The four heights
The same task, four distances: today's deadline, the next reviewer, the stuck moment, the pattern.
Execute — do the immediate task
+We need a primary brand logo for Lark & Finch that works on a dark nav bar and a printed business…
Execute — do the immediate task
+We need a primary brand logo for Lark & Finch that works on a dark nav bar and a printed business card; deliver horizontal and stacked lockups and a monochrome variant. Check the curves for smooth joins, outline text only after I approve kerning, and include EPS and SVG exports. Sign off with a PDF showing logo at 24px, 48px, and 300px. Deadline Friday COB.
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Improve — make it easier to accept
+Before I hand this to the marketing director, make the logo easy to approve: put the approved color…
Improve — make it easier to accept
+Before I hand this to the marketing director, make the logo easy to approve: put the approved color palette and the hex codes on the first page, show the logo at real-world sizes (web nav, social avatar, letterhead), and flag any legibility issues under 32px. Call out tradeoffs between the kerned wordmark and the rounded mark so a non-designer can pick.
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Decide — diagnose the stuck moment
+The CEO just emailed, wants the wordmark bolder and referenced a competitor that looks aggressive;…
Decide — diagnose the stuck moment
+The CEO asked for a ‘bolder’ wordmark and sent a competitor’s logo.
The CEO just emailed, wants the wordmark bolder and referenced a competitor that looks aggressive; I’m afraid a heavier weight will hurt our refined brand and I can’t say the legal risk if we get too similar. What’s the likely tradeoff and the best next move to present to the CEO so I keep brand integrity and avoid rework?
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Become — change the pattern
+Over the last five projects we lose time on endless weight and kerning rounds with stakeholders.…
Become — change the pattern
+We keep redoing the wordmark after stakeholder opinions.
Over the last five projects we lose time on endless weight and kerning rounds with stakeholders. Where should we lock decisions earlier, what concrete checkpoints stop scope creep, and which habit should I train in stakeholders to cut rounds without alienating them?
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Other vector design work people do in Adobe Illustrator.
Create and save artboard templatesCreate complex repeat grids and layoutsCreate dielines and cutlinesCreate isometric artworkCreate reusable symbolsDesign responsive layouts across artboardsDevelop and apply gradientsDraw custom shapes and pathsEdit anchor points and handlesExport assets for web and mobile
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