How to Create a Logo for Free

Jealous of my spiffy new blog layout? Find yourself sleepless at night, wondering how the hell I made such a cool logo? Well, take a little advice from my friend ... me. My article on eHow should explain the whole process. I basically did was is mentioned below, but then spent a few hours tweaking and obsessing over the logo until I was truly satisfied. Enjoy!


Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You'll Need:

* PC with Internet Connection
* An eye for style


Before you go dumping all of your money into some expensive logo creating software, you should explore the many ways to create a logo for free.


Step 1

First, reach out to all your family and friends and see if anyone is in art school or studying graphic design. Graphic design students are always looking to pad their portfolio, and usually jump at the opportunity to create a logo that might actually be used in the professional space.


Step 2

If you can't get in touch with any graphic design students, it's time to explore online for free logo creating software. Try LogoEase (www.logoease.com) for a free, full-featured logo-creating toolset.


Step 3

If you're planning on creating a logo for merchandise (like T-shirts or coffee mugs), check out LogoMaker by HP (www.logomaker.com). If you create a logo with them (for free), you can seamlessly get it printed onto a huge variety of merchandise. You can even upload an existing logo, if you want to just use them as a printing service.


Tips & Warnings

* The most effective logos are often the most simple: make sure your brand name isn't lost in the glitter


Photo Credit http://www.sxc.hu


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How to Burn Fat by Eating More

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Things You'll Need:

* Regular cardiovascular exercise

* Weight-lifting program

* Complex carbohydrates

* Lean proteins

* Healthy fats

It may sound contradicting, but one of the most effective ways to burn fat is by eating more. Muscle weighs more than fat, so for many people, they actually weigh more when they're lean and fit than when they were fat.

Step 1

Think of your metabolism as a bonfire. If you starve a fire from getting any wood, it will burn lower and lower. The same goes for your metabolism: if you do a crash diet, and drastically cut calories, your metabolism will slow down as your body tries to preserve energy. You'll feel lethargic and lose energy fast when you go on a crash diet. When you eat more, and eat better food, you can stoke the fire until it is roaring flame, where your metabolism will burn up anything you give it quickly.

Step 2

First, you'll need to start eating better foods. Cut out the processed and high sugar foods (like Twinkies and onion rings). Swap out the fatty proteins, like hamburgers, for lean protein sources like chicken breasts. Stop eating simple carbohydrates, like white pasta, for complex ones like whole wheat pasta. And don't eat any carbohydrates two hours before you go to bed (eat protein and fat instead). All of these new foods will take longer for your body to metabolize, which will help you burn fat.

Step 3

Once you've made the switch to fat-burning, wholesome food, you'll notice that you have a surplus of energy. Use this new energy to ramp up your exercising regimen and go longer, faster and stronger. You'll strike a balance now where you're still burning more calories than you eat, but eating more than you did before.

Tips & Warnings

* For a healthy dessert, eat plenty of all natural low-salt peanut butter

* You can't eat more and burn fat if you're eating junk

Resources

How To Get Flat Pecs

How To Eat Lean Proteins

Photo Credit
http://www.sxc.hu/

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