Exploring Brand Concepts

Exploring Brand Concepts

Designing a logo for a new business is the ultimate of blank slates. No history, no existing perceptions, no legacy constraints. There also may not be full product lines, core values, or other helpful starting points. Even still, there’s always...
Finding Design Inspiration

Finding Design Inspiration

The blank page can be overwhelming. Sometimes a repeat project is even more challenging, trying to break from an existing design to make something fresh. Having a design process can make it all a little less intimidating. And you don’t need to have...
From Sketch to Logo

From Sketch to Logo

Take a peek into the YAY sketch book to see a brand project unfold from pen and paper to the digital realm. The band Crooked Finger Rhythm Revue already had an established name, several years of gigs around Indy under their belt, and even a couple of albums out...
New Launch: Right as Run Coaching

New Launch: Right as Run Coaching

Sister company alert! YAY now has its first subsidiary, Right as Run coaching. This launch has been nearly two years in the making. Like is often the case in entrepreneurial journeys, it wasn’t a straight line from A to B.  I actually started Right as Run in...
What’s in a Name?

What’s in a Name?

We put a lot of weight on names to tell a story, be distinct, to feel “right” – even when it may be hard to articulate what “right” actually is. If that all didn’t make naming hard enough, imagine how it feels to finally land on what...