Who's gonna cull 26+ of those out and make a font? Please? posted by sourwookie at 10:11 PM on March 18, 2008
Very evocative of the period. I can envision giant versions of these logos affixed to towering brutalist buildings. posted by Artifice_Eternity at 10:47 PM on March 18, 2008
I'm pretty sure that book is still on the shelves at my local library, along with the 1903 medical dictionary prescribing vibration treatment for women with hysteria. posted by b33j at 3:29 AM on March 19, 2008
I'm a little surprised at how alike these all are.
That's an inevitable result of collecting together so many logos. Still, I wager these are far more diverse than what a similar collection of web-2.0 logos would look like.
One thing I'd like people to understand/appreciate when they look at old collections like this is that all of the original art for these logos (save for the obviously typeset bits) was hand-assembled/drawn. No Photoshop. No Illustrator. Just drafting pens, ink, straightedges, templates, french curves, fine brushes, tape, x-actos, and rubylith. posted by Thorzdad at 4:33 AM on March 19, 2008 [2 favorites has favorites]
Logos are the haiku of graphic design. posted by Toekneesan at 4:34 AM on March 19, 2008
Some of these would do just fine in the present day. Look at the one in the upper-left here. Everything old is new again. posted by echo target at 6:14 AM on March 19, 2008
Should they really be posted on Flickr as "All rights reserved?" posted by Dave Faris at 8:19 AM on March 19, 2008
Wow! My middle school library had this book and I found it incredibly interesting. I used to just pore over it, I don't even know why. It's bizarre to see it again. Thanks! posted by fiercecupcake at 8:59 AM on March 19, 2008
It's interesting to see which ones stood the test of time. I counted 13. posted by Sys Rq at 9:01 AM on March 19, 2008
Modern Living '73 ! I suspect all of our shiny new web 2.0 logos will look every bit as quaint in 40 or so years. posted by squalor at 11:20 AM on March 19, 2008
Jug City! How did I miss that one? We had one of those across from my elementary school. Good source of penny candy (when it still cost a penny). It's still there, in fact.
So that's 14. posted by Sys Rq at 11:46 AM on March 19, 2008
These are great. They really highlight the kind of visual creativity necessary when you're working with limited colors. posted by Deathalicious at 11:48 AM on March 19, 2008
Warms a trademark attorney's heart. I love this, thanks tepidmonkey. posted by applemeat at 11:51 AM on March 19, 2008
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