For the Love of Logo Design

June 22, 2009
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I simply love logo design… it is a passion of mine, and with each new logo I create, I love it even more. Over the last several months I have created many logos… some of them are for actual customers, some of them are for friends/family, a few of them are just exercises in design and I also have a number of them available for sale as well.

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Hooked Up - Fishy Branding Strategy from a Montana Fly Fishing Outfitter

June 19, 2009
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With a custom identity package designed by Manifest Creative, Montana fly fishing outfitter Justin Hartman of Tight Line Adventures is getting fishy with his marketing, advertising and branding strategy.

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Photoshop template for designing Twitter backgrounds

June 17, 2009
Photoshop template for creating custom Twitter backgrounds.

Creating a custom-branded background image for your Twitter profile is one of the simplest ways to set yourself apart from the crowd and increase your follower rate. This post offers a Photoshop template and resources to help you get on your way to branded Twitter success.

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Why are so many things broken?

April 21, 2009
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Marketing guru Seth Godin on why the design of so many things that we interact with daily is broken. This video is from a speech that Godin gave at the Gel Conference.

You can visit the website that Godin founded at www.ThisIsBroken.com.

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What Denny’s doing right on Twitter

April 3, 2009
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Congressman Denny Rehberg demonstrated he’s listening to Twitter users. Will it continue?

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A better way for Congressman Rehberg to use Twitter?

April 2, 2009

“The way you conduct business in this chamber has distinct advantages over the way things have been done lately in Washington, D.C… Part of that is because you work in the state you serve and Washington is 2,000 miles away. Here you’re held accountable for transparency while in Washington it’s become the norm to negotiate [...]

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The Esperanza Center Logo Awarded Logo Of The Day

February 5, 2009

THE ESPERANZA CENTER, a community-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides SW Montana youth and their families with equine-facilitated education and therapy, announces that its new logo, designed by David Howlett of Bozeman’s Manifest Creative, has been awarded the Logo Of The Day award for February 6, 2009 by the internationally-recognized logo-design website www.logooftheday.com.

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Spy Shots — Highly Anticipated New BMW Prototype Just Revealed!!!

January 29, 2009

Spy shots of a BMW model that has to be seen to be believed! A concept car for today’s fragile economy, featuring sleek new aerodynamic styling and a unique look that is daring and bold.

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My Life So Far As A Graphic Design Artist

January 28, 2009

by David Howlett of Manifest Creative
A Kid with an Eye for Design
I could say that I have been doing some form of art and design since before I could even hold a pencil… that is if you count the abstract artistry of smeared food on my highchair tray. Seriously though, I’ve always had a knack [...]

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