BC Property Group Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo for BC Property Group. This design took 1st place out of  339 worldwide entries.

Client: BC Property Group, Denver CO USA
Industry: Real Estate

Project: Logo Design

M1 Lux Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for M1 Lux. This concept placed 3rd out of 175 worldwide entries.

Client: M1 Lux, United Kingdom

Industry: Financial

Project: Logo Design

WestView Pools Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for WestView Pools.

Client: WestViewPools, USA

Project: Logo Design

Red Garter Wedding Books Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for Red Garter Wedding Books. This concept ranked 4th out of 156 worldwide entries.

Client: Red Garter Wedding Books, USA

Project: Logo Design

Konzeptwerkstatt Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for Konzeptwerkstatt.

Client: Konzeptwerkstatt, Zurich Switzerland

Project: Logo Design

First Principles Consulting Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for First Principles Consulting. This concept placed 3rd out of 174 worldwide entries.

Client: First Principles Consulting, New Zealand

Project: Logo Design

iLease Dallas Inc. Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for iLease Dallas Inc. This concept placed 3rd out of 378 worldwide entries.

Client: iLease Dallas Inc., Dallas TX USA

Project: Logo Design

Modern Enhancement Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for Modern Enhancement Salon & Spa. This concept placed 10th out of 192 worldwide entries.

Client: Modern Enhancement Salon & Spa, USA

Project: Logo Design

Omniverse Entertainment Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for Omniverse Entertainment. They design and create games for the iPhone and XBOX360 Live Arcade. This concept came in 3rd place out of 246 worldwide entries.

Client: Omniverse Entertainment

Project: Logo Design

JuJu Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for JuJu. This concept came in 5th place out of 500 worldwide entries.

Client: JuJu, USA
Project: Logo Design

Marion & Werenski Insurance Agency Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for Marion & Werenski Insurance Agency.

Client: Marion & Werenski Insurance Agency, USA

Project: Logo Design

Exento Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for Exento an interior design and furniture shop.

Client: Exento, Norway

Project: Logo Design

LearnMoney.co.uk Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for LearnMoney.co.uk, learn to be the financial hunter, not the hunted.

Client: LearnMoney.co.uk, United Kingdom

Project: Logo Design

SEK-Sports Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for SEK-Sports.com. This concept came in 4th place out of 147 worldwide entries.

Client: SEK-Sports.com, USA

Project: Logo Design

Hurewitz, Boschan & Co. Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for Hurewitz, Boschan & Co. royalty auditors. "Nice work. Thanks a lot!" - Matt Shank, Hurewitz, Boschan & Co.

Client: Hurewitz, Boschan & Co., Los Angeles CA USA
Project: Logo Design

S3S Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for S3S Skip 3 Solutions.

Client: S3S, USA
Project: Logo Design

Tempo Energy Partners Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for Tempo Energy Partners.

Client: Tempo Energy Partners, USA
Project: Logo Design

Kisson Inc. Logo

Red Lace Design just designed a new logo concept for Kisson Inc., a social networking site that allows users to give and share kisses. This concept came in 2nd place out of 464 worldwide entries. "Very nice concepts. Creative and inventive, yet simple." - Kisson Inc., USA.

Client: Kisson Inc., USA

Project Role: Logo Design

MyChefParty.com Website Launch

Red Lace Design has launched a new website for MyChefParty.com, bringing Chef hosted cooking parties into your home since 2009. MyChefParty.com is an alternative to Portland area restaurants and the cooking school that comes to you. "Wow, I am really, really pleased with the design direction you have taken in the layout and presentation of the information. It is clean, simple and elegant. Most importantly, it is fun to 'poke around' on the site. Thank you so much, it looks great." - Jim Smith, Founder, MyChefParty.com, client since 2009. You can visit MyChefParty.com at http://www.mychefparty.com/

Client: MyChefParty.com, Lake Oswego Oregon USA
Project: Logo Design, Website Design and Development, Flash Slideshow

Fathom Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for Fathom, a marketing research provider to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

Client: Fathom, USA
Project: Logo Design

Care After School Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for Care After School. This concept came in 2nd place and we also had a 4th place entry out of 207 entries worldwide. "Thank you so much for being so responsive to our many requests for "tweaking" logo designs. I thought your design conveyed a very simple yet powerful message. You have been so great to work with, and we greatly appreciate it." - Marge Culver, Director, Care After School

Client: Care After School, Worthington, OH, USA
Project: Logo Design

Northbrook Consulting LLC Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for Northbrook Consulting LLC.

Client: Northbrook Consulting LLC, USA

Project: Logo Design

Jerry Friederichs Photography Logo

Red Lace Design has just designed a new logo concept for Jerry Friedrichs Photography of Luxembourg, Germany.

Client: Jerry Friederichs Photography, Luxembourg, Germany
Project: Logo Design

The Importance of a Great Logo

A logo can actually make or break your business. A logo delivers a very powerful message to your potential customers and you should know exactly what that message is. A good design can convey exactly what you want it to, it can say that you are a professional, well-established business, or it can say you are a fun and trendy clothing designer but the most important thing is, is that your logo says what you want it to say.

Logos help build the brand that is your business and that brand has a severe impact on your customers and what they think of you. It should leave them impressed, it should give them a good understanding of what your business does without being too cluttered and it should be designed by a professional who knows how to convey the right message through great design. Here are the top things to keep in mind when having your logo designed;

1. The logo should reflect the nature of your business and convey what your main service or product is.
2. A logo should only include the necessary elements and nothing more. Keep it simple.
3. Your final logo should be scalable. It should be useable on all your marketing materials from your website to letterhead to large posters. Request your logo as a vector graphic.
4. Your logo should use only or two fonts. Again, keep it simple.
5. Timeless design. Ask yourself if your logo will still look good in ten years. Stay away from trends and use timeless design principles.

Have your logo designed by Red Lace Design today and save $25. Visit us online to view our logo portfolio and get started on your logo today.

G. Humbert Photography Logo

Red Lace Design just designed a new logo concept for G. Humbert Photography, people photography of Luxembourg, Germany.

Client: G. Humbert Photography, Luxembourg, Germany

Project: Logo Design

Published Article on About.com by RLD

Red Lace Design's own Lacey Johnston recently wrote an article for About.com that was published today. The article in the 'How do you get Web design clients to pay higher prices?" is titled 'Increase your Skill Set' by Guest writer RedLaceDesign. You can read the article here.

Inversoft Logo Design

Red Lace Design just designed a new logo concept for Inversoft of Broomfield, Colorado.

Client: Inversoft, Broomfield, CO, USA

Project Role: Logo Design

Fertility & Reproductive Medicine Clinic Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for the Fertility & Reproductive Medicine Clinic.

Client: Fertility & Reproductive Medicine Clinic, United Kingdom

Project: Logo Design

Client Comments: " Lovely, fresh design. Many thanks for the help."

MMA Power Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for The MMA Authority LLC, a mixed martial arts sports authority.

Client: The MMA Authority, LLC
Project: Logo Design

Rundown Creator Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for Rundown Creator, a web-based application that allows radio, television and internet broadcasters to make rundowns for their shows.

Client: Rundown Creator
Project: Logo Design

Renewal Hypnotherapy Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for Renewal Hypnotherapy.

Client: Renewal Hypnotherapy, USA

Project: Logo Design

New Product: Coffee Mugs

Red Lace Design is now offering design and printing of coffee mugs. We offer standard mugs (shown right), wraparound mugs and photo collage mugs. All our mugs are printed on high-quality 11 oz. ceramic and are FDA approved. Coffee mugs are great for businesses, business conference rooms, client gifts and/or personal gifts.

Mugs start at $37 and include free priority 7-day delivery, order yours today.

Trammel Lee Group Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for Trammel Lee Group, a residential and commercial real estate firm.

Client: Trammel Lee Group, USA
Project: Logo Design

Sense Freedom Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for Sense Freedom of Norway.

Client: Sense Freedom, Norway

Project: Logo Design

PhotoShoot.lu Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for PhotoShoot.lu. It is an online discussion board for photographers and models in Luxemburg, Germany.

Client: PhotoShoot.lu, Luxemburg, Germany

Client Comments: "Thanks a lot." - Guy

Project: Logo Design

Member of Website Generators

Red Lace Design is now a member of Website Generators, a professional group of website developers and designers specializing in HTML, PHP, JAVA, CAKE, Dolphin, PHPFox, ASP, AJAX and Flash.

MK Consulting Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for MK Consulting, LLC. They negotiate shortsales for Realtors and Homeowners and help facilitate deals between homeowners who are behind on their mortgage payments.

Client: MK Consulting LLC, Chicago, IL USA

Project: Logo Design

Member of LinkedIn

Red Lace Design is now a member of the LinkedIn community and a member of the Website Design and Networking group on LinkedIn. Visit our page here.

Winchester Mediations Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for Winchester Mediations. Winchester conducts mediations between people that are involved in litigation with each other.

Client: Winchester Mediations, USA
Project: Logo Design

Avenue Z Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for Avenue Z Writing Solutions. Avenue Z has more than 20 years of writing experience and 10+ in the association industry, they deliver the content you need for the audience you want to reach. Visit their website at http://www.avenuez.net/

Client: Avenue Z, San Diego California USA
Project: Logo Design

Ivan Sagel Logo

Red Lace Design has designed a new logo concept for Ivan Sagel Fine Art Jewelry. You can visit their website here.

Client: Ivan Sagel, Chicago Illinois USA
Project: Logo Design

Member of Logo My Way

Red Lace Design is now a member and logo designer for Logo My Way.

New Product: Spiral Notebooks

Red Lace Design is now offering design and printing of custom spiral notebooks. Each notebook comes with the option to customize the inside and outside covers, front and back or include a convenient calendar on the inside cover. Plus, you get the choice of 80 pages of filler paper, lined or white. Spiral notebooks currently come in one size, 5.5" x 8.5" which makes this notebook a great gift for clients or family and one that is easy to carry with you wherever you go.

All spiral notebooks include free 7-day delivery. Get started on your custom notebook today for only $19.99 at Red Lace Design (offer limited time only).

Why Use Social Networking?

Social Networking is growing ever more popular each year. Social Networking is a great way to advertise your business and gain new customers. Here are the top five reasons to use social networking websites to promote your business.

1. It's free
2. It's quick and easy to get started
3. It can help you reach out and find new customers
4. Social networking sites get picked up by search engines, increasing your search engine ranking
5. Most are customizable so you can match your business websites colors and designs (ask us how)

Some of the most popular social networking sites include Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn. Before you decide which service(s) to use, evaluate which services best suit your needs and who uses each service most. Here is a list of some of the more popular social networking sites and who generally uses them.

• http://www.linkedin.com/ - For Business Professionals
• http://www.facebook.com/ - For Social Networking and Small Businesses
• http://www.myspace.com/ - For Social Networking
• http://www.plaxo.com/ - For Business Professionals
• http://www.reunion.com/ - For Finding Past Schoolmates

What is Google Calendar?

Google Calendar is an easy to use, free online calendar of events that can be shared with co-workers, family, friends and/or the public. It can also be customized and incorporated into an existing website or blog. Google Calendar has a few benefits that other calendars do not currently offer.

Never Forget Another Event
Get reminders sent via email or have a text message sent to your mobile phone.

Access your Calendar from your Mobile Phone
If you don't have a computer, no problem. View and edit your calendar using your mobile phone.

Invite People to your EventsYou can invite people to your events on your calendar. Guests can then RSVP by email or via your online Google Calendar.

Sync your Google Calendar with Desktop Applications
Google Calendar can syncronize its events with Microsoft Outlook, Apple iCal and Mozilla Sunbird to reduce confusion and better manage all your events.

Access your Calendar when you are Offline
Don't have access to the internet? You still have access to your Google Calendar. With offline access, you can view a read-only version of your calendar no matter where you are. However, you can't make any updates when working offline.

Customize your Calendar
Your Google Calendars appearance can be customized and incorporated into your website or blog using HTML code. You can customize the colors of the calendar and what size you want the calendar to display on your website, it can fit anywhere and is interactive. (right) Sample of a Google Calendar that fits in the side margin of Blogger blogs.

Contact Red Lace Design to incorporate your Google Calendar into your website or blog. If you don't already have a Google Calendar, we can set one up for you.

What is Tell-a-Friend?

Tell-a-Friend is a Social Twist Service that is considered the #1 word of mouth marketing widget that you can use on your websites and/or blogs. It is a single, customizable button that provides all the channels to connect your web pages to your visitors through email, IM (instant messenger), blogs and social networks such as Facebook.

What would be the benefit of using the Tell-a-Friend service? It lets your visitors add your web pages to social networking sites and blogs. Think of it as a way to allow your website visitors to bookmark your website while providing you with an inbound link. And inbound links improve search engine optimization for your website so it benefits you and your visitors.

Other added benefits of the Tell-a-Friend widget is that it is the only free button that has multiple sharing channels in addition to its multilingual support, anti-spam features, built-in privacy measures and it's small footprint so it won't slow down your websites page load times. You can also keep track of 'shares' - how many people have actually used the widget on your website - through the Tell-A-Friend website.

Contact Red Lace Design today for implementation of the Tell-a-Friend widget on your website.

Snap Assistant Website Launch

Red Lace Design has launched a new website and blog for Snap Assistant, a Portland based business providing Virtual Assistance, in a snap. Snap Assistant provides its clients with Virtual Assistants that assist clients from their own office on a contractual basis providing administrative, human resources, communication, creative and technical services. You can visit their website at http://www.snapassistant.com/ and you can become a follower of their blog by visiting http://snapassistant.blogspot.com/ and selecting 'Join This Site' using Google Friend Connect.

Client: Snap Assistant, Portland Oregon USA
Project: Website Design, Blog Design, Logo Design

Put your business on Facebook

Facebook is a social networking site that allows users to stay in touch with their friends, family, co-workers and even customers. Facebook was founded on February 4, 2004 and today millions of people use Facebook everyday and are able to upload an unlimited number of photos, share links, share videos and learn more about the people they meet through their 'wall' and it is absolutely free.

So who uses Facebook? Individuals, public figures, celebrities, musicians, bands, artists, communities, businesses, pretty much anyone you can think of. You can create a personal account and/or a business account.

Business pages are distinct presences that are seperate from user profiles and are optimized for a business organizations needs to communicate, distribute information, engage their fans and capture new customers through their fans recommendations. Business pages have the ability to give you access to free advertising to millions of people just by creating an account and if you want more visability, you can create an ad on Facebook to further showcase your business. With a Facebook business page, you are also creating an opportunity to help your business with search engine optimization by creating incoming links to your business website from your Facebook page using the 'share links' feature. A great feature that will appeal to some businesses, is the 'photo gallery' section of your Facebook page. For instance, if you have a portfolio, a photography business, a landscape or architecture business, a restaurant, perhaps you want to share a series of images to your potential customers. You can upload an entire photo gallery (up to 200 images per gallery) to display your work and/or business, plus you can include captions and links to each image.

Pros of Facebook:

• It's free...
• Free advertising to millions
• Unlimited photo uploads, great for portfolios
• Helps with SEO (search engine optimization)
• You can join 'networks' to connect with your community
• Capture new customers

Cons of Facebook:

• No easy web address to verbally tell someone about
• No ability to customize your Facebook page (colors, background, etc.).
• Searching for someone by their business name can be a challenge

Overall, the pros of Facebook outweigh the cons and I would recommend it to any business as an opportunity to further advertise your products and services for free while connecting with your local community.

Red Lace Design offers Facebook set-up for businesses which includes account set-up, icon creation, Facebook badge creation (for use on your business website to link to your Facebook page), profile and privacy set-up, adding your business information, joining networks and adding links to your homepage, all for the low introductory rate of $100. We also offer photo gallery creation, discussion board creations and sending out friend requests for an additional fee. Visit us at Red Lace Design to learn more and get started on your Facebook business page today.

Red Lace Design is on Facebook and part of the Portland Oregon network.

Little Garden Grow Blog Launch

Red Lace Design has launched a new blog for Little Garden Grow, a place for home gardeners to learn how to properly grow and harvest their vegetables, flowers and herbs. Little Garden Grow's blog provides users with growing tips, harvesting information, how to grow from seed, plant placement and perennial maintenance. You can become a follower of Little Garden Grow by visiting their blog http://littlegardengrow.blogspot.com/ and selecting 'Follow' using the Google Friend Connect.

Client: Little Garden Grow, Beaverton Oregon USA
Project: Blog Design, Logo Design, Photography