Nacho Mama’s “Cinco de Mama”
Nacho Mama’s is a fun and festive restaurant that works hard to produce great food and good times, while keeping people coming back for more through their attention to flavor and hospitality. For a restaurant that’s used to being unique, Nacho Mama’s annual Cinco de Mayo celebrations weren’t standing out despite offering live bands, contests, and special prices.
Louisiana Office Products
Louisiana Office Products (LAOP) is a 30 year-old family owned office supply and furniture company. The company’s outdated look and feel positioned LAOP as the “chair store,” despite selling a full range of office supplies, equipment and furniture. With the need to compete against big box competitors, LAOP needed a way to harness its unique brand differentiation, change its outdated image and attitude, and infuse its brand community with enthusiasm.
GNO, Inc. – Mobile App
GNO, Inc. ambassadors often find themselves in situations where they have the opportunity to promote New Orleans, and they need the necessary facts and figures in front of them to support their statements when the opportunities arise. CEO Michael Hecht realized he was fielding a large number of urgent phone calls from people requesting information about the area. He realized applied technology was needed to handle this issue; something that could provide the information in a quick and efficient manner.
Don’t Pour Money in a Hole! Save Your Marketing Dollars
If you’re establishment(s) offer food and beverage for sale, and you do it well, then you shouldn’t have to pump loads of money into an ongoing aggressive marketing campaign year round. if you do need constant marketing then you are probably pouring money in a hole. You are doing something wrong. Marketing a new concept […]
Brother Martin High School New Website Goes Live!
Brother Martin High School is one of the leading all-boy Catholic schools in New Orleans. The school fosters development of its students with an emphasis on character, scholarship, and the soul through strong academic, athletic, and extracurricular programs. The new website replaces the past website developed in the 1990s and can be updated by numerous […]
Links of the Week
At Design the Planet, we’re always passing interesting links and resources between each other. Here are a few noteworthy links we’d like to share with you: 1. Your online presence, captured in a single QR code There’s more and more talk of using QR codes these days. This short video shows a great way to […]
What a Bad Logo Will Cost You
Sometimes when we quote a logo redesign or identity package update people are surprised – surprised at what a great logo can cost. I can explain until I’m blue in the face why you need a professionally designed logo and why you should find a company you admire to develop one (and pay them a reasonable sum of money to create one), but somehow people still doubt what a great logo is worth. So, to make my point another way, I’ll explain what a BAD Logo will cost you.
Logo Design – Generating the Idea
Logo ideas usually come from a practical source such as a business plan, taking inspiration from the target audience and tangible attributes from the product or service being branded. Sometimes the original thought is a sketch by the client or their “artistic” 7-year-old family member. However, the best visual branding designs pull from many unseen […]
The Creative Process from a Different Point of View
Having an administrative background, I haven’t had a lot of opportunities to engage in the process that happens behind the scenes to create great design concepts. But, since coming to work for Design the Planet, I’ve had some first-hand experience at seeing the process in motion. It goes something like this: When we get a […]