18 Visions Design is excited to announce the launch of the Medical Information Detectives website. Medical Information Detectives LLC. (MID) was established by Frederic A. Simon Ph.D. in 2006. MID is dedicated to providing patients with information that was factual and pertinent to their medical condition so that they could make an informed decision about their healthcare choices.

18 Visions provided a seamless transition for me to publish the information which was quite technical by nature in a way that was easy for the consumer to navigate, said Mr. Simon. 18 Visions has a unique talent in web and graphic design to express all of the needs of the client in a professional and timely fashion.

For more information visit http://www.yourmdinfo.com/

During their time at Stanford University, David Filo and Jerry Yang, the founders of Yahoo Inc. started a guide about their personal interests on the internet. They listed their favorite and relevant website links collected from different sources, to assist in their dissertations. Soon, that list became too long and awkward so, they categorized it. When the categories became full, they sub-categorized them… and thus the core concept behind Yahoo! was born.

From the beginning, the company’s mission is ‘to connect people to their passions, their communities, and the world’s knowledge’, but the real success of Yahoo! was largely based on the marketing strategy of the company and the branding of its identity (logo). In the overall success of a business, logos play an important role in the corporate world. They become the identity of a company when the business expands and thus generates the general perception about the company. When Yahoo became a corporation in 1995, they kept the similar idea in their mind before finalizing their logo. For them, the Yahoo logo was a mean to express the company’s mission and idea to the general public. That’s why the chosen word ‘Yahoo’ in the Yahoo logo is an acronym for ‘Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle’. But according to Filo and Yang, they selected the name because they liked the general definition of ‘yahoo’: rude, unsophisticated, and uncouth. For the color scheme of the Yahoo logo, they went for a safer approach with a red colored theme which complimented the yahoo’s definition.

Although still used today to some of its features, theYahoo logo has now been revamped into a purple colored icon with variations that include white logo and Y! Bang logo.

- LogoBlog.org “Famous Logo Design” (2007)

Frederick, MD - 18 Visions Design is proud to announce that March 10, 2008 marks the companies 2 year anniversary. Starting as a part-time business in June 2004, 18 Visions Design has grown into a full-time web/graphic design firm working with over 75 clients in the region. Specializing in small to mid-size businesses, the focus remains in building successful, long-term relationships with clients.

“We would like to thank all of our clients, family and friends for making our success possible. We value every relationship and opportunity we are given. This last year has been very exciting, we have had the opportunity to meet and work with some amazing people. We look forward to working and growing with our clients for years to come.” said Jason Feaga, owner of 18 Visions Design.

Do you know how your website’s position on the search engines can dramatically influence your business?

Have you heard of search engine optimization? Would you like to know and improve how you are listed in search engines, like Google, Yahoo! and MSN? If so, we can help. Right now, 18 Visions Design would like to extend a special offer. Normally, work like this costs $500 or more, but we would like to extend a major discount to our customers to thank you for your business.

We will provide you a four part SEO report, detailing the following:

* The competition for your market on the search engines
* Your position on Google, Yahoo and MSN for 10 top terms related to your business
* Simple and Free tips and tricks you can do to improve your ranking
* A summary of how our professional services can further help your position

Contact us for pricing information.

The 18 Visions Design “March Desktop Wallpaper” is now available. This month’s theme is “Celtic Green”. We provide a variety of sizes, you can download the latest wallpaper by selecting your resolution 1280×1024 or 1024×768.

Check back at the beginning of each month to view the latest “Desktop Wallpapers”. If you are looking for a past design or have a design suggestion you would like to see, contact us and your idea could end up in the next edition!

Adidas Logo represents elegance, durability and without doubt represents a mark of the leading sports gear in the world.

The 3 striped Adidas logo was created by Adi Dassler, founder of Adidas. Adidas Logo was first used in 1967. Beginning with the production of training and sports foot wear, Adidas later expanded its production operations in leisure and apparel sector with the logo of adidas appearing on each product.

The shape of 3 stripes on the Adidas Logo represents mountain, pointing out towards the challenges that are seen ahead and goals that can be achieved.

- LogoBlog.org “Famous Logo Design” (2007)

18 Visions Design is happy to announce the launch of the redesigned O’ Leary Asphalt website. O’Leary Asphalt Inc. is a full service asphalt, concrete, paving and maintenance company serving Maryland, Washington, DC and Virginia. O’ Leary Asphalt has been serving the Construction Market for 21 years.

The redesigned website provides users a new look at the services O’ Leary Asphalt provides. “Doing a redesign of an existing site is always a challenge” said Jason Feaga, owner of 18 Visions Design. O’ Leary gave us a lot of creative freedom, something that is always nice. They are very excited about the new site and we are glad to have been a part of it!”

For more information visit http://www.olearyasphalt.com

Internet advertising is huge

With the growth of information on the internet has growth the amount of time people spend on it, which has in turn generated a new market for internet advertising. Some of the wealthiest companies in the world have made sure that they get a piece of the internet marketing pie, and for a good reason.

Internet advertising is targeted

As a company looking for advertising opportunities to a specific market, internet advertising offers some targeting methods that insure that those who see your ads are the ones most likely to buy. Programs like Google’s Ad Words and Ad Sense match up advertisers with content that their target market peruses regularly. Forget the costly machine-gun strategy of newspaper advertisements, internet advertising is targeted!

Internet adverting enables good conversion tracking

It’s impossible to get a good idea of how many people see advertising through traditional means. Tracking the reach of newspaper and television advertisements is difficult. However, internet advertising allows the advertiser to track the number of impressions an ad gets (how many people see it), and how many visits their business web site gets from particular ads, making it easy to see what kind of conversion rates internet advertisements are getting.

Internet advertising has a lower entry-level fees

If you have a limited budget, internet advertising can be much more in reach than traditional methods. A small yellow-page ad can cost several hundred dollars. However, you can bid for advertisements on Google and Overture on a performance basis. That means that you only get charged when visitors click on the advertisement, and bidding starts at a nickel or dime a pop.

Internet advertising has greater range

One more benefit is that, since the internet spans the globe, pockets of your target market scattered around the world can all be targeted at once, rather than trying to find different publications, radio stations and television stations that cater to a particular geographical area.

On the whole, internet advertising can be a great way to get the word out there about your service or product in a cost-effective, efficient way.

Source: Implied By Design

Harley Davidson Logo is a symbol well known not only to motor cycle fans but also to millions of motor cycle racing enthusiasts in particular and generally among other people across the globe. The Logo of Harley Davidson extends macho image and represents strength and ruggedness.

“BAR AND SHIELD LOGO”

The Harley Davidson company started using the ever famous Bar and Shield Logo in the year 1910. Till today every Harley Davidson motorcycle that rolls out of the production plant bears the Bar and Shield Logo.

Harley Davidson logo is seen on T/shirts, belts buckles, pens, stickers etc. This shows the popularity of the Harley Davidson’s brand.

Little about Harley Davidson

The story of Harley Davidson starts from the year 1902 when William S. Harley created a design for a 2 cylinder motorcycle. In the year 1903 William partnered with Arthur Davidson to assemble the first Harley Davidson motor cycle.

Harley Davidson motorcycles were made with the intention of being racing machines. In 1905 Harley Davidson won its first race. This victory marked the beginning of the history of success for Harley Davidson. By the year 1920 Harley Davidson became the most popular motorcycle producer in the world and Harley Davidson logo became very well recognized.

In 2003 Harley Davidson celebrated 100th anniversary. These 100 years tell a story of solid growth, success and the growing popularity of Harley Davidson motor cycles and Harley Davidson Logo

– LogoBlog.org “Famous Logo Design” (2007)

Frederick, Maryland - 18 Visions Design is among the 130 plus contributing artists, agencies and designers included in the publication David E. Carter’s, The Big Book of Logos 5. The Big Book of Logos 5 is a collection of logo designs from around the world.

A noted authority on the subjects of graphic design, logo design, and corporate branding, David E. Carter has produced over 100 best-selling books in those fields, including The Big Book of Logos, The Big Book of New Design Ideas, and The Big Book of Business Cards. He is currently working on several new corporate identity books.

3 logos from 18 Visions Design are among the winning logo designs that are featured in the book, which was recently printed and is available at Amazon.com and bookstores nationwide. The client logos include Williams Home Improvement, Kappe Associates and Layman Real Estate.