entries Tagged as [logo design]

Normandie, Fresno

A couple of weeks ago, I took a day off and drove to Fresno, CA to see Normandie. Nice small club, loud music.

Took photos. Click on them to jump/see larger versions.

Tags: music, photography by steve
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Trajan: The movie font

‘Try playing the Trajan drinking game’

Tags: cool finds, design history, education, fonts, typography by steve
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Vintage logotypes



‘Collection of vintage logos from a mid-70’s edition of the book World of Logotypes’

Eric Carl’s Flickr set here.

Found via Oded Ezer

Tags: cool finds, design history, illustration by steve
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New identity for Gent

New logo system and identity for the city of Gent in Belgium. What do you think? Article, critique and discussion at Brand New.

Tags: cool finds, design by steve
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The secret design history of 12 famous brands

Detailed slideshow by Armin Vit and Bryony Gomez-Palacio at Fast Company.

Tags: design by steve
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The evolution of the Coke and Pepsi logos


Found via Reserves on TwitPic

Plus, there’s some more Evolution of Logos charts at the Best Ad blog.

And, here’s a link to the ‘official’ Pespi rebrand strategy proposal [pdf]. The most involved snow job in the history of brand design. Worth downloading and  . . .  reading with awe!

Tags: cool finds, design by steve
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What to expect from a graphic designer

Good graphic designers are trained to do amazing things in the realm of communication. And many clients just see the surface: make me a logo, I like yellow, so you should use yellow.

This article really nails it:

How to (and not to) work with a designer by Daniel Will-Harris

(Nails it so well, I’ve posted it as a link as part of the Manifesto at my website)

Tags: design, education, thoughts by steve
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