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Discovery – Brand Identity

Posted on June 9, 2021 - 3:31 pm by Heather DeVine

Discovery is simply that, discovering what your brand could become.

A vital component of this exercise is to uncover the personality of the brand. Would you like their personality if the brand were a person? Could you be friends? Does your first impression make you want to do business with them? Why?

Starting with a list of traits and action words helps narrow the scope to make you think a bit before diving into the name and the logo mark. Use this opportunity to brain dump all of what you hope for your brand, including: phrasing associated with niche populations you’d like to reach, values, long-term goals, and aspirations for your business as you are starting to identify words and phrases you’d like to align with.

Building Identity for Transcend Ideas

For Transcend Ideas we went through a discovery as well and we certainly did not take it lightly. We brainstormed on words that conveyed growth and progression. We thought of words that went beyond ascension.

Our words:

trustworthy
curiosity
nature
friendly, approachable
compassionate
inclusive
playful
simple, yet interesting
thoughtful
inspiring

Contact us for Business Discovery

Hopefully this approach will give you some ideas on how you’d like to approach your brand identity journey. Read more about what your discovery entails and email hello@transcendideas.com for any questions on how we can help. Want to get started on your business discovery? Fill out our client questionnaire at this link to get started!

Carving the Future | Case Study

Posted on June 2, 2021 - 4:22 pm by Heather DeVine

Carving the Future is a non-profit that’s mission is to empower youth through snowboarding and skateboarding. They were looking for a brand identity package to convey “cool” and “confident”. The logo variations include designs that can be applied to hoodies, stickers, and banners.

The snowboarder and skateboarder were both previously illustrated by Amy Dowell, a local artist. Amy vectorized the icons to utilize in the logo variations for Carving the Future.

The use of turquoise blue and deep navy blue lend to the identity package goals of a “cool” vibe for youth interested in snowboarding and skateboarding. The cool colors, also, coincide with winter sports and associated apparel/accessories.

Designed with Gliffen Designs

Contact Transcend Ideas today to discuss how we can make your creative vision come to life. Whether it be sports, wilderness protection, or personal passion projects – Transcend Ideas is here to serve you. Tell us a little more about yourself and your business at this link.

Nikki Foster for Congress | Case Study

Posted on May 24, 2021 - 4:16 pm by Heather DeVine

Nikki Foster ran for Congress in Ohio District 1 in 2020 and needed a branding identity for her campaign. Her long career in the Air Force as a pilot helped inspire the creative direction of her campaign brand.

The color blue was the main color because she was running on a Democratic ticket coupled with red accents. The stacked icons of the red circle inlaid in a white triangle brought a patriotic feel to the design. All of these icons residing within the blue ‘O’ shape make for a clean first impression.

Both a primarily text-based logo design and a logo design that was centered in a circle shape were used for this campaign. Nikki and her campaign team needed these logos to put on all materials for fundraising and public speaking events around District 1 in Ohio, where she was running for a Congressional seat.

We would vote for Nikki Foster for Congress any day!

Nikki Foster for Congress color palette image

Do you know someone running for office, whether that be at their local precinct or the state level? We would love to help and support your campaign team’s efforts for you to win a seat in the area of your choosing. We believe in advocating for the people you love and the principles you believe in. Let’s get coffee to chat about your campaign goals!

Case Study: Wyoming Coalition for Animal Protection

Posted on May 22, 2021 - 10:16 am by Heather DeVine

The Wyoming Coalition for Animal Protection (WYCAP) was looking for a logo design that helped represent their non-profit organization. WYCAP advocates for the species that cannot speak for themselves.

Final Concept Logo Design

Although there was debate on what species to include we did come to a compromise on which animals were represented from domestic, farm and native wildlife. The concept landed on a triangle shape to help represent the trifecta, or the categories of creatures they devote their advocacy to protect.

Color Palette

The logo uses a mid-tone blue and deep navy blue along with a golden yellow for the final concept. That lends the end user to feeling trust toward the organization. Golden yellow elicits feelings of a faithful, stable, and organized non-profit. The colors together bring in a strong combination that remains dedicated to protecting animals. The sense of calm and assurance you get from the use of colors aligns with the organization advocating for animals and others respecting rules and authority to reach their goals of preventing exploitation of all wildlife.

Designed with Gliffen Designs

Contact Transcend Ideas for your logo concept design needs today. Visit this link to set up a time to chat about your business needs. We’d love to work with you.

Know Your WHY

Posted on May 22, 2021 - 4:59 am by Heather DeVine

Transcend Ideas graphic image and quote. "If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place. Primary reality is within; secondary reality without." Know Your Why.

Eckhart Tolle packs so much wisdom into his spiritual teachings. Whether it is in the spiritual realm or the entrepreneurial, his words resonate. When you know your WHY the rest falls into place. We help with the secondary reality of your business through branding and marketing. Transcend Ideas wants your business to catch attention with its identity. When you know your WHY, it makes it easy for us to do the creative work that makes your goals apparent through thoughtful placement of icons, text, and imagery.

Ask yourself: “What is my WHY?”

Would you say your business pursuits are for family? For the passion of teaching or serving others? We can’t wait to learn more about your why and what items in your creative pursuits resonate with you the most.

See #4 on this recent post: “Top 5 Things to Think About Before Hiring A Creative Agency or Freelancer”

The WHY of your endeavors will help grant you direction and stability in the product or services you plan to provide your audience. The WHY brings about in many cases the reason you are doing what you are doing

Are you ready to elevate your business life to the next level? Do you know WHY you want to make that leap? If so, we can’t wait to work with you and make your business dreams become a reality on the marketing and branding front. If you’d like to work with us, tell us more about yourself and your business at this questionnaire link.

Change your Perspective

Posted on May 21, 2021 - 5:32 pm by Heather DeVine

Transcend Ideas graphic image and quote. "If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." - Wayne Dyer

Wayne Dyer is a favorite American author and philosopher of mine. This infamous quote transcends many boxed-in ways of thinking and allows us to change our perspective!

His look at the world within us makes one think non-linearly. As humans we are creators in all its interpretations. We are capable of more than we can ever imagine because we are infinite beings with extraordinary possibilities. If you knew you could not fail, what endeavors would you take on? What business would you start? What would you do for yourself? If you change the thoughts of failure being final – does that mean that any step toward a goal is all part of the package to success? Transcend Ideas wants to flip your concept of marketing, SEO, and social media on its head. We don’t do drab content, we align with your values, flip the perspective about what people understand about your business and grab attention of your golden customers in every way possible.

Do you have a dream? Are you in the middle of creating it but your business function and direction feels chaotic? Contact our team to learn how we can streamline your marketing and communications process to change your perspective and find a lane your business can thrive in.

Case Study: Jackson Hole DEI Collective

Posted on May 21, 2021 - 10:35 am by Heather DeVine

Jackson Hole DEI Collective came to Transcend Ideas for help on a logo concept that would help represent them. DEI stands for Diversity Equity and Inclusion and with those three letters there is a lot of meaning packed in there. The logo mark was inspired as one continuous simple symbol that represented the core principles of the Collective.

Action words:

compassionate
strong
inclusive

PURPOSE STATEMENT: The Jackson Hole DEI Collective is a group of local leaders working together to make our community more equitable, inclusive, and racially just. Members of the Collective occupy intersecting dominant and marginalized identities, including black people, people of color, and white people. We are straight and LGBTQ+. We are cis-gendered and genderqueer.

Colors: Grey & Forest Green

Contact Transcend Ideas for help in creating a logo concept that works for the needs and values of your business. Describe your goals with Transcend Ideas at this questionnaire link.

No Greater Agony, Indeed.

Posted on May 20, 2021 - 8:12 am by Heather DeVine

Transcend Ideas graphic image with quote. "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." - Maya Angelou

Don’t let another day go by without sharing your story. Within all of us we have a unique story to tell. There is no greater agony than to hide it. With any endeavor we take on in our lives we tell our story through our intentionality. Transcend the ordinary and be just as you are.

No Greater Agony or No Greater Triumph?

How does one do that? How do people just go out and share their stories and not be rejected? There will be rejection, but without that, you can’t rise above to success. Bringing vulnerability and authenticity to the table in business, in relationships, and in your personal goals are all keys to success.

Work with Transcend Ideas

Let us help adjust the trajectory of your business success – by sharing your story. We want to help you and your business shine the light on your business values, principles, and product. Sharing a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the products or services you provide humanizes your business in a way that not much else can. Transcend Ideas wants your business to create hope and relief for those that are needing your services. Let’s get coffee and discuss the story you’re hoping to tell. We would love to work with you!

Case Study: Nom Nom Doughnuts

Posted on May 19, 2021 - 9:39 am by Heather DeVine

Client Request

Nom Nom Doughnuts company was looking for a hand-drawn logo to convey their mobile doughnut business. This little airstream makes donuts that are delightfully light with big flavor.

The company needed a light-hearted and airy design that would be eye-catching for the general bystander at concerts and events in Jackson and around western Wyoming.

Nom Nom Doughnuts Final Logo

Heather brought her illustrative expertise to this project. The hand-drawn effect of an airstream shows doughnuts of varying textures coming across the top of the vehicle in an arc effect. The use of color on this project was playful and vintage, lending to the vintage effect of the airstream trailer that they have revamped into a delicacy-baking food truck machine. The logo created represents the wide variety of doughnuts that could be purchased from their company. The airstream identity on the branding fits right in with the exploratory and laid-back vibe that many in the town of Jackson resonate with.

Location

You can find Nom Nom Doughnuts at concerts, community events, and all around the town of Jackson. Make sure to stop in and say hello to the team!

Designed with Gliffen Designs

Are you looking to hire illustration work for your business? Contact Transcend Ideas to discuss what you are needing for your business!

Staying on Task – Top 5 Tools to Adopt

Posted on May 18, 2021 - 8:13 am by Heather DeVine

Transcend ideas graphic on Top 5 Tools to Stay on Task and quote "Enrich your palette. Expand the canvas. There's always so much more to learn" - Martin Scorsese, a Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese through american movies

We all know that adopting new behaviors is so difficult. When it comes to keeping on the task it does help to look to new tools to see if they resonate with you. Listed below are the tools I use that you might be interested in using that’ll keep you on task. If it doesn’t resonate with you leave it behind and only take up what will serve you.

5. Notebook

A basic notebook that you can task out your goals for the day, week, month, and even year. The start of the week is the best way to begin here. How do you use a notebook? Personally, I like making checkboxes on the left margin with sub-tasks below. Start the week with a reflection on Monday, I make a list throughout the week. Using different colored pens helps me to keep my notebook looking more motivational and even entry items bolder.

4. Calendar

I personally use both Google Calendar and a physical Moleskine calendar. The reminder on my phone to “chime” into my day so I don’t forget meetings or tasks is crucial for me. I also love to utilize my colored pen in my physical calendar to keep it lively and give it that extra “pop” in my calendar.

3. Asana

I am very adamant with all my clients on how Asana can help task out work both internally to your team members and for external projects. You have the ability to assign and mention members and communicate directly task-by-task basis. Setting due dates and syncing dates on your Google Calendar can keep priorities in line. You can attach designs, photos, and files to tasks so it’s easy to review on the go or on your desktop for download. This App can be utilized for both your smartphone and your desktop. The App is free to use but also has a Premium package if you’d like more expansive features.

2. WIN Journal

Yes, another notebook or section of your notebook. Jot down your “wins” no matter the size. When we celebrate our wins we acknowledge achievements and that’s a healthy habit to get into. All too often we look at the big picture and spend less time recognizing the smaller yet important victories. Sketching alongside my wins and having general use of bullet points or writing a short description like a normal journal with the date.

1. Someone to keep you Accountable

Who’s your accountability person? Like Meredith and Christina in Grey’s Anatomy, you need “your person.” This person will check in with you to see how far you’ve come with reaching your desired goals. Depending on the goal at hand a weekly or monthly meeting might be enough to keep the ball rolling.

That’s my list of Top 5 Tools to Adopt to Stay on Task and I hope you took away something useful. If it doesn’t serve you, leave it behind.

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