Tag Archives: branding

What’s in a name? Hogwarts is actually a really ugly word

hogwarts is my home castle sketch

Choosing a name – for your firm, for a new product, for a book – is tough. It feels like such a big deal.  If it’s your business name, you know you’re going to be seeing this logo everywhere – on websites, on the wall in your office, on letterhead or business cards. It will

A new brand isn’t merely visual: it challenges your entire business

“Think of your brand like a bouncer”, I said on LinkedIn this week.  Its job is to protect and help you from letting in those you don’t want in your club. And to protect the club (your business) from being so confusing that no one knows what you stand for, so they dither and eventually