5 Signs Your Business Needs a Rebrand – And How To Launch One on a Budget – Design School

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If you think that you may need a rebrand, perhaps you do. Jacqueline Thomas provides you with several guidelines and tips on how to rebrand with simplicity in mind. 

 

As she tells the story of how you can approach your next rebrand, she provides beautiful visual logo examples and elements to solidify the message. 

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