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First Impressions Matter: Why Great Visual Design Is Essential

ConversionXL

Shows you how to create a visual design to improve first impressions. Users form design opinions in 17 ms. In fact, according to their study, some opinions develop within 17 ms, though the effect was less pronounced on some design factors. Diverting from those is a risk, no matter how imaginative or striking the design.

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The Psychology of Logo Design: How Fonts, Colors, Shapes and Lines Influence Purchasing Decisions

crowdSPRING Blog

It’s in your best interest to make sure that every logo design choice is intentional and communicates the message you want to convey. Thoughtless design choices lead to misleading or confusing logos. The Psychology of Fonts in Logo Design. The Psychology of Shapes in Logo Design. The Psychology of Lines in Logo Design.

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Vertical Markets 1: Bad Advice – All Startups are the Same « Steve.

Steve Blank

Government Regulations I turned to the class and said, “The rest of you can keep building your company and shipping your product because you don’t need to worry about government regulations. So the first heuristic is: do not assume the startup rules are the same for all vertical markets.

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The Psychology of Logo Design: How Fonts, Colors, Shapes and Lines Influence Purchasing Decisions

crowdSPRING Blog

It’s in your best interest to make sure that every logo design choice is intentional and communicates the message you want to convey. Thoughtless design choices lead to misleading or confusing logos. The Psychology of Fonts in Logo Design. The Psychology of Shapes in Logo Design. The Psychology of Lines in Logo Design.

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2018 Logo Design Trends: Your Guide to Navigate Hot Trends and Avoid Fads

crowdSPRING Blog

Logo design with bright colors, creative typography, and signage mock-up by zeste/crowdspring. New logo trends and fads in logo design appear every year. Stripes, letter stacking, fades and geometric shapes were popular logo types in logo design last year. Not all modern logo design trends are equal. 3- Be versatile.

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30 Entrepreneur Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

We always strive to be a cut above the rest in our industry and want to consistently uphold and earn our name. I was required to design the logos for each of the companies. I also inquired with a professor at a university that provided design about accepting the assignment as a practical. All boxes checked the rest is history.

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Why Every Business Needs To Become A Platform, And How To Do It

YoungUpstarts

There are elements of vertical integration and franchising , classic business strategies for achieving operational efficiency and scale. Yes, but Salesforce is betting that if you’ve brought your prospect to the point of sale on their platform you’d rather do the rest right there if it’s easy to do so. What is platform thinking?

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