Orchestre Symphonique Genevois
Some of the samples end a bit abruptly, sounding odd, but I like the idea behind this design for Orchestre Symphonique Genevois, explained in the video below. Designed by KW43. Via @issue. It reminds...
View ArticlePhilharmoniker Hamburg
Another orchestral logo, for Philharmoniker Hamburg. Thomas Suess composed a sound logo from the wave obtained by the Hamburg skyline and its reflection in the water. The sound was later recorded by...
View ArticleWrong Note
The Wrong Note symbol was designed by Alt Group in Auckland as a response to the AGDA Poster Annual 2011 by the Australian Graphic Design Association with a theme of “inspired by music.” “The heads of...
View ArticleWe will not solve problems before we are paid
A quick reminder from business development consultant Blair Enns. “There is no need for us to be tentative about stating our requirement for a deposit before we begin working for the client. We simply...
View ArticleNational Rail symbols
Photo via Wikimedia Commons Freelance transport writer Daniel Wright published an interesting feature about Lloyd Northover’s 1999 design work on the National Rail identity. The aim of the design...
View ArticleLook and feel
Clients and designers often talk about “look and feel.” But what does it mean? Two Pentagram partners give a quick insight. Photo via Sabrina Metivier “You should be able to cover up the logo and still...
View ArticleOrigins of the KISS logo
“By all accounts, lead guitarist Ace Frehley had a knack for art and designed it. According to one story, Frehley wrote the name over a poster for Wicked Lester — the band Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley...
View Article15 percent pay rise for company logo tattoos
If you were offered a 15 percent pay rise to tattoo your employer’s logo on your body, would you do it? Dozens of New York-based Rapid Realty employees have. Story from CBS News. Via @TheLogoFactory....
View ArticleYour Logo is Not Hardcore
Seemingly fed up with the amount of logos that use pin-stroke X’s or objects forming an X, Ean MacKaye has compiled some designs in this Tumblr blog: Your logo is not hardcore. Yep, there are a lot....
View ArticleDo good logos need to look good?
Phaidon is releasing a revised and expanded edition of Per Mollerup’s 1997 book Marks of Excellence. Steven Heller took the opportunity to ask Per a few questions. Cover detail from the new edition of...
View ArticleThoughts about similar-looking logos
A recent blog post, Your Logo is Not Hardcore, got Bucharest-based designer Andrei Tache thinking. He shared a few relevant comments in this guest piece. Nike VCXC branding by Jon Contino Context We’re...
View ArticleA Continental update
The new Continental logo no longer repeats the name three times, so that’s good. The horse has been freed to gallop or carry on rearing, liberated from the outer ring à la Starbucks, but I can’t help...
View ArticleTin Can
Leon Dijkstra got in touch after creating this one for Tin Can. “Tin Can is a Dutch production company that focuses on the development and production of formats in the field of television, branding,...
View ArticleWest Sixth Brewing Co. sued over logo
West Sixth is a Kentucky-based craft beer startup launched in April 2012. The brewery logo, designed by Cricket Press, has prompted a lawsuit from Magic Hat, a Vermont-based brewery that’s been in...
View ArticleStar Wars logo evolution
Alex Jay published an in-depth examination of the evolution of the Star Wars logo. See the full post on his blog Tenth Letter of the Alphabet. Star Wars letterhead, with lettering by Joe Johnston Mylar...
View ArticleGoogle visual assets guidelines
Another for the list, this time for Google. View more of the Google guidelines on Behance: part one, and part two. Thanks Blairo. Redirecting to Logo Design Love .
View ArticleProduced in Washington
I don’t have much to say about the “Washington pot logo” (via Steve). But its a good reason to share the free-to-watch documentary, The Union: The Business Behind Getting High (2007). 8.1 on IMDb. It’s...
View ArticlePipeology
I like this idea by Elmwood for Pipeology, a Doncaster-based plumber. “What services and skills come to mind when you think of a plumber? It turns out perceptions of the occupation are vague and...
View ArticleChupa Chups logo evolution
Founded by Spaniard Enric Bernat in 1958, Chupa Chups is currently owned by Italian multinational Perfetti Van Melle (the corporation owns other well-known brands such as Mentos, Smint, and Fruitella)....
View ArticleLale
“Lale is the first children’s channel to broadcast in the Crimean Tatar language in southern Ukraine. “The name means “tulip” in Crimean Tatar, and the logo is a representation of the name where the...
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