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Comment on A New Green Logo for Bioplastics by kumar

kumar — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:37:14 +0000

Hi, Mash, another of your interesting and informative article! Great!!

Comment on Sporting Club Website Design by kumar

kumar — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 14:37:46 +0000

Hi Mash, an informative article as usual! The reptile in the logo… is it a lizard or an iguana? Well… in general, an iguana is a lizard… but…!!!!!!

Comment on Hire an expert! by kumar

kumar — Thu, 26 May 2011 12:24:59 +0000

Hi Mash,
Yes, you’re right again! I did hire an expert for my website and since then the viewership has risen up noticeably!!!

Comment on The Best Places to Display Logos by kumar

kumar — Thu, 19 May 2011 12:59:24 +0000

Yeah, again an interesting article!

Comment on Landing Page Boot Camp by Warren

Warren — Tue, 17 May 2011 14:46:07 +0000

Thanks for some great tips, I’m forever trying to educate my ecommerce clients on this so I’m going to send them this link, I especially agree with organzing important messages into boxes, its much less cluttered and on reading this I’m now convinced I need to retune my own home page!
Thanks again
Warren

Comment on Prevent Shopping Cart Abandonment by Sunalini

Sunalini — Thu, 12 May 2011 17:37:42 +0000

Very well said.I too recently had to “abandon” the shopping cart due to hidden shipping charges. The offer was to buy three set of artificial jewellery at Rs 199 where as the actual cost with shipping charges was Rs399.
I would have bought the products if they had mentioned the actual cost at the very first step.

Comment on Top 10 Blue Colored Logos by Kevin Carlyon

Kevin Carlyon — Sat, 07 May 2011 22:06:59 +0000

Hi,

Just love the Iceberg logo above … Does anyone know what typeface that is?

Many thanks
Kevin

Comment on A Logo Design ‘Within Reach’ by kumar

kumar — Fri, 06 May 2011 12:53:36 +0000

Hi,
What a pun! I wonder why businesses are removing images from their old logos!! This is the third or fourth of your articles on redesigning the logos and in each of them the image in the old logo has been removed in the new one!!! Could you write an article exclusively on this point, please?

Comment on Customer Service the Ecommerce Way by kumar

kumar — Sun, 01 May 2011 12:18:44 +0000

Hi Mash,
Another wonderful and informative article. It seems impossible to lose a business when a businessperson follows your tips and suggestions! Thanks!!

Comment on Tips for Closing the Sale by kumar

kumar — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:37:50 +0000

Hi Mash,
How true! Can you please give us some examples or easy ways to tackle those problems, like, for example, in the ‘Focus On Copy’ item, you could just give us a sample site or link, and so on…

Comment on Top 10 Initial Based Logos by Mash Bonigala

Mash Bonigala — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 03:16:43 +0000

Hey Gert,

Thanks for the list!

Mash

Comment on Getting Your Money’s Worth from Advertising by kumar

kumar — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:50:45 +0000

Excellent! Hey, what adjective do you suggest I personally should insert in the second para!!! LOL…LOL…LOL…

Comment on Top 10 Initial Based Logos by Mash Bonigala

Mash Bonigala — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:09:28 +0000

Hey Gert,

Please do mention which of these logos was created by you.

Thanks,
Mash

Comment on Top 10 Initial Based Logos by Leighton Hubbell

Leighton Hubbell — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:05:31 +0000

Thank you for your response.

I can understand that situation, but as for me 90% of my work is watermarked with either my URL or my logo, just for situations such as this. If you made the effort to at least label the author ‘Unknown’ on the mysterious work, it would appear that there was an attempt made to credit the designer. I think that would certainly head the logo design blogging community in a better direction.

Thanks again,

Leighton

Comment on Top 10 Initial Based Logos by Gert van Duinen

Gert van Duinen — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 01:52:56 +0000

I second Leighton here.

When you manage a logo design blog where it’s obviously all about logo design, there’s no obvious reason not to mention the credits where it’s due. If you feel like being part of such a community, or to serve an audience with content of interest, you should always pay attention to this, without exceptions.

In this context, not mentioning credits along with the logos featured on your site just feels a little bit deceiving.

Comment on Top 10 Initial Based Logos by Mash Bonigala

Mash Bonigala — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:52:02 +0000

Hi Leighton,

Thank you for your comment. While we would love to post a credit link to the respective designer, it is not always possible to find out who the actual designer is. These logos are found through normal Google searches.

When designers contact us about it, we do approve credits via the comment section.

Thanks,
Mash

Comment on The Accidental Entrepreneur by kumar

kumar — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:14:53 +0000

Wow! Very inspiring article! More of these, please!!!

Comment on Top 10 Initial Based Logos by Leighton Hubbell

Leighton Hubbell — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:14:12 +0000

Thanks for including my logo for Maverick’s Custom Trousers in the collection here.

I think it would be appropriate in the future if you were to include a designer’s credit or a link with each logo sample. Otherwise, visitors might get the wrong idea where these designs were created.

I appreciate it.

Comment on 5 Tips for Making Your Blog a Practical Business Tool by kumar

kumar — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:01:02 +0000

Is there so much behind running a blog! Thanks!!

Comment on Keep an eye on your online brand by Erin Jones

Erin Jones — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:30:10 +0000

Thanks for the Trackur mention!

Great post, knowing what is being said about your company is key in online success. Thanking people for positive mentions and correcting any problems or issues that arise quickly show customers that what they have to say is important to your business. Knowing that they’re being heard and something is being done to correct a situation helps turn an unhappy customer into a loyal one!

Erin Jones
Director of Community Relations
Trackur

Comment on Keep an eye on your online brand by Trish F.

Trish F. — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:13:05 +0000

Wonderful tips for monitoring one’s brand online. I’d also suggest that when working the blog circuit you take some time to be an active participant by visiting blogs and commenting. That’s what community is all about.

Thanks for including us in your post. Most appreciated!

All the best,
Trish (@Dayngr)
Community Manager – Radian6

Comment on Top 10 Olympics Logos by Nick

Nick — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:58:42 +0000

The Moscow 1980 logo also suggests the lanes of a track, with t&f being the signature event of the Games. Also, the top of the logo evokes the medal stand.

I read once that the LA ’84 logo (which I love) was designed before the organizing committee that put on the games was in place. Given a second chance, it might have been much different.

Comment on Seagull Subject of Logo Dispute by Kumar

Kumar — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 11:49:30 +0000

Hear! Hear!! Hear!!! How true! I’d like to know how this case ended!!!

Comment on Branding Yourself by Kumar

Kumar — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 11:41:18 +0000

I always wonder which is first — the egg or the bird, and now I’m confused which way it is — the brand and the small business or the corporate business and the brand, that is to say, “does your business become popular because your brand is an idol or does your brand become an idol because your business has grown!!!

Comment on Do You Have a Healthy Office? by Kumar

Kumar — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 21:54:47 +0000

You’re right! Bad office furniture arrangement and dirty surroundings turn people off — whether it’s a business or a home!!!

Comment on Top 10 Religious Symbols by Deborah Carlson

Deborah Carlson — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:34:31 +0000

Hi I noticed that there is a difference between your top 10 list and the picture at the top of the post. There is a symbol with a circle and hand as well as a wheel with spokes that are not in the top 10 below. What are these symbols?
Thanks,
Deborah:-)

Comment on Design Briefs Website Review by Mash Bonigala

Mash Bonigala — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 03:08:42 +0000

You are welcome. I am looking forward to trying your service. I have already requested an invite!

Comment on Design Briefs Website Review by Gabriela

Gabriela — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:42:55 +0000

Thank you very much for your review! All your feedback and suggestions are highly appreciated. We’ve build so far a minimum viable product. We are working hard to improve all aspects. The feedback we receive helps us a lot. We plan to launch by the end of April, meantime you can leave your email address for a free invite when we launch.

Comment on A New Medium for Logos? by Alex

Alex — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 23:53:52 +0000

@Kumar If I’m not mistaken, Dr. Johnson and his assistant colored different groups of bacteria to match the GOOGLE logo and then let them grow. The outline of the letters, now with a nice spot of color under it, are recognizable as the intended logo. Although, instead of being made of ink, the logo is now made of living organisms.

Did I get that right? Very cool!

Comment on A New Medium for Logos? by Kumar

Kumar — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 11:52:30 +0000

Hmmmmmmm… Seems incredibly innovative but as I am a bit slow in the head, I need some more explaining on this to get the full ‘bacteria’ picture!!!!

Comment on 5 Rules for Customer Service Success by Kumar

Kumar — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 11:42:39 +0000

Exactly! Nevertheless, finding “dedicated staff” may be the luckiest turn that could happen to any small business!

Comment on The 2010 Logo Designs that Never Were by Kumar

Kumar — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:39:02 +0000

Hi,
Yes, you’re right! The common man may not notice the change unless, of course, the changes are pointed out!! But then why change the design at all if the changes are not meant to be noticed?

Comment on The Secret to Marketing Success? Think Small by Kumar

Kumar — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:29:59 +0000

Hi,
This is something different from the regular common adage “Think Big!” Yeah, there is nothing wrong in thinking small when you’re ‘small’ or when you’re at the early stages of developing your business!!

Comment on Think Unstuck Book Website Review by Mash Bonigala

Mash Bonigala — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 03:03:41 +0000

Comment on Think Unstuck Book Website Review by Tanner Christensen

Tanner Christensen — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 05:37:19 +0000

Wow, thank you for such a great review. I’m the author and really appreciate you writing about the book and the website in such a constructive way!

Comment on Does My Business Need a Website? by Kumar

Kumar — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:41:13 +0000

Very convincing! Yes, even a local business needs a website… for one or the other reason!

Comment on Modeling Website Review by Kumar

Kumar — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:29:32 +0000

The most ATTRACTIVE of your articles! Everyone needs a website, including me!!!

Comment on Creative Website Review by Kumar

Kumar — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 12:44:01 +0000

Excellent! This is the first website I visited merely out of curiosity, inspired by your article!! Great description of a curious-looking design!!!

Comment on School of Art and Design Gets Artsy New Design by Kumar

Kumar — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:29:29 +0000

Well, as a layman, I don’t see anything “old” in the old logo, except, of course, the lines in grey! However, your explanation certainly inspires some whose logos are definitely “old”!

Comment on Kenny Saunders Website by Kenny Saunders

Kenny Saunders — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:10:25 +0000

Thanks for the review.

I disagree about the “too personal” part though. I didn’t have any desire to work for a company that would be against the things that I put in my about me page.

Comment on The Small Town USA Brand by Kumar

Kumar — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:42:41 +0000

Hi, a good article as your all other articles are! However, I’d like to know why the new logo does not have the beaver pic in it. I mean a small image of the most industrious and talented animal may be placed somewhere in the logo. Is there a good reason for not including the animal?

Comment on 2010 Design: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly by Vicki - VictoriaAnn Design

Vicki - VictoriaAnn Design — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 02:02:39 +0000

“you would never know what the letters say without prior knowledge. Granted, we all know what NASA is and can guess that the hidden letters form this word.”

Contradiction You either think the reader would or wouldn’t be able to guess. Quite interesting but there’s not really anything new here, and I’d have rather seen real new/old logos throughout the article rather than what you’ve done with displaying the BP logo. The BP logo, incidentally, I wouldn’t call an ugly logo I think it’s very clever.

Comment on 2010 Design: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly by Kumar

Kumar — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:33:28 +0000

Interesting article! The ugly is ugly but not so ugly!! I’m disappointed you’ve forgotten to mention http://www.weblearneng.com!!

Comment on Oprah Comes into her OWN… Again by Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:35:11 +0000

I handn’t realized there was a first and second logo. The only one I am familiar with is the orange, green and purple-combo one (which, from my first viewing of it, I hated). But after seeing all three I’d say the orange is the most solid. The green looks like the logo for a cooking channel (the “O” and the color remind me of an olive…or something) and the multi-colored one just looks sloppy. But you may be right– perhaps for the sake of continuity and brand-recognition (as if Oprah needs brand-recognition, ha!) she should stick with the most recent design. Either way, it’s atrocious.

Comment on Daily Brewski Website Review by Mash Bonigala

Mash Bonigala — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:20:05 +0000

Hey Adam,

I am a big lager fan and came upon your site while browsing for some thing else. I liked the content and the design so decided to incude it in my website reviews list.

Mash

Comment on Daily Brewski Website Review by Adam

Adam — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 07:34:48 +0000

Thanks for the kind words about the site. Just curious but how did you find it and what made you decide to want to review it?

Cheers
Adam

Comment on Marketing Agency Misses the Mark? by Wolff

Wolff — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 04:00:00 +0000

Perhaps the arrow is a continued path from the R in Porter, thus it creates a larger arrow that is left for the eye to find. Possibly symbolism for looking at the bigger picture or even growth in uncharted areas ahead. Either way great breakdown of this refreshed logo.

-Wolff

Comment on Top 10 Guitar Logo Designs by James Hadley

James Hadley — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 05:58:58 +0000

Thank you for including my logo design for Bill Pierce Guitar in this blog. It’s good to know that some people like the things that I’ve done.

I loved the article, you had some great things to say about a lot of these new and classic designs. If I had a blog I would definitely reblog this

Comment on US Logo Design Trend Alert by Kumar

Kumar — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 12:04:36 +0000

Yeah… another good article! And about the mosquitoes, we know how “invasive” they can be!!!!!! LOL…LOL…LOL…

Comment on Urban Outfitters’ New Logo: Prank or Really Bad Decision? by Christine

Christine — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:06:19 +0000

So i’m sure that these companies think its just sooo awesome how much press they get for making these terrible logos but what they aren’t thinking of is the designers they (purposefully or not) have design the logos. While we may work for hours and hours on an illustration of a tree and have almost no social life, we still have bills to pay and selecting a logo this terrible and then putting our name on it is not only insulting it de-values our craft as a whole. You wouldn’t ask Da Vinci to paint something that your 4 year old could do, so please stop putting professionals in the same position.

Comment on Unlogo: Exactly As It Sounds by Kumar

Kumar — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:37:45 +0000

Sorry, I quite don’t get it. When people can remove the logo in my ad, what’s the use of my paying to get my ad and the logo on any videos????

Comment on Sci Fi/Syfy Rebrand a Year Later by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 10:51:44 +0000

A stagnant TV channel changes its name? Well guess what, it’s still on the same channel. Any rebranding is possible because it is staying where it is.

Comment on Sci Fi/Syfy Rebrand a Year Later by Andy Wibbels

Andy Wibbels — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 07:15:40 +0000

You don’t mention any metrics on viewership or revenue or actual numbers. Viewership did not expand after the re-branding.

Comment on 9 Graphic Design USA Awards To LogoDesignWorks by Kumar

Kumar — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:26:40 +0000

This is simply superb! We didn’t know you got these many awards; you never told us!! The logos definitely deserve recognition !!! Keep up the good work!!!!

Comment on Oprah Comes into her OWN… Again by Kumar

Kumar — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:36:27 +0000

Yeah, I wonder why this lady makes trouble for herself! Is she being misguided?

Comment on How to properly set up a business card design for printing by Mash Bonigala

Mash Bonigala — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 23:56:17 +0000

Hey Mitch,

Thank you for pointing that out. When we changed the design of the blog, the link was not updated properly. We have now updated the link. Please do download the file.

Thanks,
Mash

Comment on How to properly set up a business card design for printing by Mitch

Mitch — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:59:05 +0000

“I have provided an Adobe Illustrator business card template”… no you haven’t. Unless I have completely taken leave of my senses and just can’t find it, I appologize. No sign of an illustrator business card template anywhere on this page.

Comment on Organic Grocery New Logo by Kumar

Kumar — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:55:00 +0000

Yeah, change is inevitable!

Comment on BokicaBo Fashion Website by Kumar

Kumar — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:55:01 +0000

Hi Mash,
Your article is so inspiring I’ve visited this site right away! But then the background scenery and the clothing the models wore are contrasting. You see, when you see some out-door background, you expect to see something that is connected to it; for example, the clothes best suited for this background are some kind of safari or casuals or even some tough-looking cotton dresses. And another thing is that the background vegetation is too thick. The clothes are pleasant but the settings are too thick. (You might want to say that’s what we usually see in other ads, and this site wants to look different. That’s true, but when you want to show a mountain you show a mountain, not an ocean. No?) Though some designs look casual and are cotton, some of them we see here are delicate styles more suited for an evening in a backyard garden or for a sunny day on a golf course. Well… I’m not an expert but that’s how I’ve felt!

Comment on Top Ten Creepy Crawly Logos by Kumar

Kumar — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 10:36:55 +0000

Great description! To be frank, without your description of these logos, I dare say, few people feel the impact some of these logos are expected to make!!! (The ‘clockwork butterfly’ logo stands the best!)

Comment on New Brand Vs. Old Brand by Kumar

Kumar — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 11:49:23 +0000

Here…here!!! Well said, Mash!

Comment on Adversity or Opportunity? You Decide by Kumar

Kumar — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:45:58 +0000

Here…here!!! A very important and complex issue of the present time is well projected!!!

Comment on New Jersey Schools Students Logo by Kumar

Kumar — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:29:41 +0000

What an idea!!!!!!

Comment on Anytime Fitness Gets More Fitting Design by Kumar

Kumar — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 11:43:27 +0000

Hi Mash,
Never mind how the logo stands. With or without an attractive logo, health freaks all over the world make a beeline for such “fitness” centres. There are always some ‘suckers (sorry takers)’ when something is offered! No???? LOL…LOL…LOL…

Comment on Can Google Ads Sully Your Brand? by Kumar

Kumar — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:24:20 +0000

Hi Mash,
This is exactly the point I’ve been pondering over for some time now. You’ve put very rightly, but then I was wondering what if Google gets the wrong idea, after all, Google must have looked into this sensitive point, too!

Comment on Top 10 International Casual Dining Logos by Out A Time

Out A Time — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 23:11:31 +0000

Your article is entitled “Top 10 International Casual Dining Restaurant Logos.” TGI Friday’s has many more locations outside of the U.S. than any of these restaurants you listed (350 in 60 countries). Might want to amend your list for accuracy.

Comment on Are You Sabotaging Your Business? by Ian Cylkowski

Ian Cylkowski — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 23:31:13 +0000

The “Not Knowing Your Customers” is a KEY point, I feel, but more than that it’s sometimes not even knowing what customers you want to attract in the first place!

Comment on Use Of Color In Creating Logo Designs by Hester Smithies

Hester Smithies — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:51:46 +0000

superb – I’m teaching New Media (Computing\Graphic\webdesign students) about the importance of colour – I shall certainly be pointing them to this site as important reading material

Comment on Swaptree Logo Gets Deforested by Jeff Bennett

Jeff Bennett — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 07:44:34 +0000

Thanks for posting about our rebranding efforts. We all love Swaptree and this serves as the foundation for our ongoing business. The new “swap dot” is all purpose as you point out above and will serve our growing community as we go forward. The logo is the first step of a multi-step rebranding effort. This is not a classic example of assuming broader is better. In this day building a mass market consumer brand is expensive. Swap.com represents our category, an action oriented moniker, that will serve our expansion strategy well. Our community is all about “swap”… and that is what our brand is as well! Again, thanks for posting on about Swap.com!

Jeff Bennett
CEO
Swap.com

Comment on Self Employment Takes a Hit in Recession by Mary Kitt-Neel

Mary Kitt-Neel — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 03:37:56 +0000

I’ve been self-employed since 2004, and though it’s never been what you’d call “easy,” for some reason I feel less like a freak right now, knowing that I’m at least scratching out a living in the worst American economy since the Great Depression. Working for yourself takes long hours, a lot of sacrifices, and unhooking yourself from the consumerist ideology we were all raised on, but I can honestly say I’m happier and less conflicted about my life choices than I ever have been.

Comment on Going Green and Saving Money by Kumar

Kumar — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:32:39 +0000

Yeah, whether you save money or not, ‘going green’ definitely saves your life!!!!! Thanks; you have brought out a very common and regular but very important cause in a very subtle way!!!

Comment on 5 Proven Up-sell Strategies by Kumar

Kumar — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:45:05 +0000

Hi Mash,
These tips never go wrong! You’ve pointed them out very clearly! I, as a customer, would always appreciate such ‘package’ deals and make good use of them, too!!!

Comment on Top 5 Social Media Mistakes for Small Businesses by Kumar

Kumar — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:38:31 +0000

Hi Mash,
How true!!!!!! When a business keeps these points in mind, it may not make a million but, I suppose, it certainly doesn’t lose a penny!!!!!!!

Comment on 6 Tips for Great Podcasts by Kumar

Kumar — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:21:42 +0000

Hi Mash,
You’re absolutely right in pointing out the setback in Point 4, and making a relevant suggestion!

Comment on Top 5 Small Business Blunders by Kumar

Kumar — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:03:58 +0000

Hi Mash,
Thanks for the tips; they are very useful! However, foreseeing all these pitfalls in mind in advance, I never set up any business — small or large!!!!!!

Comment on Top 10 Museum Logos by Mash Bonigala

Mash Bonigala — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:53:34 +0000

Hey Dan,

You are absolutely right! My bad. I did not research this piece enough. The letter M is indeed by Da Vinci. I have edited the above post to reflect this information.

Thank you for pointing it out.

Mash

Comment on Top 10 Museum Logos by Dan C.

Dan C. — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:39:49 +0000

From 3:”The M is cleverly drawn surrounded with lines that appear from a blueprint, adding a touch of Da Vinci to the logo.”
I find this statement to be *hilarious.* You obviously don’t realize that it was Da Vinci who drew that M. It was originally published in Fra Luca Pacioli’s book De Divina Proportione, illustrated by Da Vinci and written around 1497.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_divina_proportione
Second Source:
http://www.webcitation.org/5sckxFhxB

Comment on The Dangers of Amateur Logo Design by Kumar

Kumar — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:24:42 +0000

Hi,
You now know why I don’t design any logos!!!!!!! LOL…LOL…LOL…

Comment on NBA Tells Fans: “Eat My Logo” by Kumar

Kumar — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:16:36 +0000

Hi,
This is really an interesting and informative article. NBA has made a point there — you watch the match; you eat the pie and you pay the price!!!!!!!!! LOL…LOL…LOL… But then what about the health hazards — the colours, the preservatives, etc. ?????????

Comment on The Dangers of Amateur Logo Design by Mash Bonigala

Mash Bonigala — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:17:33 +0000

Absolutely! Even major online design companies are now converting their sites into logo design contest sites! Perhaps that is where the money is or perhaps that is where the future of this industry is heading to. But for the life of me, I can not understand how it would be a good model, considering the plagiarism and what not – especially for the customers. When I do understand, I might start one myself!!

Comment on The Dangers of Amateur Logo Design by Ian Cylkowski

Ian Cylkowski — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:41:09 +0000

Some good points here, in particular about plagiarism which you can, unfortunately, see occur on crowdsourcing design sites full of amateur, cracked-photoshop ‘designers’.

Comment on Sci Fi/Syfy Rebrand a Year Later by Sean

Sean — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:41:07 +0000

I disagree. While Syfy may be a branding decision that was commercially successful, I’m not sure that it has surpassed the early criticism. More likely, it has simply become less relevant to the critics as a result of the move to a broader audience.

Unfortunately, the channel has never fully embraced what it means to be a “Sci Fi” channel. Examples of this are numerous and varied: Where is Star Trek? How about those terrible Sci Fi originals? How about picking up some of the great Sci Fi shows that major networks dropped? G4 and Cartoon network both have more and better Anime. Has the new “Syfy” brand addressed any of these criticisms from real fans of Sci Fi?

Not really. They mostly just wanted to get out of a market that they were clueless about, and serving poorly.

Really, the Syfy brand itself is an admission of failure. It’s the mark of a channel that never really “got” its target market, so it just chose to try to go more mainstream. Successful at finally making money? Sure. But here’s an analogy for ya. Imagine if Starbucks had bad coffee. Imagine that people who liked coffee stopped going there, and as a result, Starbucks kept buying cheaper and cheaper coffee, in an attempt to turn a profit. Then, years of mediocrity later, they decided to change their name and sell burgers instead. After a hail of criticism and a strong ad campaign, people came to try their burgers and they started to become profitable. Success usually means that you achieve the goals you set for yourself, not that you moved the goalpost.

Comment on Simple and Relevant Logo Design Power by Ian Cylkowski

Ian Cylkowski — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:58:38 +0000

Simplicity is key! I’m a fan of simple, clean and functional brand identity design and the thing about simple and minimal brand design is that it’s often quite hard to execute well. Remember, perfection is attained not when there’s nothing left to add but when there’s nothing left to take away.

Comment on Top 10 Transparent Logos by Gareth Coxon

Gareth Coxon — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:15:56 +0000

Seems transparency is no longer just a fade and can now be used effectivily to enhance an idea or design

Comment on Top 10 Transparent Logos by Mash Bonigala

Mash Bonigala — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:52:48 +0000

You are welcome Mariusz. It is a nice logo. Beautifully transparent. Well done!

Comment on Top 10 Transparent Logos by Ian Cylkowski

Ian Cylkowski — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:49:50 +0000

There’s certainly some very pretty designs. Not my style, but definitely pretty. =]

Comment on Top 10 Transparent Logos by Mariusz

Mariusz — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:49:37 +0000

Wow, one of those is my design (ITSBA)! Thanks for featuring, I’m shocked.

Comment on 2 Many Brands = 1 Big Mess by Ian Cylkowski

Ian Cylkowski — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:50:33 +0000

I honestly didn’t know the Galaxy was going to have different names depending on the carriers. That is RIDICULOUS.

Comment on Top 10 Cool Logos by Kumar

Kumar — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:06:06 +0000

These logos are really COOL!!!!!!!!!

Comment on Hyundai Genesis Logo a Bentley Look-alike by coqui62

coqui62 — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:08:12 +0000

Although I think that they should have used the company logo that has a unique look and design I think this is a step in the right direction for the brand, I was like others intrigued that it looks strikingly similar to the Bentley logo, which led me to this page, I think this is not going to create any problems for the brand however if it’s about creating a new image for the company they should use a universally recognized badge that shows the new image of Hyundai on a global scale, or if they are trying to create a new flagship of luxury vehicles under a new image then it should have a new name as well rather than name it same as the lower priced vehicles.
Just like Toyota did with the Lexus brand, Nissan with Infinity and Honda with Acura, they created a new image and brand name to go along with the new design and created a world class line of vehicles separate of the main corporate brand.

Comment on Crop marks and saving JPG in Adobe Illustrator CS4 by Meg Larson

Meg Larson — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:52:00 +0000

Thank you so much for creating this post. I too was so frustrated by that change in CS4 as I used the CS3 crop mark feature all the time and I struggled to find a comparable method in CS4. This will save me a ton of time!

Comment on Top 10 Origami Logo Designs by Mash Bonigala

Mash Bonigala — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:26:23 +0000

Thanks for pointing that out Dave! We have fixed it now.

Comment on Top 10 Origami Logo Designs by Dave

Dave — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:13:50 +0000

#8 Beat-Army Unproject” has the wrong descriptive paragraph.

Comment on Top 10 Ambigram Logos by Mallesh

Mallesh — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:07:06 +0000

Yes you have a point there. But in this case, the ambigram effect comes from flipping the logo horizontally.

Comment on Top 10 Ambigram Logos by Martin

Martin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:48:16 +0000

Maybe I’m not seeing things clearly, but the No. 4 DMC logo… isn’t that DWC upside down?

Comment on Top 10 World’s Fair Logos by Jim

Jim — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:49:57 +0000

The Expo 67 logo was not a snowflake as indicated above. Designed by Julien Hebert, it was a representation of the unity of all humankind around the world. This can be envisioned by the stylized linking of arms in the logo. It very successfully captured the theme of Expo 67–Man and His World (Terre des Hommes). It was so successful, it was often used without the words “Expo 67″ on souvenirs, print ads and the like. In April of 1967, National Geographic ran an article on Montreal. On page one of their feature appeared the word Montreal in large bold letters. The O in Montreal had been replaced with the Expo logo. That said it all. To this day,directional signs in Montreal pointing the way to Parc Jean Drapeau (the Expo Islands) use the Expo logo and an arrow pointing the way–and nothing more. In 2007, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Expo, a large floral display in front of city hall boasted a beautiful garden planted in the design of the Expo logo with no words, no other explanation. Forty years later, people still knew what it represented. Try that with any of the other logos included above. A logo’s purpose is to capture the theme, the spirit of a product or a company with a minimum of text. It becomes the mental image of that product or company. The use of an actual structure seldom makes a successful logo (Met Life’s use of their tower in early 20th Century advertising is a notable exception) especially for an exposition when that structure is demolished. A logo (which is fairly recent terminology) has to be simple, clean, clear and it absolutely must convey an idea or theme to the viewer. I love world’s fairs but the only two images on this list of logos that are truly successful, are Expo 67′s (which most exposition enthusiasts and historians rank as the most successful of all time) and the logo for Chicago’s Century of Progress (which went great lengths to capture the ambitions and theme of that great fair). The others are mainly busy representations of fair structures or attempts at logos that lack clear connection to their respective exposition’s theme.

Comment on Top 10 Rock Band Logo Designs by istema

istema — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:44:05 +0000

Yes, the Velvet Underground should have asked a professional to design their logo. Instead they used the banana one, designed for them by Andy Warhol. And since when did Andy Warhol know anything about graphic art or advertising?

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How to approach logo design projects | Logo Design Blog — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:38:05 +0000

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Logo Design Myths Busted - Part I | Logo Design Blog — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:37:16 +0000

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