Laura’s Candies is New Orleans’ oldest candy store and you’ve probably had a praline or two from their French Quarter store. This family-run company was in dire need of an update, but did not want to lose the credibility and recognition of their existing logo. We kept many of the elements from the older logo when designing the new logo including the extended “L”, the red color and text. The new logo works as a seal for the candy boxes (which we are in the process of redesigning as well).

Learn more about maintaining elements of a logo when updating the look-and-feel in one of our recent blog posts.

NOLA Lending prides themselves on doing one thing – really well. That one thing is residential mortgages, especially for first time home buyers. They educate their customers, answer all their questions, and keep in constant communication throughout the process.

NOLA Lending’s new website features their new marketing campaign with headlines that read, “We won’t leave you hanging.”, “We’ll lead you on the path.”, and “We’ll guide you through.” Their website also features current rates, calculators, and a blog. NOLA Lending is able to keep their website fresh and up-to-date using the fully customized WordPress CMS (Content Management System) theme that Design the Planet developed for them.

Anything pickled equals goodness. It’s kind of like frying things. You can’t go wrong with frying food. The only thing better is frying pickles, yum.

What Our Planet Pickles

Recently a newly formed planet has been discovered orbiting a young star. Previously all planets discovered outside our solar system have been found orbiting a star that is 100+ million years old.

Newborn Planet

The Super Mario series has been one of the most successful video game series ever. Everyone knows it, from the characters, to the side-scroll game play, to the distinct music. But how do you feed your Mario addiction when you are away from your Nintendo or Wii? The answer to that is the reworking of the Mario games for your cell phone: Super Mario Planet!

Super Mario Planet

There is a new drink in town: the Happy Planet Shots. Happy Planet makes all of its products from 100% organic juices grown on their own farm. Their new line of drinks are Energy+, Immunity, Detox and Glow and contain no added sugar, no preservatives and no artificial ingredients. The shots are meant to be a healthy alternative to the choice of energy drinks out there, and the bottles have cool design, too!

Happy Planet Shots

It’s great to go to school and get a degree. A lot can be learned at school that you can not learn anywhere else, but for those considering a career in the Design field things are changing. The internet has brought all the information and teachings needed to be a good designer to your finger tips. Thousands of sites feature tutorials, articles, and videos on the technical and creative aspects of design and using design software. How will the availability of this information change the future of design education?

Planet Themed Tutorials

This reminded me of another conversation I had with a prospect back in August of 2008 when he said he wanted to blob on My Face. He was confused with what social media was and that one does not blog (not blob) on MySpace or Facebook. I explained to him the differences in the mediums and after learning more about him and his business, I suggested LinkedIn and blogging. I later blogged about the conversation and the basics of social media on our website.  I’m sure you’ll enjoy reading it – There are No Blobs on Myface. (Just a warning, that the blog may be a bit dated now.)