Honoring individuals for their achievements may say a great
deal about the person but can also demonstrate the sincere appreciation of the
one awarding and recognizing the recipients’ success.  Everyone enjoys receiving awards and being
recognized for their efforts.  Many times
our trophies and plaques are proudly displayed in a prominent place in the home
or office.  This may be a wall, trophy
case or fireplace mantel that in some environments can represent a small
shrine.

Honoring individuals for their achievements may say a great
deal about the person but can also demonstrate the sincere appreciation of the
one awarding and recognizing the recipients’ success.  Everyone enjoys receiving awards and being
recognized for their efforts.  Many times
our trophies and plaques are proudly displayed in a prominent place in the home
or office.  This may be a wall, trophy
case or fireplace mantel that in some environments can represent a small
shrine.

Reflecting back on awards that have captured my attention,
it’s always been the logo or graphic picture that first caught my eye.  After looking at the design (or the structure
of the award itself), I then focus my eyes towards the inscription engraved on
the plaque.

There are numerous types of awards from appreciation,
acknowledgement, retirement, sports and more. 
One of the easiest ways to dress up your presentation and make it stand
out among others is done by simply applying graphics to the item you are
presenting.  By adding or implementing a
cool design, you will give more personality to the award and make it more
attractive to the recipient and the individuals who view it.

Adding clip art or logos to your presentation can be done at
a small expense and at times even free, while adding value to the award.  Usually the organization or company giving
the presentation has their logo available in print or in a digital format that
can be reproduced easily.  Simply request
to receive their insignia in the computer format you need.  Now days, more and more company’s have their
logo already available on CD that will work within the environment of your
graphics software.  Many times this is
easily downloaded from the associations website or may be emailed directly to
your address.

If for some reason a logo or design you wish to reproduce is
not readily available, you can always have it created or have one “digitized”
to meet your needs.  By digitizing
someone’s logo you enable it to be used with certain computer software programs
while at the same time giving way to numerous other applications as well. 

For example: If you were in need of reproducing a logo for
use with a laser engraving process, you may have it digitized and supplied to
you in an .EPS format.  This particular
format is one of the more universal files of type, which many of your leading
software programs can import into their layout screen.  Additionally, this type of format can be used
for other types of applications too.  The
key to creating any image is to better understand the application (or process)
in which the design is going to be reproduced. 
If you are unsure, it’s always best to contact a professional digitizing
company to assist you with the production or reproduction of the logo.

You can find many sources on the World Wide Web that can
help you from beginning to end, with logo design or clip art images all ready
to engrave or print for most any application. 
The quickest way to locate some of these vendors is by typing in a
“keyword” at any of your favorite search engines search bar. 

Example: goto MSN.com and key in the words “laser
engraving”, “logo company” or refine your keywords to a more specific industry
such as, “wedding clip art” or “religious clip art”.

By using search engines to “search” for a specific type of
logo or desired application for creating your awards, this enables you to
locate numerous choices much faster and compare their services and/or products
on line.

Once you begin to settle in on a company to assist you with
your award creation or logo digitizing process, ask them what other type of
industry applications they service.  One
of the reasons you want to acquire this information is for future uses of your
digitized image.  You may only need to
have your logo laser engraved today however, next time you may need to have a
banner created with the same design.  If
your vendor can create your logo to work with both applications without a
re-work, it may same you time and money for up coming awards and presentations.

You don’t need to know every finite detail for dressing up
your presentations.  My suggestion is
that by adding logos or a graphic design to your awards, it adds value and
makes your item more attractive. 
Connecting with a cutting edge technology companies will help you create
these types of designs and have your recipients proud to display their trophy
for all to see.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Aubrey Richardson is the
founder of LogoFax a Logos & Clip
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