Following the guide of 5 steps to create a credible logo, today we are going to see some tips and steps on how to name your business. So after the planning part is over and you have defined your objectives, goals and mission, you can start thinking about naming your business. It’s a big deal because they are often the first touchpoint between consumers and your brand.

Some people think that naming a company is some kind of creative moment or insight some genius had. But it’s actually a lot of work, research and steps to follow.

1 – Brainstorm
Let your mind work and write down all the ideas that you and your team come up with. If you take it seriously, this will take you to dozens of names.

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This is a special sequence of 5 posts to explain the 5 steps towards a credible logo for your company. Today is part one and we are getting into planning your branding strategy.

In terms of meaning, a logo represents the values and beliefs of a brand; a brand is the identity of a company and credibility is the quality of being trusted and believed in. So, summing up, a logo is the face, the brand is the personality and you want your logo to be true to your brand so people will believe in your company.

You already know that a logo is crucial. But what you might not know is that the most successful logos are the credible ones. A study from Southern Cross University has shown that credibility based logos make websites from two to four times more effective compared to others.  They get more clicks through action (CTA) which means more purchase decision. 

When you start a company and aim for success (who doesn’t?), you should ask yourself “How to make people’s first impression great about my brand?”. The first impression is the first step to develop and improve communication with customers. So if you speak to your public a trustworthy message based on your defined brand personality they will convert, buy and remember your product or service with no effort. 

Even though there is no magic, I like to follow some steps that guide me through the valley of the credible logo design and now will help you too.

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Logo designs play a crucial role when it comes to the success of a business. Good Logo Mockups are an easy way to have a realistic preview of your logo. In order to help you present your logo designs to your company or partners with the strongest possible impact, we have gathered 15 logo mockups. They are PSD files ready to receive your logo, but it needs to have transparent background and be in B&W for a perfect result. 

How to use it

You don’t need to be a Photoshop specialist, you just have to download a free logo mockup and extract all the files from the folder. Then you open the file .PSD on Photoshop and click over “Your logo Here” at the Layer box with the right button and then click “Edit Contents”. Mockup works like a Smart Object, which means a separate file. Now you can go and replace the initial logo for yours. Now just save the Smart Object, come back to the mockup file and it’s done!

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With the event of web design comes the responsive design, which is one of the best solutions for the huge amount of screen sizes all over the world. At first, it doesn’t apply to outdoor/business cards issue, but it could be also transferred from the screen to real life.

In this new context of screen possibilities responsive design appears as a logic evolution of web design. First, most of the internet access by very similar browsers and resolutions. Now, we have huge televisions and tiny smartphones, different sizes of tablets and even notebooks.

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