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Sandstorm's Company Branding and Logo Portfolio
Interested in discovering a brand identity that really engages your audience and aligns with your company's core values? A brand that leverages insight and gets to the core of your brand personality, instead of the latest design trend? At Sandstorm Design, we utilize our marketing workshop, in-depth user research, competitive analysis, brand migration expertise, exceptional creative design capabilities, and detailed project management to reinvent your brand.
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Workhorse Software+ request a quote
Professional Services and Media Planning Industry
Company Branding & Marketing Execution
This monitor shaped icon personifies the variety of media Workhorse's
software application caters to, while the arrow suggests the progress and
movement the software affords to its users. Web site also by Sandstorm Design: www.workhorsesoftware.com
Enqvist Carpentry
Real Estate Industry
Complete Branding & Logo Design Solution
Influenced by handcrafted trim and moldings, this logo embodies the quality and attention to detail Enqvist brings to every project.
Company web site also by Sandstorm Design: www.enqvisthomes.com
American Hospital Association
Healthcare Industry
Branding & Marketing Materials
Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence is an evolutionary strategy to transform care to be patient-focused and rooted in efficiency and effectiveness initiated by the American Hospital Association (AHA). The AHA icon was incorporated into the design to validate the initiative. The "excel" in the word "excellence" was highlighted to illustrate the strategy's mission.
NTP Wireless
Telecommunications Services
Corporate Identity and Branding
The graphic treatment of the letter "I" communicates NTP Wireless's commitment to finding a solution for the most challenging sites. The contemporary font establishes credibility and tech savvy, while the bold treatment of the NTP acronym suggests that NTP Wireless will help wireless service providers achieve the Notice To Proceed milestone.
Neutral Tandem (TNDM:NASDAQ)
Telecommunications TDM and IP tandem networks
Company Branding and Logo Design
The icon represents a visual interpretation of the trail of a tandem leap or exchange of minutes. The soft corners compliment the curve of the trail.
The Arboretum of South Barrington
Commercial Real Estate Industry; Retail Lifestyle Center
Company Branding, Logo Design & Style Guide
With an upscale and sophisticated feel, the icon illustrates
nature and growth as it forms the letter "A" for
Arboretum. Located outside of Chicago, this open-air center is named for the lush treescapes and gardens of its landscape, and for the large tree farm that formerly stood on the site.
DeVry Inc.
Education Industry
Internal Communications Branding and Execution
DeVry, Inc wanted to develop an internal campaign to promote their corporate relocation. The name "Smart Move" communicates both DeVry as an educational leader AND the extensive thought and planning put into the move. A custom icon was created by combining a light bulb to signify intelligence and a cardboard box to represent the move.
Aurora Investment Management
Financial Services
Corporate Identity & Branding
To introduce their new name, Aurora Investment Management needed to establish a look and feel that communicated stability, growth and trust. We accomplished this through classic typography and a sophisticated bar graph on an upward trend.
Alliance Investments & Development
Real Estate Industry
Branding & Corporate Identity
A single flame in the darkness is a symbol of welcome, hope and sanctuary...
the values Alliance brings to their relationships
within their community. The mark also represents the letter 'a'.
GDI Global
Professional Services Security Industry
Branding, Company Logo, Style Guide & Corporate Identity
The spotlight on the GDI is bold, crisp and depicts outdoor perimeter
security. Web site also by Sandstorm Design: www.gdi-global.com
garb
Retail Industry
Corporate Identity & Logo Design
The clean lines and sans serif font emphasize a minimalist
design to properly represent and showcase the designer
clothes. A custom illustrated "g" is accented in orange for a twist of chic style.
Mickey's Linen
Textile Rental Services
Branding, Company Logo &
Identity Solution
Clean and approachable, this woven icon represents Mickey's services, their
personalized attention to customers, and their commitment to the
environment. Company web site also by Sandstorm Design. www.mickeyslinen.com
Sunrise Equities
Financial Industry
Rebranding & Corporate Identity Solution
A radiating and interlaced representation of the sun's rays provide a unique and vibrant quality to the gold orb resulting in an unexpected, yet classic icon.
Compy School
Education Industry
Company Logo Design
The bright and cheerful icon combines a youthful palette, rounded edges, and
a smiling screen to highlight how fun and easy learning about computers can
really be. Located in Chicago.
RightFish
Recruiting Industry
Company Branding and Corporate Identity
This powerful logo incorporates an abstract fish in
motion and represents the pool of job candidates.