I do a lot of logo work in Photoshop -- it's pretty powerful. If I can visualize what the logo or insignia will look like, I can most likely make it happen in Photoshop. Some folks find drawing tools like Illustrator (or the free Mayura Draw -- look for it with Google or some such) to be more "drawing friendly," and I'd agree, but the tools in PS (and APE) are definitely up to the job. As for applying the label in Carrara, I haven't gotten that far with it, but RDS had "paint shapes" that allowed you to put insignias on other textures. I'm sure there's something akin to that in Carrara. - Dex