MetaFilter posts tagged with logo

Meet the new Aol. It's not your mom's AOL. Wait, maybe it is.

ardgedee — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:56:57 -0800

Remember AOL Time Warner, the poster child of dotcom corporate hubris? It's still around, if only for a few more days. On December 9, the current media megacorp will fraction off former computer network behemoth AOL as a web portal firm and online brand. And what will that brand be? It will be a stock photo superimposed with a white Helvetica "Aol." And, well, that's it. So when you think AOL, think getting kicked in the face and the back of the head at the same time and participate in the Aol. IPO.

Design Do's and Don'ts

netbros — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:16:27 -0800

The Design Cubicle articles focus on design tips and resources on all subjects of design; ranging from print, web, logo, branding, advertising and marketing. Popular articles include 10 Common Typography Mistakes and understanding the importance of good type skills; and 12 Common Photoshop Mistakes and Malpractice. The strategies behind designing a successful and memorable logo involve a process which progresses through various stages of listening, research, development, feedback and changes. 11 Steps of a Successful Logo Design Process.

Splat No More

Servo5678 — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:23:07 -0800

Childrens' cable television mainstay and media brand Nickelodeon is rebranding as "The Nick" with a new splat-less logo. "The decision to streamline the network identities came after [Nickelodeon execs] started putting all of the channels' logos on the same business card--and decided that it looked like a mess." Just kidding about "The Nick", but the rest is true.

FORWARD 100

roll truck roll — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:29:45 -0800

The Great Red Herring Chase is like TypeRacer, but with a plot. Greg Wohlwend's other games are addictive, destructive/cute (previously), philosophical, and baffling. Next, he's taking on the exciting world of patent illustrations. But if your childhoood was anything like mine, his homepage will be your biggest productivity killer. (via)

Clever clever logo logo

maudlin — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:26:06 -0800

You may have already noticed some of the visual tricks in these logos. Or maybe not. (I never saw the b--- in the T-------- logo before.) Or maybe you just think these are too obvious for words and there are much better examples out there. (via)

If I Had a Hammer

mattdidthat — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:13:21 -0800

Downloadable original logos and badges for restoring old woodworking machines. Via Old Woodworking Machines and the Draplin Design Co.

Have you Driven a Fail Lately?

man vs sun — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:15:29 -0800

After the Crisis Once this economic crisis blows over, a lot of companies will need their logos redesigned. Here's a dozen or so.

I shall become a bat!

Artw — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:27:05 -0800

Batman Logo Evolution

Crudsourcing

WPW — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:16:53 -0800

Forbes magazine runs an article promoting Crowdspring, the "design crowdsourcing" website, and calls professional design "snooty". Professional designers go absolutely crazy.

Cartype - gives a whole new meaning to E-type

1f2frfbf — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:51:30 -0800

Cartype has a huge repository of vehicle logos and other related typography. In addition, you can see collections such as shield and crest emblems, emblems with animals, and hand-painted type on cars. They cover European automotive history from the near mythic to the exotic. They also cover American iron from the old to the malaise years to the cutting edge of new.

"Hope is the thing that floats"

orthogonality — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 04:27:13 -0800

Obama logos that weren't

100 years of the roundel

salishsea — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:09:14 -0800

London's iconic transportation symbol, the roundel, is 100 years old this year and a new online exhibit at the London Transport Museum features some amazing galleries of architecture, promotional material, livery and a great illustrated history of the mark.

Lou Dorfsman - CBS Imagemaker

Fuzzy Skinner — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:28:54 -0800

Long-time CBS in-house designer Lou Dorfsman passed away this week. He did a lot of great work, but let's just focus on one part: His cafeteria wall at CBS, dubbed Gastrotypographicalassemblage. More about the wall. And an interview with Mr. Dorfsman about the wall.

They were applying his own paradigms for learning

Horace Rumpole — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:33:32 -0800

Papert, who was a professor of mathematics, education, and media technology at MIT, has devoted much of his career to learning: self-learning (he taught himself Russian) and learning about learning. He was one of the early pioneers of artificial intelligence, and he invented the computer language Logo to teach children about computers. Now he must learn something even more challenging - how to be Seymour Papert again.

"NIXON-AGNEW", in red and in blue.

goodnewsfortheinsane — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:49:33 -0800

United States election logos, 2008-1960.

A firm grip on government spending

OverlappingElvis — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:38:01 -0800

The Office of Government Commerce has an unfortunate new logo, but it looks like Dinosaur Comics beat them to the punch.

Kodos 2008!

nathan_teske — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:35:33 -0800

Reading Tea Leaves and Campaign Logos , a design critique of the 2008 presidential campaign logos. Via Daring Fireball

A Website about Corporate Identity.

JBennett — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:16:12 -0800

A Website about Corporate Identity. A large archive of corporation logos with design credits, typeface identification (or, at least the typographic roots of the ID's.) and Pantone color information. Not at all complete, but it's a very nice start. Hopefully it will continue to expand. via: Grain Edit (design blog)

MakeMyLogoBigger Cream

deern the headlice — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:06:15 -0800

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make the logo bigger

Armitage Shanks — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:03:38 -0800

Why is the new NYC taxi logo so ugly? The bumpy design process probably had a lot to do with it. The Times invited eight designers to try improving on it. Perhaps you can do better? (Ob. soundtrack)

Airline Branding Weblog

riffola — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:09:01 -0800

Airline Branding Weblog. Can you say "Awesome"?

He had me at "Peter Saville's Factory Records logo is cut from the same conceptual cloth as the P.I.L logo."

beaucoupkevin — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:21:04 -0800

Matthew Ingram at Stylus pontificates various band logos, revealing some secret origins and offering some perspectives on consistency and cultural signifiers built into them.

Bat-Man Logo Study

kirkaracha — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:45:02 -0800

Logo Study: Batman. "A lengthy look at the logos of Batman from his creation to the present." Part two, three, four, and five. [via]

Is that a logo in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?

alms — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:56:10 -0800

Lest we think the London Olympics are unique in their remarkable bad taste, oddee.com brings us some of the most unfortunate logos ever.

The Future: Apparently It's Much More 80s Than You Anticipated

East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:15:20 -0800

The British Olympic Committee unveiled the logo and branding for London 2012 today, at a cost of £400,000 (USD796,000). Reaction has been swift - a petition to change the logo or go back to the old one has already reached 10,000 signatures.