Episode 13 - Ian Paget from Logo Geek

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News

• Hello and Welcome to Episode 13
• Today I am chatting with Ian Paget from Logo Geek
• Ian started Logo Geek in 2011 initially designing logos for friends on the side of his job as a Creative director and went part time 3 years ago. March full time
• Ian has been featured in logo lounge, photoshop creative and net magazine and has been on the jury for design awards including transform awards, best brand award and visual identity awards to name few.
• Thank you very much for the kind words from The Edge Gin after my Peartini Up post
• @glassofgin_packetofseeds who said she liked watching my Instagram stories.
• @Tristan.jorgensen_ made me laugh over the weekend when he just came up with a cocktail out of the blue, except it was orange Burrells Breeze
• @girls_on_gin got to 3000 followers which is just amazing.
• @theginlord - Thank you sir for your candid remarks on Instagram and for you guidance on how we should all behave. It was much needed and I can't thank you enough for your intervention.
• I am starting very soon a service to help businesses get their voices out to a wider community.
• If anyone is interested in working with me helping them to design a podcast, a voice over or help designing a campaign then please get in touch.

Gin Recommendation

• Weekly Gin Recommendation is Whitley Neill Quince
• I have been a fan of Whitley Neill for a long time. Although my palette is changing towards small batch gins and their amazing flavours I still have not found anyone that makes quince gin.
• It is the quintessential English fruit that even many people in the UK have not heard of. Quince looks like a cross between an apple and a lemon and is usually served in a jelly form to have on your morning toast.
• The nose of the gin is unmistakably Quince with an alcoholic undertone.
• The palette profile starts with an initial sweet taste which tapers off into just quince. This is followed by a bit of heat and finally you get to the juniper at the back end.
• I would serve this with a light tonic standard or Mediterranean and I am very partial to it now after the suggestion from @elliebee30 to having it with Elderflower.
• A stronger tonic would destroy the flavour in my opinion. This would be great in cocktails. I am not quite sure whether it would work as a dry martini because I think the flavour is a little too sweet.
• It is also nice just as a sipping gin. So much so I think I will have another !!!

Ian Paget from Logo Geek

How did you get into design ?

• Always into art and won lots of competition at school
• Worked at print finisher company
• Wanted to do the stuff on the computer
• Told needed to go to university
• Worked at medical company at warehouse and got moved to team where some graphic design
• After 5 years was quite experienced...