Through graphic design processes, artists combine these and other media to create unique fish artwork for businesses, organizations, fish art collectors, anglers, or anyone that enjoys nature-related art.

Sockeye – Red Salmon logo

Fish logos tend to vary by region. In the Pacific Northwest of North America, salmon artwork dominates fish logos. Designs representing the Gulf Coast region usually include one or more of the more popular species such as speckled trout, gray seatrout, redfish, tarpon, snook, grouper, snapper, yellowfin tuna, wahoo, mahi mahi, or other gamefish.

The Mid Atlantic region is also known for its saltwater fishing and recognizes several icons as representing the region. These include red drum, black drum, cobia, seatrout (weakfish), croakers, spot, bluefish, flounder, sea bass, tautog, scup and other inshore species. Offshore fishing is also popular, with several species of tuna, wahoo, dolphinfish (mahi mahi), sharks, billfish, and other pelagic species often displayed in fish logos.

New England is home to some of the world’s most productive fishing, including commercial as well as recreational fisheries. Species such as Atlantic cod, pollock, haddock, hake, ling, flounder, Acadian redfish, and others are celebrated in New England-themed artwork.

In North America’s interior regions, freshwater species dominate fishing-related logos. By far the most popular species is the largemouth bass, the largest member of the sunfish family. Others include smallmouth bass, sunfish, crappie, yellow perch, white perch, striped bass (landlocked), white bass, musky, pike, pickerel, walleye, sauger, and others.

In areas where coldwater streams and lakes are common, members of the trout and char families often featured in fish logos. The rainbow trout is North America’s most familiar trout. Other members of this group of fish include cutthroats, browns, brookies, lake trout, and arctic char.

Several members of the salmon, trout, and char family cross freshwater-saltwater boundaries. Some species are fully anadromous, meaning they live in saltwater as adults before returning to freshwater rivers or streams to spawn. Others live their entire lives in freshwater environments. Some species, such as rainbow trout may exhibit either type of behavior. Most rainbows live as adults in freshwater, although some individuals, known as steelhead migrate out to sea during part of their life cycle. Brown trout, brook trout, cutthroat trout, and arctic char are also known to adopt anadromous lifestyles in some areas.

Fish logos have a variety of applications in business. They are commonly incorporated into business signs, vehicle graphics, letterhead, business cards, brochures, calendars, or other business related items. Fish logos and other artwork are also popular on accessories such as t shirts, sweatshirts, tank tops, hoodies, golf shirts, hats, coffee mugs, stickers, buttons, mousepads, and other collectible items.

Fish logos are typically associated with fishing charter boat operators, fishing guides, tour operators, seafood dealers, retail seafood markets, boat rental providers, and other outdoor-related businesses. Before choosing a business logo, it may be worthwhile to consider a number of factors.

The following questions may help business owners select an appropriate logo
design:

Should a single species of fish be chosen to represent a business will multiple species be included?

How will fish or other design elements be positioned within the logo?

Do local or regional traditions affect the design?

What art style is preferred (line art, illustration, photography, digital)?

How complex should the design be?

Will the logo incorporate text?

What colors will dominate the logo?

What other elements will need to be incorporated into the logo?

What budget is available for the project?

What types of products will the logo be applied to?

How many of each product will be required and how often will additional products be needed?

Does the business need to ship products or accessories to associates?

After needs are clarified, a basic logo can be purchased or a graphic artist can be commissioned to create custom design.

To view an extensive collection of fish logos, photography, and other artwork, visit by Fish Fishing Seafood online store. For more outdoor and wildlife-themed logos, visit North America online store.

Logos in these online stores are fully customizable, which allows business owners to select an existing design and add their own custom text and immediately purchase business accessories.

For more information concerning business logos, custom artwork, photostock, freelance writing, and computer consulting, contact Daybreak Web Designs LLC.

For most types of arts and crafts, the artist must choose one of several sales strategies, or, more likely, come up with their unique mix of promotional practices.

A popular strategy is to simply promote an overall brand, and not focus on individual works. The strategy is usually implemented when an artist works with traditional media such as paintings, drawings, sculptures, carvings, etc.

Some artists use networking skills to find a suitable gallery and then hand off the actual sales process to someone else.

A third second strategy focuses on specialized interests. This form of selling revolves around understanding potential buyers. After learning how to recognize a niche audience, the seller must find a way to reach those people.

In other words, there are artists and (potential) buyers. These two groups are often separated by distance, cultures, or the sheer expanse of civilization.

The key to niche sales is to find a way to connect producers of a product with consumers that are seeking these items.

Fortunately internet search engines are indispensible for helping connect users that share a niche interest.

The challenge starts with learning how to present information online in such a way that search engines recognize information as being relevant to a given search term.

Although this task is often done in house, it is often worthwhile for artists to explore options such as having a specialized copywriter create niche content.

The following links give a few examples of online articles or blog posts which target a very specific increment of interest in arts and crafts:

Brown Trout Art

Regional Fish and Seafood Logos

Waterfowl T Shirts – Art

Birdwatching Gifts

Among the new designs are wild Chincoteague pony illustrations, Chincoteague Island aquatic bird logos, Assateague Island lighthouse art and other work.

Many of the designs are also available as untitled logos which are suitable
for customization. These make wonderful gifts as buyers can easily add add
unique text, making a one of a kind gift for birthdays, holiday gifts or other
occasions.

Chincoteague Ponies
hat

Chincoteague Ponies
tee shirt

Assateague Lighthouse

Chincoteague Island Redhead Duck Logo

Chincoteague Island (text) by north_america

To see the latest fish artwork and logos, freshwater fish and fishing t-shirts, sweatshirts, stickers, coffee mugs, art and other gifts, visit our Fish-Fishing-Seafood Zazzle online store.

Anglers and fish art enthusiasts can also browse our fish-fishing artwork section of our Outdoors USA Cafepress online store.

An example of this can be seen on Squidoo, a web 2.0 site. An older series of lenses included 6 species of American salmon. Next in the series was a lens for Arctic char, a related fish:

More recently, lenses were added for several North American freshwater trout:

brook trout
brown trout
lake trout
rainbow trout

During the research the process,  several other species  were noted that may warrant additional pages.

To compliment this content one or more categories of T shirts, stickers and other artwork were created for each species, some of which can be displayed on pages where content exists related to each species.

An example of  this can be seen in this  section for rainbow trout artwork.

More examples of products create to accompany content can be seen in this category of fish art.

Promoting content is also easier as a group. The technique allows creation of articles that provide important backlinks to several pages at once.

Examples of this can be seen in these articles:

Trout and Char of North America

Trout and Char Art

Once the business owner has a clear set of goals for attracting customers via the internet, a good idea is to create a list of features that are needed for the website. A blueprint of the site may include only a single page or a menu which includes several pages. Essential to any arts and crafts website is the home page, which may feature a few photos and a brief description of products and services. Larger sites will have a full menu on the home page, listing all the important sections that clients may need to access.

Many crafters and artists will need a photo gallery which accurately depicts the products they offer. For some artists, this section may include descriptions, pricing and in some pricing even and a buy now link.

Many artists will include sections on their experience, influences, sales policies, upcoming events and other important information. These sections can eliminate mix-ups and provide customers with a clear understanding of the products and services available from the artist.

Some arts and crafts venders include a blog on their website. Blogs, news pages and events sections are extremely popular among audiences and can be a vital tool for building a portfolio of repeat customers. Most blogging tools combine artist’s entries, photos and guests comments to create an interactive experience that attracts a loyal following of readers throughout the season.

Once the website is launched, a specialist can show you cost effective ways to improve your search engine ranks, target specific search terms and bring more readers to your site. The end result of these steps should put more paying customers aboard your boat.

For help with setting up an art or crafts website, improving your search engine rankings or online advertising, visit Daybreak Web Designs.

Back to Creating an Arts and Crafts Website – Part I

A key aspect of most arts and craft sites will be their ability to be found via web searches. For many niche crafters, having their website ranked well for relevant search terms is vital to their success. For artist and crafters that need internet traffic, the choice of a web designer will rely heavily on their search engine optimization experience.

Before selecting their design company, the business owner should learn the basics of keyword research, create a list of important search terms that relate to their business and choose a specialist that can create a successful site. Not all web design companies specialize in search engine optimization, so it is important to review past examples of success when choosing a web design company. Do they have existing clients that rank high in search engine results? Are they up to date on the latest technology?

A reputable designer can explain all the factors that influence a website’s search engine rankings, suggest which key phrases might be important and offer services to help your site perform well on Google, Bing and other search engines. After all, the most exquisite and artful website in the world cannot serve your business unless they can find you online.

Creating an Arts and Crafts Website – Part II

www.tidewater-virginia.net – this site accepts business and organization listings, press releases, news, events, etc. Listings on this site are free and most business categories in or near Hampton Roads are welcomed. The site is in its early stages, more features are forthcoming.

www.virginia-beach-va.net – this site accepts business and organization listings, press releases, news, events, etc. Listings on this site are free and most business categories in or near Virginia Beach are welcomed. The site offers more features at present than the Hampton Roads – Tidewater site.

www.chincoteague-island.net – this site accepts business and organization listings, press releases, news, events, etc. that are related to Chincoteague Island Virginia . Basic listings on this site are free and paid advertising is available.

www.chesapeake-bay.org -  this site accepts press releases, news, events, etc. related to the Chesapeake Bay.

www.nautical-art.org – this site accepts business and organization listings, press releases, news, events, etc. Listings on this site are free but are limited to artists and organizations that offer nautical, maritime or beach art. An artist does not have to produce nautical art exclusively to be listed.

www.fresh-seafood.net – This site includes a directory with categories such as seafood art and regional blogs, which may allows artists to qualify for free listings. In addition to directory listings, artists or organizations can submit news, press releases, events, etc.

www.commercial-fishing.org – This site also includes a directory with categories such as nautical art and regional blogs, so artists may have resources that qualify. In addition to directory listings, artists or organizations can submit news, press releases, events, etc. This site is among the top ranked commercial fishing sites, so being listed here is a good way for artists to get exposed to national and international audiences.

Submitting information to these sites is a good way to gain links to your site, which in turn helps to boost your search engine rankings. Each site directory has a “submit link” button to list your site or simply contact daybreakwebdesigns.com with your business information. Articles, press releases, events, announcements, etc. can be emailed to daybreakwebdesigns.com. We can format those and get them posted to all sites that apply.

In addition to the free tools listed, we offer a wide range of affordable services for small business including online advertising, press releases, article marketing, social media, search engine optimization, backlink building, computer graphics and more.

For artists the site has a variety of services. Basic features include press release and article submissions, as well as standard listings in the site’s directory. In addition to basic free tools, the site offers paid advertising and an array of other promotional tools. For businesses that lack a website but want to get listed in the directory, special pricing is available for custom websites. This service enables small businesses to have an online presence and full use of the directory’s features.

The site features an online store which showcases an extensive collection of fishing, seafood, waterfowl, sailing, birdwatching and nature t-shirts, sweatshirts, tank tops, raglans, jerseys, golf shirts and other apparel.

The site uses a software platform that allows for simple navigation, user friendliness and offers advertisers more options. We use a proven design which works well for both art enthusiasts as well as the artists that need to promote their work. Our goal is to provide an easy to use resource that brings together artists and art lovers.  This platform allows artists to get exposed to traffic from specific market niches.