Learn about Branding

Every successful business needs a branding strategy. Learn how to brand your business or even create a personal brand in these free branding tutorials.

Getting started with Branding

  • How to design a new brand visual identity for your business

    How to design a new brand visual identity for your business

    Grace Fussell
  • How to start a freelance business and create a profitable brand

    How to start a freelance business and create a profitable brand

    Julia Melymbrose
  • What is a brand ambassador? (Tips + real-life examples)

    What is a brand ambassador? (Tips + real-life examples)

    Brenda Barron
  • All Branding content:

    1. Create a Branded Business Card for Team Awesome!

      Create a Branded Business Card for Team Awesome!

      Tutorial Beginner

      As part of our Branding Team Awesome series, I’ll be showing you how to create a simple yet high-impact business card, using Roberlan Borges’s fantastic logo...

    2. A Talky-Talk with JS Chen (陈佳生) From G’Day

      A Talky-Talk with JS Chen (陈佳生) From G’Day

      Tutorial Beginner

      I recently sat down for an interview with the Creative Lead at one of China’s new-wave design firms.

    3. Setting Up a Hosted Email Solution With Microsoft Office 365

      Setting Up a Hosted Email Solution With Microsoft Office 365

      Tutorial Beginner

      Last time in our series Setting Up Your Business Online Without Coding, I showed you how to set up a hosted email service with Google Apps, providing you...

    4. Setting Up a Hosted Email Solution With Google Apps

      Setting Up a Hosted Email Solution With Google Apps

      Tutorial Beginner

      Anyone who uses the internet on a regular basis will have an email address of some sort, with many of us using free email services such as Google Mail,...

    5. Maintain a Consistent Style Across a Series of Vector Portraits in Illustrator

      Maintain a Consistent Style Across a Series of Vector Portraits in Illustrator

      Tutorial Advanced

      When I'm not working on Vectortuts+, the majority of my clients come to me for multiple portraits. It can be a scary prospect, especially if you find keeping...

    6. Create a Coffee Cup Mock Up in Adobe Illustrator Using the 3D Revolve Effect

      Create a Coffee Cup Mock Up in Adobe Illustrator Using the 3D Revolve Effect

      Tutorial Beginner

      Adobe Illustrator's 3D effects can be a used to create quick, yet realistic product mock-ups. While not a full ray-tracing 3D application, Illustrator's 3D...

    7. Creating a Coffee House Logo - From Theory to Vector in Adobe Illustrator

      Creating a Coffee House Logo - From Theory to Vector in Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial Beginner

      With this tutorial I will provide tips to think about when creating a logo. Also I'll cover some basic manipulation of the Star Tool as well as how to adjust...

    8. How to Create a Detailed Flag Stand Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

      How to Create a Detailed Flag Stand Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial Intermediate

      In the following steps you will learn how to create a detailed flag stand illustration in Adobe Illustrator. We'll start with the pole. Using basic tools and...

    9. How to Set Up Your LinkedIn Profile: A Freelancer's Guide

      How to Set Up Your LinkedIn Profile: A Freelancer's Guide

      Tutorial Beginner

      LinkedIn makes sense for professionals, but what about for freelancers? In my experience, LinkedIn is an important tool in my marketing toolbox. Being on...

    10. 5 Steps to Building Your Freelance Portfolio From Nothing

      5 Steps to Building Your Freelance Portfolio From Nothing

      Tutorial Beginner

      So you're a brand-new freelancer with no work for your portfolio. How can you get started building your business? We all know it's tough to get a job...

    11. The Freelance Guide to Building a Brand Identity from Scratch

      The Freelance Guide to Building a Brand Identity from Scratch

      Tutorial Beginner

      As a freelancer, building a brand is one of the most important aspects of creating a successful freelancing career for yourself. If you happen to be a...

    12. A Comprehensive Guide to Starting Your Freelance Career

      A Comprehensive Guide to Starting Your Freelance Career

      Tutorial Beginner

      Working as a contractor--or freelancing as it is often termed--is both a great stepping stone to running your own business and a viable career in itself. ...