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Andersonville

The Chicago Neighborhoods is a typographic logo fest by Steve Shanabruch which involves a typographic logo for each Chicago neighborhood.

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Gridiron League, a “collection of idealized NFL insignias that pay tribute to each teams’ history and geography in a period-specific aesthetic that glorifies the Vince Lomardi-era” by Wes Kull.

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Hostages C64 Game

Hostages, by Infogrames, is the 6th game in my retro C64 photo collection series.

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Mind blow. In a good way. Exactly the sort of passionate brand identity that a £25 logo design won’t get you.

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A interesting investigative experiment conducted by Mat Dolphin, and posted on Creative Review, after finding out about a company doing logo design for $42.

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I am shocked and dismayed that I didn’t know that the Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising existed in London.

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ITG LOGO

Going to reserve initial thoughts on the ITG (Investment Technology Group) Rebrand by Landor until I’ve had time for this to sink in.

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Five & Dime Eatery designed by Bravo Company.

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We caught a teaser of the new More4 identity a few months back with a showing of just the logo by ManvsMachine.

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Oxymoron

Think I can relate to most of these statements from these Quotes from the World of Design, by Anneke Short.

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Alison Carmichael has the right idea when it comes to self promotion.

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There is everything right with Ink Butter – Tattoo Aftercare from the package design, the typography and the actual idea of looking after your “ink”.

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Christopher Rozzi has managed to capture a number of dog, cat and famous people associations as Tiny Confessions

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Eliter, by Firebird, is the 5th game in my retro C64 photo collection series. So many games would put my imagination into overdrive, and Elite being no different.

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More examples of Vintage Science Ads from the 1950s and 1960s over on Brainpickings

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Short design in the 1980′s really did suck.


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