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Thou shalt not steal: The truth behind the #savejon / StockArt.com fiasco...

george@logodesign.org — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0100

I just wanted to take a second (sorry I haven't posted in a while) and draw attention to a post Steve Douglas made over at his blog about a growing outrage in the design community against StockArt.com.

It seems a designer has accused StockArt.com of stealing his artwork from LogoPond and then turning around trying to sue him for using it. The internet vigilantes (mainly twitte [...]

The Pepsi logo has the same pull as the Earth's gravitational field - seriously?

george@logodesign.org — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Apparently the agency that created the new Pepsi logo didn't feel that their new creation was powerful to speak for itself: a user over on Reddit has posted a leaked pdf with their design process outlined within. The pdf contains examples that compare the Pepsi brand to the Mona Lisa, the Earth's Gravitational field, and the Universe, among others.

Seri [...]

Highlights of 2008 through the eyes of popular design bloggers

george@logodesign.org — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:00:00 +0100

I've been seeing a lot of awesome "best of 2008" posts by some of my favorite design bloggers, so I thought I would make a list of them all here, I highly recommend that you take a few minutes and go through them, there are some pretty awesome reads.

First we have Steve Douglas over at [...]

Merry Christmas!

george@logodesign.org — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:00:00 +0100

Hope you people are are having a wonderful Christmas Day! We have had massive amounts of snow here in NY throughout the past week so we're certainly enjoying a "White Christmas"!

Happy Holidays!

New York based Phoenix Design Works creates new logo for the Buffalo Bisons

george@logodesign.org — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:00:00 +0100

The Buffalo Bisons have introduced their new logo (the one on the right), the first change their logo has undergone since 1998, when they first started using the "Sliding Buster" design.

The Bisons selected local (NY City) design agency Phoenix Design Works to create their new identity. PDW was founded in 1985 and specializes in developing brands for Major League Ba [...]

Interactive Advertising Bureau introduces new logo

george@logodesign.org — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:00:00 +0100

The Interactive Advertising Bureau is sporting a new logo on their website. In my opinion the new logo is a HUGE improvement on the old one, replacing a dated looking symbol and muted colors with a crisp, simple and professional logo featuring a bold mixture of black and red.

Although I like the new logo, I wonder if it would have been better to have revamped the old l [...]

Up For Discussion #4: Office Strategies Logo by SiahDesign

george@logodesign.org — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:00:00 +0100

Okay, so I have mixed feelings about this design. It's posted for sale over at IncSpring , a site where designers can sell unused concepts as "brands".

Now, the whole "logo templates"deal is a fairly controversial subject (almost although not quite as much as design contests), and while I personally feel that there is a place for a premade design [...]

7 things to do to help your company survive during a recession

george@logodesign.org — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:00:00 +0100

With the global economy slumping and employers laying off employees in record numbers , many small business owners are getting worried, and with good reason.

My mid-sizedl design firm has been hit extremely hard, with sales declining since February 2008 and taking a nose dive since September of this year.

Here are some of the issues I was facing in mid October:

Most [...]

Chatting with the designer behind the Obama logo

george@logodesign.org — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:00:00 +0100

Thought I would follow up my two previous posts about Barack Obama's campaign logo by highlighting an interview that Steven Heller of the NY Times had with the designer of the logo, Sol Sender. Turns out, Mr Sender never even met with the actual decision makers during the initial presentation of the logo concepts, that was handled by the design firm that hired him, Mode, a motion design studio in C [...]

Thanksgiving all year long: three brands created around the holiday

george@logodesign.org — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:00:00 +0100

Most people here in the US celebrate Thanksgiving Day: good food, hanging out with family and friends and a day off work - what's not to love?

Most companies at least acknowledge the holiday, and some companies go a step further and brand their company around it, not just for the week or the day but every day of the year, below I have listed three of the ones that I found [...]

Spotlight On Design: some interesting blog posts

george@logodesign.org — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:00:00 +0100

I regularly read quite a few design blogs and I thought I would feature a few of the posts from last week that I really appreciated and enjoyed. Chances are you have already read some or all of them, if you have then leave me a comment and let me know if you enjoyed them as much as me. If you haven't read them yet: what are you waiting for!

Enjoy:

Imitation We Can Believe In: Plagarizing Obama

george@logodesign.org — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:00:00 +0100

Seems I'm not the only one to see the power of President Elect Barack Obama's logo and campaign design, in fact imitators have been popping out of the woodwork.

South African political group The Democratic Alliance is denying that their new logo is inspired by Obama's logo, in their words:

"There was no conscious copying of the Obama logo. What is interesting though is t [...]

Up For Discussion #3: Dreamtree logo by ndmgfx

george@logodesign.org — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:00:00 +0100

I though I'd post another "tree" logo up here for review, this one by LogoPond user ndmgfx.

I really like this logo very much , I've seen alot of "star" logos and even more logos for companies with "dream" in the company name that use a star but this one really strikes me as unique.

The only thing I wonder about is the seperation of the text from the [...]

CafePress introduces new logo with a more "personal" feel

george@logodesign.org — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:00:00 +0100

As pointed out over on BrandNew, CafePress , the popular source for quick, cheap logowear has rebranded itself, with a grungy new logo (that looks more like a sponge painting than anything else) replacing the previous, more professional, distinctive and simple logo that they had used until now.

CafePress gave the reason for redesigning the site and logo as being that they wanted a more user friendly [...]

How Obama's logo made him the next President of the United States!

george@logodesign.org — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:00:00 +0100

*** NOTE: This post is my entry to Just Creative Design’s Group Writing Project for charity ***

First of all, congrats to Barack Obama, the next President of the United States!

Secondly, I just want to remind everyone that this is a Non-Partisan blog, and this is a Non-Partisan post, the majority of my comments below are about the designs, and do not ne [...]

Today is the day! Rock the vote!

george@logodesign.org — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:00:00 +0100

Today history is being made, regardless of the outcome: we get either a first african-american, a first woman, a first 72 year old, or a first Biden! Although I missed the deadline to register to vote (long story) and regrettably will not be voting, I want to say that I am VERY excited about the outcome of this election. It's a historic occasion and an election that I am s [...]

Up For Discussion #2: ephfx logo by ephfx

george@logodesign.org — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:00:00 +0100

I ran across this really cool logo posted on LogoPond by user "ephfx ", the logo is for their personal company, and is basically a very creative illustration coupled with a simple treatment of the company name.

Obvious issues with the logo would be that it would be difficult to use with black and white, although it shouldn't be to hard to make a grayscale version of [...]

31 Awesome Logo Design Firms

george@logodesign.org — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Sometimes the perfect solution for creating your new brand can be to hire an individual or freelance designer, sometimes it works out best to hire a full fledged design firm. Many small businesses cannot afford to hire a full fledged brick-and-mortar design firm, but want more options than a single designer can provide, in which case an internet based logo design company can be a reasonable compromise.

I took a few hours and put together a list of all of the internet based logo d [...]

Pepsi undergoing 1.2 Billion Dollar Re-branding

george@logodesign.org — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

�Pepsi announced the other day that is� going to be undergoing some heavy duty brand re-structuring, including changes to the Pepsi brand, Mountain Dew and Gatorade. �From AdAge.com :PepsiCo today said it will pour some $1.2 billion over three years into a push that will include sweeping changes to its brands, including what Chairman-CEO Indra Nooyi characterized as a revamp of "every aspect of the brand proposition for o [...]

Thinking outside the website - your logo in real life

george@logodesign.org — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

I thought I would take a moment and expound on the importance of designing your logo with more than just your website in mind, regardless of how small your company may be at the moment. Both Google and Yahoo started out as small websites but have grown into giant companies with extremely large headquarters, and their logo (being their brand) needs to be prominently featured on location. I personally [...]