Written by: Graham Smith: Posted: 2020/01/20
Filed In Categories: Designer Spotlight, Downloads, Logo Design, Poster Design
Tagged with: Helvetica, Massimo Vignelli, Olympics, Posters, Recreated, Vintage
Post Excerpt: Denver, Colorado XII Winter Olympic Games 1976 Logo & Poster for Download After tweeting a download link for the Denver, Colorado XII Winter Olympic Games 1976 Poster that I had just recreated, I realised there was much more to this story than just the… Read More
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Written by: Graham Smith: Posted: 2020/01/16
Filed In Categories: Famous Logos, Logo Design, Vintage
Tagged with: 1980's, Logo Grid, Logo Guidelines, Olympic Logo, Olympics, Recreated, Russia
Post Excerpt: 1980 Moscow Olympics Logo Design Grid Designed by Vladimir Arsentyev The 1980 Moscow Olympics Logo Grid, designed by Vladimir Arsentyev, consists of “a section of running track, rising into an architectural silhouette typical of Moscow, the Olympic emblem… Read More
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Written by: Graham Smith: Posted: 2020/01/08
Filed In Categories: Famous Logos, Logo Design, Reviews
Tagged with: Logo Design, Opinion, Playstation, Sony
Post Excerpt: My Opinion on the Sony Playstation PS5 Logo Design It’s been quite a while since I shared any personal opinions/reviews on any major new brand logo or brand logo redesign, and thought I’d just quickly chip in with my initial thoughts on the Sony… Read More
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Written by: Graham Smith: Posted: 2020/01/06
Filed In Categories: Famous Logos, Logo Design
Tagged with: Logo Design Evolution, Star Wars, Star Wars Logo
Post Excerpt: Anatomy of a Logo: The Star Wars Logo Evolution by Alex Jay This is referencing a super detailed blog post by Alex Jay, that covers every variation of the Star Wars emblem, badge, lettering, and logos. I had no idea so many variations were used prior to the… Read More
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Written by: Graham Smith: Posted: 2020/01/04
Filed In Categories: Designer Spotlight, Inspiration, Logo Design, Vintage
Post Excerpt: Vintage Monochrome MCM Logos & Trademarks from the 1950s – 1970s Vintage Monochrome MCM Logos & Trademarks from the from the 1950s to early 1970s, which have been excavated from various design publications, collated by Sandi Vincent on Flickr.… Read More
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Written by: Graham Smith: Posted: 2019/12/26
Filed In Categories: Famous Logos, Logo Design, Logo Process
Post Excerpt: Famous Brand Logos Given the Grid Treatment by Joshua Ariza It started with one Tweet by Joshua Ariza @JoshuaAriza where he quipped, “Non designers don’t know how hard logo design is. For example, here’s the logo grid used for the USA Today… Read More
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Written by: Graham Smith: Posted: 2019/12/26
Filed In Categories: Logo Design, Tips & Advice
Tagged with: IBM, IBM Logo, Paul Rand
Post Excerpt: IBM 8-Bar Logo: Why the Negative logo is different to the Positive Logo The famous IBM 8-Bar logo is a great example of why it’s important to consider where and how your logo design is likely to be used, for example: is it just black-on-white, or will… Read More
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Written by: Graham Smith: Posted: 2019/12/24
Filed In Categories: Designer Spotlight, Logo Design, Logo Guidelines, Vintage
Post Excerpt: Swingline Vintage Logo Guidelines by Chris Cunningham After doing some searching for some vintage logo guideline inspirations, this beautiful graphic for the official Swingline Logo Type, showed up in Google Search. It’s a beautiful piece of branding,… Read More
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