Michigan Made Logo Design and Branding

Dog Ear is a Grand Rapids, Michigan logo design and branding studio creating custom brand identities, logo systems, and marketing materials for businesses ready to grow.

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Trusted by Local Businesses for Nearly a Decade

A rough logo or mismatched design can quietly work against you. It shows up on your website, your truck, your signs, your invoices...


We keep the process simple and create a brand that feels right and holds together wherever it shows up.

  • Look credible from day one
  • Human-made and unmistakably yours
  • Get a brand that works everywhere
  • Stand apart from competitors
  • Give customers a clear signal of who you are
  • Start marketing with confidence! No second-guessing your brand

If your business needs a new logo or a complete brand refresh, call 616.419.8553 or write to us at hello@dogearmarketing.com and we'll get the ball rolling!

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Logo Design Process

Start to Finish
Brand Discovery Questionnaire

We start with a short conversation and our brand questionnaire to understand your business, audience, competitors, and the direction your logo and brand identity should move.

Concept Sketching & Ideation

Using the discovery insights, we sketch dozens of ideas and explore visual directions to develop original logo concepts that fit your business.

Logo Design Presentation

We refine the strongest concepts into three polished logo design directions that show how the brand will look and function in real-world use.

Revisions & Refinement

Your selected concept is refined through up to three rounds of revisions, adjusting typography, spacing, and color until the logo feels exactly right.

Logo Files & Delivery

Once approved, we deliver a complete logo package with vector and web-ready files so your brand can be used across print, signage, websites, and marketing materials.

Ongoing Brand Support

If needed, we continue supporting your brand with a website business cards, signage, marketing materials, packaging, and other design assets.

Our Complete Branding Process

Why Brand Strategy Matters

Every business has something it's trying to say. A good logo and brand identity make that message easier to recognize right away. When your branding is clear, people understand what you do faster, remember your business later, and feel more confident choosing you when the time comes.


Here, we don't treat branding like some mysterious marketing science. It's the work of building something clear, consistent, and useful. A logo should look good, yes, but it should also hold up on a website, a truck door, a sign, a business card, or anywhere else your business shows up.


For most companies, branding becomes the foundation everything else sits on: your website, signage, packaging, marketing materials, even how people talk about your business. When the identity is consistent, the rest of your marketing starts working together instead of pulling in different directions.


And in competitive industries, that clarity matters. A strong brand helps customers understand what makes your business different so you're not just another company offering the same thing as everyone else.

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Logo & Brand Package

100% Customizable
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Launch Your Brand


Custom Logo Design and Brand Identity

Starting At

550$

  • Made by a Human (👋)
  • Brand Consultation
  • Discovery Questionnaire
  • Mood Boards and Ideation
  • 3 Logo Concepts
  • Color and Fonts
  • 3 Revisions if Desired
  • Vector and Support Files
  • Social Media Image Files

  • Collateral Add-ons:
  • Business Cards
  • Brand Presentation (example)
  • Brand Guidelines (example)
  • Letterhead
  • Email Signature
  • Packaging Design
  • Marketing Materials
  • Trade Show Materials
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See Our Work or Explore the Process

Take a look at recent logo design and branding projects, or explore our step-by-step process to see how a logo comes together.

Recent Branding Projects Our Logo Design Process

We're Ready for More

Once the logo and brand identity are in place, most businesses start putting that new look to work. Websites get updated, signs get replaced, packaging gets designed, and marketing materials start to take shape. We're happy to help with those next steps so your brand stays consistent as it grows. Some of our additional marketing services include:

  • Website Design
  • Social Media Graphics
  • Marketing Materials
  • Packaging Design
  • Copywriting
  • Business Cards & Stationery
  • Signage & Vehicle Graphics
Phone :

616.419.8553

FAX :

616.821.8821

Address :

7146 Cascade RD SE

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Email :

hello@dogearmarketing.com

support@dogearmarketing.com

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