couple of T-shirt designs!  'Pretty Muddy' is a team T-shirt for all their team members who entered the event this summer - they are really eye&nbsp;catching and helped to build the team spirit!  'Just Move' is a t-shirt for all class participants. The brief was clean, simple, but capturing the ethos of Inspire Me&nbsp;Fit &ndash; the exercise is for everyone and anyone can take part whatever their level of fitness.   	 		 			 				 					 						              [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph"><font color="#3f3f3f">Inspire Me Fit recently commissioned a couple of T-shirt designs!</font></div>  <div class="paragraph"><font color="#3f3f3f"><span><strong>'Pretty Muddy'</strong> is a team T-shirt for all their team members who entered the event this summer - they are really eye&nbsp;catching and helped to build the team spirit!</span></font></div>  <div class="paragraph"><font color="#3f3f3f"><span><strong>'Just Move'</strong> is a t-shirt for all class participants. The brief was clean, simple, but capturing the ethos of Inspire Me&nbsp;</span><span>Fit &ndash; the exercise is for everyone and anyone can take part whatever their level of fitness.</span></font></div>  <div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> 	<table class="wsite-multicol-table"> 		<tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> 			<tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> 				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:49.999999999999%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/uploads/6/7/0/9/6709764/inspire-me-fit-pretty-muddy-t-shirt-1_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/uploads/6/7/0/9/6709764/inspire-me-fit-t-shirt-artwork-1_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:49.999999999999%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/uploads/6/7/0/9/6709764/inspire-me-fit-pretty-muddy-t-shirt-2_1_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/uploads/6/7/0/9/6709764/imf-tshirt-rev_1_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>			</tr> 		</tbody> 	</table> </div></div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/uploads/6/7/0/9/6709764/36721147-1310502302419311-327699321715687424-o_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Logo Design - what's involved?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/blog-old/logo-design-whats-involved]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/blog-old/logo-design-whats-involved#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 10:51:58 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[branding]]></category><category><![CDATA[design]]></category><category><![CDATA[logo]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/blog-old/logo-design-whats-involved</guid><description><![CDATA[Your logo may be small, but it is the foundation of your company or&nbsp;organisation's brand and probably one of the first things your clients see.  Designing a&nbsp;logo carries a lot of responsibility and a great logo takes time. The process includes researching the business (it's offering, it's audience and it's competitors) developing initial ideas &ndash; many more will be discarded than those that are presented and revisions to fine tune until a final version is agreed.&nbsp;  PMHA &nbsp; [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><font color="#515151">Your logo may be small, but it is the foundation of your company or&nbsp;organisation's brand and probably one of the first things your clients see.</font></div>  <div class="paragraph"><span style="color:rgb(81, 81, 81)">Designing a&nbsp;</span><font color="#515151">logo carries a lot of responsibility and a great logo takes time. The process includes researching the business (it's offering, it's audience and it's competitors) developing initial ideas &ndash; many more will be discarded than those that are presented and revisions to fine tune until a final version is agreed.&nbsp;</font></div>  <div class="paragraph"><strong><font color="#515151">PMHA &nbsp;Logo Case Study:</font></strong></div>  <div id="812565879892828739"><div><style type="text/css">	#element-b7d2b047-6f0b-45b4-92fd-7e58d0258a02 .content-color-box-wrapper {  padding: 20px;  border-radius: 0px;  background-color: #ededed;  border-style: None;  border-color: #555555;  border-width: 3px;}</style><div id="element-b7d2b047-6f0b-45b4-92fd-7e58d0258a02" data-platform-element-id="698263678581730663-1.1.0" class="platform-element-contents"><div class="content-color-box-wrapper"><div style="width: 100%"><div></div><div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><font color="#515151">We used VIVIDesigner to design the logo for the PMHA (Paediatric Mental Health Association). We wanted something bold, modern but with a link to looking after children.</font></div><div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><font color="#515151">VIVIDesigner came up with several beautiful designs to chose from and it was difficult to choose.&nbsp;The design the Exec Committee chose has been great for websites, letterheads, twitter accounts, certificates and we recently used it for the first time on lanyards for our annual conference.</font></div><div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><font color="#515151">Thanks VIVIDesigner!</font></div><div class="paragraph"><font color="#515151" size="2">Dr Emma Blake,&nbsp;Vice Chair PMHA</font></div></div></div></div><div style="clear:both;"></div></div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> 	<table class="wsite-multicol-table"> 		<tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> 			<tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> 				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/uploads/6/7/0/9/6709764/pmha-blog-images-01_orig.png" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/uploads/6/7/0/9/6709764/pmha-blog-images-02_orig.png" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>			</tr> 		</tbody> 	</table> </div></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arcadian Insurance]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/blog-old/arcadian-insurance]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/blog-old/arcadian-insurance#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 16:41:18 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[branding]]></category><category><![CDATA[design]]></category><category><![CDATA[logo]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/blog-old/arcadian-insurance</guid><description><![CDATA[Arcadian Insurance wanted a clean, simple logo with a quality feel. This is the end result!        [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph"><font color="#818181">Arcadian Insurance wanted a clean, simple logo with a quality feel. This is the end result!</font></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/uploads/6/7/0/9/6709764/arcadian-insurance-logo-social-media_orig.png" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[speak, persuade, lead...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/blog-old/lead-persuade-speak]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/blog-old/lead-persuade-speak#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 18:15:00 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[branding]]></category><category><![CDATA[brochure]]></category><category><![CDATA[design]]></category><category><![CDATA[logo]]></category><category><![CDATA[website]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/blog-old/lead-persuade-speak</guid><description><![CDATA[Over the past few weeks I have been busy&nbsp;designing&nbsp;a complete package of work for VoxBox Speaking, including logo, image library, website, and brochures. The end result is bold suite of designs and a happy client!Cameron recently said:&nbsp;"I chose to work with Charlotte at VIVIDesigner after she was recommended to me by another business owner. The work she completed for me was outstanding. My website and fliers look professional. Everything was completed in good time. I plan to use h [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph"><font color="#818181">Over the past few weeks I have been busy&nbsp;designing&nbsp;a complete package of work for VoxBox Speaking, including logo, image library, website, and brochures. The end result is bold suite of designs and a happy client!<br /><br />Cameron recently said:&nbsp;<br /><br />"I chose to work with Charlotte at VIVIDesigner after she was recommended to me by another business owner. The work she completed for me was outstanding. My website and fliers look professional. Everything was completed in good time. I plan to use her again for future projects and have already recommended her to other business."</font><br /><br /></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-hairline " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="http://www.thevividesigner.co.uk/uploads/6/7/0/9/6709764/voxbox-blog_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>