When is using Bevel and Emboss a good idea?

Never.

Firstly, it is part of a style that is no longer in style.  If you want to show your clients and potential clients that you are a company current with the times, would you send them a telegraph?

Secondly, and most importantly, is its application.  It is usually used on a company logo, and detracts from the image the company is ultimately trying to portray.  Case in point: We are all familiar with the "Golden Arches" of McDonalds.  In 2003, they dropped the bevel from their logo.  Google, the world's search engine leader, dropped the bevel in 2013.

If you are looking for a way to make your logo stand out, use something else.  Or, better yet, contact the experts at xclntDesign and let them help you!

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Some of our most recent work.

GSI

GSI

GSI is a low-voltage company that specializes in security and data cabling.

Their existing logo spelled out the company name; they wanted to take focus off the security part of their name to promote their other services, so we just went with the initials in a new logo, showing off a connected globe.

Mid-Florida Agencies

Mid-Florida Agencies

Brand new website for a local health insurance agent's office. They have existing corporate branding, so we took that and expanded on it. Our concept was to create something that was both professional and inviting. We used fun graphics and the corporate colors throughout.

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Professional Waterfront Cleanup

Professional Waterfront Cleanup

Website redesign for a waterfront property cleanup company from Leesburg, Florida.

Professional Waterfront Cleanup has been a client of ours for a number of years, and every few years, we suggest a refresh of their website. This keeps the design modern, and the content can be changed to match the evolution of the company's business model.

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Gator Clean

Gator Clean

Launch of a redesigned responsive website for a carpet and tile cleaning company in Lake County, Florida.

Gator Clean had a story to tell, and chose use to tell it. The owner's daughter had become ill, and during a trip to the ER, he was asked "Did you recently have your carpets cleaned?" When he answered yes, he was told that the disease his daughter had developed could have been caused by the toxic chemicals used by some carpet cleaners. He vowed to not let that happen to anyone else, so he started Gator Clean, using non-toxic cleaning agents to keep people and pets safe.

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Got Watts Electric

Got Watts Electric

This was a complete redesign. Got Watts has been a long time client, and they recently refocused their business on electrification, or utility grid independence. So they need a new, dynamic site to reflect this change, and to focus on the main services they offer.

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