Lily Red Design Feature: Mulberry Lane Photography | Logo & Business Card Design

Mulberry Lane Photography is owned by my dear friend Trudy Engel - whom I met at a Me Ra Koh Workshop in Minneapolis last fall. Trudy asked for a logo that was feminine and whimsical and that also incorporated an icon (a mulberry). We decided to create two versions - a logo that could stand on it's own and another version that incorporated an old fashioned type of sign - to play off of the sense of place. Trudy is such a sweet person and a truly talented photographer!

Logos:



Business Cards:





Trudy specializes in children's portraiture & lifestyle photography. If you live in or around Columbus, GA (or the surrounding areas) and would like to book a shoot with Trudy, please email her at mulberrylane (at) charter (dot) net.

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Ollie Wren Photography | Logo Design by Lily Red Design
Ollie Wren Photography is owned by Emily Anderson, an Orlando based lifestyle photographer, focusing on babies, kids, families, seniors, couples and maternity. Emily and I connected through Me Ra Koh's SOAR! site. Although she already had a website and an existing wordmark, Emily was looking for a change. The first step was deciding on whether or not to change the name of her company, a tough decision to make when you've already established your corporate identity. After some thought, Emily decided to go with Ollie Wren Photography. Since the name references a wren, the perfect icon to use was bird, but in a playful and whimsical way, since Emily's photography focuses on families and children. Other key elements to incorporate were playful colors and hand-drawn elements.

Here is the final logo:





Also check out Emily's website & blog:
www.olliewrenphoto.com
www.olliewrenphoto.blogspot.com

Week In Review

So I've been MIA from blogging this week, but with good excuse - and that means an extra long blog post to make up for it! Here's what I've been up to...

1) Submitted my SOAR! Video entry. A lot of you know (especially those of you who have been subjected to being my photography subjects) that I've been trying to build my photography portfolio - so that I can eventually offer photography services in addition to design. I was contemplating the number of years it would take me to actually save up for all of the equipment when Me Ra of Me Ra Koh Photography announced an amazing opportunity. She is going to give three women scholarships, which include photography equipment, websites and business coaching (as well as a ton of other cool stuff). To enter you need to make a 2 minute video - be as creative as possible and convince them that you have what it takes to "SOAR!".

Here's what I came up with... oh, and I want to thank my little brother for helping me - it was really fun working on this project with him:



2) Finished up with designing holiday cards for friends & family. Here are the ones that I worked on this year...










3) Edited the pictures that I took of my friend's newborn - Nolan James







4) Made my first apple pie. It was surprisingly easier that I thought it would be - I think it was because I used an apple peeler/corer - that thing was amazing - next to the light bulb, the wheel and fire, I'm pretty sure the apple peeler/corer is one of the best inventions ever made.




5) Had a couple of friends over for a Christmas cookie party. It was a lot of fun - I never realized how many cookies you can make in a really short amount of time when you have two other people helping you!



6) Worked on a couple of logo designs - one of which required painting the perfect dot. I'll unveil the completed designs when they're finished...




That's it for this week - today Steve and I are off to the Christkindl Market and ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo...

To Laugh is to Learn

Change is in the air...and it's not just because the leaves have changed color. I just got back from a wonderful weekend in Minneapolis, where I attended the Me Ra Koh Confidence Photography Workshop. I loved every moment! I haven't laughed so hard and so much in a long time - it was so refreshing. Spending time with a such a gifted group of women who weren't afraid to share so much of themselves was a wonderful way to begin the new season...

Picture credits: © 2009 Suzy Rohan