Designing a Logo for a Real Client!

[@ClayHouseCandles]

I LOVE my new branding, Abi! I can’t thank you enough 😁🩵 I’ve gotten so many compliments on it already, and it makes putting together branding materials so much easier than before.🔥

[@abiconnick]

Thank you Tai, always makes me smile hearing this! You're brand was a joy to work on, and you were amazing to work with 🧡

[@jeandavidabeelack]

Awsome work!

[@BrandonWalowitz]

Been doing design for over two decades and your process and process documents are nearly flawless. Best I’ve ever seen offered. And I have seen hundreds. 🎉

[@abiconnick]

Really appreciate this, thank you Brandon! Put a lot of time and effort into perfecting my process!

[@jessedsgn]

You're a light in my tunnel, Aby. Thank you for existing

[@abiconnick]

Just glad I can help :)

[@courtcrea.]

Abi, You are brilliant! Even as a seasoned designer, I can always still pick up something from your videos. Thank you so much for being an expert! ♥

[@abiconnick]

Thank you :) So nice to hear!

[@Bucketgurly]

I’m a designer just starting out and I’ll be honest I’m not great. But you are the only reason I still do this. You’ve made me a better designer. Thank you Abi❤

[@abiconnick]

Keep going! Whenever we take one something new, it's natural to feel out of depth for a while. I promise over time, you'll get more confident and your skills will be epic! So glad I can help! ❤

[@eboselegodswill8625]

I really love this...that idea of of combining the word candle and a smiley face is so amazing I also learnt a lot

[@abiconnick]

Thank you, I appreciate it :) Happy to hear!

[@rdendelacruz4332]

Welcome back maam, we miss you!

[@huzudesign]

This is so amazing, especially the candle at the A and the icons, well done Abi

[@abiconnick]

Appreciate it, thank you!

[@spacetimefox4547]

Thank you so much for sharing your journey and experience with us! I love your videos so much because they are interesting and really helpful! I'm studying design and thanks to you I understand the whole process better through each video and have fun trying it out myself!

[@abiconnick]

So nice to hear, glad the videos have been helpful :) Wishing you all the best with school!

[@Joehirst]

This is an absolutely wonderful rebrand. Exudes all the qualities you mentioned, and really gives off that "big brand" professional look. Nice job on this Abi!

[@abiconnick]

Thank you Joe, really appreciate it :)

[@kithslither126]

I really love how you choose colors, Abi! one of my weaknesses

[@theprinceoftechaire]

Hi Abi, just found your channel and i can't leave. Your thought process is wonderful and your designs are so beautiful. Love what you do. I'm trying to get into the design biz and your channel is my best discovery yet. Thank you so much for the wonderful content.

[@abiconnick]

So nice to hear, glad I can help :)

[@DURRELL.RASHAD]

Glad to see you're back, i always enjoy your design vids!

[@abiconnick]

Thank you!

[@Gabarevilla]

Brilliant video, nicely put together. Thank you!

[@abiconnick]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ThisDesignLife]

Great to see your process Abi

[@abiconnick]

Thank you! :)

[@mariamangion21]

Missed you so much ❤❤

[@abiconnick]

I'm baaaaack!! x

[@k.k.1430]

Abi, you are amazing! Thank you for these videos! 🥰

[@abiconnick]

Glad you enjoy them :)

[@khushiii.v01]

You inspire me so much to continue with Brand Design with your explanatory videos. Thank you very much! Can you please create a video on the templates required and their importance in onboarding clients?

[@abiconnick]

So nice to hear, thank you :) I actually have a free course all on onboarding clients, you can enroll in it here: www.abiconnick.co.uk/onboarding-course

[@anthonyvinci9123]

Love these videos! They are how I learnt to become a full time designer 👌🏻

[@abiconnick]

Glad they've been helpful :)

[@shariqmunir3649]

This was such a great informational video, Abi! Thank you for posting this. I'd appreciate your insights on how designers can learn about brand strategy. Please recommend any free or paid resources.

[@abiconnick]

Glad to hear it! And to answer you're question, I have a video on my strategy process here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6C8mopmqN9giJI and I'm also currently working on a course!

[@janvimehta8076]

Love it Abi! Thank you for this. You are an inspiraton

[@abiconnick]

You are so welcome!

[@aaronjaggan]

Nice job ..all the best Abi!🎉

[@abiconnick]

Thank you 😊

[@premiumdomains]

Great job on the rebranding.

[@abiconnick]

Thank you!

[@MrTylerGarrison]

Love peeking behind the curtain of your process and mind. Super inspiring and informative. Do you have any go-to sites for mockups? The ones you are using are killer!

[@abiconnick]

Thank you :) Yes I tend to mostly use Envato, here's a link if you want to take a look: 1.envato.market/abidesign (just to let you know this is an affiliate link)

[@zytariart]

AMAZING work. I LOVE how you design and also how you make the video. Super inspirational 🩵🩵

[@abiconnick]

Thanks so much!! 🥰

[@AqeelaMoin]

U are a great designer ❤

[@abiconnick]

Thank you!

[@HafizMohsinOfficial]

Thank you so much this video is eye opening for more n more ideas 💡 from Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@abiconnick]

No problem!

[@Kimmy-Shortvids]

Thank you abi! I learned a lot from you.

[@abiconnick]

You're so welcome!

[@عزالدين777]

Great job Abi ,you are amazing

[@abiconnick]

Thank you 🤗

[@katecherry24]

Hello! it would be interesting to know or maybe see a video about how you create moodboards, where you get the pictures from.

[@lenaeggler6304]

You're so talented and well-organized! Unfortunately, my clients would laugh at me if I asked them to learn how to sign into a Notion account and type out all of their answers. In my experience, clients want no extra steps and just want to explain their ideas on a call. Do you have tips on how to convince clients to take the route with Notion?

[@abiconnick]

Thank you! The simple solution is to charge more, then you'll only attract serious cleints who don't mind taking 2 minutes to create a notion account. If someone agrees to work with you, they have to agree with your way of doing things.

[@designerwahab]

This video is not sponsored by envato 😝 Love your content Abi 😊

[@abiconnick]

Haven't done a sponsored video with them for ages! Do use them all the time for mock ups though! And thank you :)

[@uniqueme2609]

Me to abi "You are my everything" (someone put kdrama bgm)😂😂😂❤❤❤ Love you abi❤

[@AasthaParmar19]

For Strategy Do we have to Research About Competitors Or Client? Will Client Give Names Of Competitor Atleast? and Also For Colors RGB OR CMYK We Have To Choose RGB Mode Right? What if Branding Includes Printing Material and Packaging Box ? Then Which Color Mode to Work With ?? Love Your Design Process!! Keep inspiring us!! i also want to make moodboard but its hard to choose image of inspiration!

[@yesuleagbeadansi7429]

Abiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii😊 missed you so much.

[@Adityakittoo]

Abi your design style is evolving like a fine wine and became your unique design flavour and from this video I can see your style is also approaching towards pretty minimalistic style too. Kindly clear my confusion is that this Clay House's Logo Mark has a Candle mark representing a stamp, but will it be legible in every scale ? I mean, does only the Abstract Logo Styles should primarily focus on Legibility even if it costs the Expression of the Brand. I may sound silly, but this Internet Trend's and Gurus have messed up with my perspectives.

[@abiconnick]

Hey, I appreciate the kind words on my design style! It's cool to see how a designer's style adapts over the years! Regarding your questions: all of my clients receive a full logosuite for this exact reason. This ensures that no matter the size, there is a logo variation available to maintain legibility. For Clay House Candles, the logo mark will still be legible at most sizes since it's quite a simple design. As long as the logo suite is adaptable and you have variations, you're all good.

[@Adityakittoo]

@@abiconnick welcome and thanks, kindly also share the logo marks in the video too because I got confused.

[@damien_doo]

Amazing! Really good video! You nailed it 😄 I have a question about the first stage of this rebranding. Is there a difference between mini strategy and the brand strategy template that you sell on your website?

[@jg23-i9f]

nice, Thank you again!

[@havoc_93]

This is awesome! I would love to know how you work on putting together your color palettes. Do you use any specific tools as guides?

[@abiconnick]

Thank you! No tools, just a lot of experimentation, I'll do a video on my process in the future :)

[@havoc_93]

@@abiconnick That would be amazing! 🤩

[@eduarddovbysh8628]

Amazing job Abi! I wondering how much time you spent on this project?

[@abiconnick]

Thank you! The whole project took around 6 weeks, but that wasn't continuously :)

[@prundy]

love your work and very informational videos! Can you share the cost of this project? thanks

[@abiconnick]

Thank you, I appreciate it :) While I can't share an exact figure at that's confidential between the cleint and I, I will say my projects start at £5k and range all the way up to £20k depending on deliverables

[@MohamedAshraf-ph4ig]

nice work .

[@abiconnick]

Thanks!

[@Mounicasstore]

🤝 great work

[@abiconnick]

Thank you!

[@ugouchendu581]

Abi, I've been watching your channel for a couple of years now, and I have FINALLY gotten the courage to start my freelance career! Thank you so much for sharing your process with us. I appreciate all that you do!

[@abiconnick]

This is so amazing to hear! Rooting for you :)

[@bablushekh5874]

yes😊

[@EvanBear]

Could you in the future give us the font names for all the fonts? I've been looking for a font like the first one in the right side column for ages...

[@arianagonzalez5685]

I love so much this videos 🥹🥹

[@abiconnick]

Glad to hear it :)

[@06_bayhaqifadhel48]

abi, do you edit your own videos?

[@Bricksmouth]

I’ve just designed my own logo for my business but I don’t know if it’s any good and need someone to advise me but I have nobody 😢

[@nandani_graphicano]

Which software you use for editing👀👀...PLEASE ANSWER.?????

[@abiconnick]

Adobe premiere pro and after effects

[@nguyen.dinhhuy]

good

[@csoray]

31 mins ago? Let me get into this asap!

[@abiconnick]

Hope you enjoy!

[@csoray]

@@abiconnick Yes! Always love the timing. I'm doing a different brand (speech therapy), however, this is very inspiring and well-documented. It is helping me fix some details to get a better outcome. Como siempre, gracias Abi!

[@AadiJain-w3v]

not gonna lie the way u research and done your work is appreciable. Only color palate is the only thing which i don't like.

[@youngwooooorrdd2168]

Hi... what adaptor your using to use your Macbook while its closed to show the display on your monitor?

[@abiconnick]

I use a USB C cable, it both powers the mac and shows display on monitor

[@youngwooooorrdd2168]

@@abiconnick thanks your the best

[@mostafakamel5271]

I love you 💝💝💝

[@beautysecretswm]

Is that possible to do all these designing stuff with mobile phone? I like to start but my laptop is not new.

[@abiconnick]

I'm going to be honest, it will be tough to do from a phone, but you can at least start on it. But I would look to try and get a laptop as soon as you can!

[@zeronz87]

Off course you can! But it takes a little bit patiente and requires you to use different apps and websites in order to do what you'd usually do in specialized software. Or instead you can search for old versions of the programs you need so the laptop runs them with no lag, I think that's more practical

[@beautysecretswm]

Thank you. 🙏 Which app do you recommend as a beginner?

[@kaustubhshrestha1265]

Hi I’m 13 years old tryna be your graphic designer watching your videos do you have any tips?

[@abiconnick]

You have a lot of time, so enjoy the process, don't put to much pressure on yourself and do a lot of passion projects!

[@Rakibbokhari]

❤

[@viva.olivia]

Love your videos!! Currently working on a school project and wondering where you get your cute animated doodles from at 0:22 💖

[@abiconnick]

Thank you! :) They are handmade, I work with a super talented animator and she made them for me!

[@kidflixanimations.]

Second comment ❤😊

[@krissyk354]

So great to see you again Abi! It’s been so long… 🥹

[@abiconnick]

It has! Thank you for still being around to support! I'm hoping to get back into posting at least 2x month now :)

[@krissyk354]

@@abiconnick of course! i would never miss a video 🥰 can't wait to see more videos 😊

[@Jobish_CH]

[@Thepokedek]

There is NO way that paint drawing was her logo before. 🤯

[@abiconnick]

A lot of my clients DIY their first logo because they aren't ready to invest or aren't at the right stage in their business to get a full visual identity. I think it's really important for businesses to go through this stage because they then see the true value in brand design! She actually drew this herself using Procreate and it got her quite far in her business, but when she enquired she was ready for a change (which is great)!!

[@anthonychikwalila4826]

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