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1. Tammy Lenski

   Very cool new site, David! I enjoyed wandering around and will be back.

   Best for the new venture,

   Tammy

   Tammy Lenski’s last blog post..The conflict resolution articles vault, january 2008

   Jan 25th, 2008

2. Dan Cole

   Nice, I’ve always loved the F1 racing logo. It just might be my favorite logo of all time, even though it doesn’t have much to it.

   Dan Cole’s last blog post..Backing Up WordPress

   Jan 25th, 2008

3. David Airey

   Tammy,

   Thanks for the well-wishes. I’ve been thinking about this blog launch for some time now, and I’ve finally pulled the finger out.

   Dan,

   I like those logos that make good use of negative space, and that’s a decent example.

   Jan 25th, 2008

4. Simon

   I’ll second the shout for the F1 logo. It’s probably the smartest monogram design out there. Although it is starting to look a bit dated, I’d like to see a revised version based on the current, very clever, monogram design.

   Great new site by the way David.

   Simon’s last blog post..5 Websites to Save You Money

   Jan 25th, 2008

5. Brian

   Hi David, nice new blog!

   My favorite (“favourite” for you Brits! – sorry) in that list is probably the USA network logo. Just simple yet perfectly done.

   Another one of my favorites has got to the FedEx Logo…I am sad to say that I only discovered the arrow about 3 years ago.

   Looking forward to enjoying many of your posts on the new blog!

   Cheers.

   Jan 25th, 2008

6. Zaigham

   Nice site David….

   Thanks for sharing such a nice post.

   regards.

   Jan 27th, 2008

7. David Airey

   Simon,

   I agree that it’d be nice to see an updated F1 version. Something for you to have a crack at perhaps?

   Brian,

   Glad you like the blog. The Fedex logo is a great example. Not a monogram, as above, but a great example nonetheless. Thanks for reading.

   Zaigham,

   You’re very welcome.

   Jan 28th, 2008

8. Erick

   Great Collection. I really like the NMA logo.

   However, I don’t really get the LSO logo choice. Without knowing that its a monogram, it could easily be conceived as a drawing of some kind (sperm came to mind).

   Jan 30th, 2008

9. Beth Ellen

   Way to go on the new site David. Another excellent one to add to my reader!

   Jan 31st, 2008

10. Lloyd

    the rh and the FR seemed forced.

    Jan 31st, 2008

11. David Airey

    Erick,

    I didn’t quite see the sperm in the London Symphony Orchestra logo, but thanks for leaving your take on it.

    Beth Ellen,

    That’s great you’ll subscribe. Glad to have you as a reader.

    Feb 3rd, 2008

12. knaknak

    Cool Blog!

    I’ve always been a fan of the F1 logo, it screams “fast”

    I also think the LSO logo is awesome – very fluidic and symphony IMO.

    Feb 6th, 2008

13. David Airey

    Thanks Knaknak,

    Glad you like.

    Feb 11th, 2008

14. Grouse

    The Victoria and Albert logo has to be the best! I’ve been seeing it around alot lately and I just think it’s perfect. So simple yet unique! Which is your favourite David?

    Feb 11th, 2008

15. David Airey

    Grouse,

    My favourite’s also the V&A logo. You have good taste.

    Feb 14th, 2008

16. Roberta Seldon

    My favorites… conEdison, Newspaper Marketing Agency, and Victoria & Albert Museum. The ‘NT’ in National Theatre is too military-ish to me, not something you would expect to see in a theatre logo.

    Mar 24th, 2008

17. David Airey

    Hi Roberta,

    Those three you mention would probably be my three top choices too. Thanks for commenting.

    Mar 24th, 2008

18. Roberta Seldon

    Thanks David.

    Mar 24th, 2008

19. Toby

    I’ve seen the LSO logo loads of times and only recently realised that it looks like a conductor! Love it!

    Apr 29th, 2008

20. David Airey

    It’s good eh Toby? Thanks for dropping in.

    May 2nd, 2008

21. rob russo

    Of these I like Newspaper Marketing Agency (NMA) and London Symphony Orchestra (LSO). I love how LSO looks like a conductor’s wand in action…

    Of course, though not as well known, you could include my personal mark here, eh? :-)

    rob russo’s last blog post..Shameless Self Promotion

    May 5th, 2008

22. David Airey

    Hi Rob,

    Is it purely coincidence that your last blog post is about ‘shameless self promotion’? ;)

    May 7th, 2008

23. rob russo

    Absolutely coincidental! ;)

    Actually, you know that my last post was just in response to Brian’s Business Cards of Bloggers request. And while I’m REALLY trying to tell myself to update more, my current post may be there for a bit.

    I’m new at blogging, but still think it is interesting that I found Brian’s post from a link on Jacob Cass’ site. And I found Jacob thru this site while participating in your recent Logo Design Love Awards. I was just honored to be included in the running.

    Thanks again for all you do. Keep up the great work!

    May 7th, 2008

24. David Airey

    You’re very welcome, Rob, and thanks for stopping by to leave your thoughts. Great to include you as a reader.

    May 16th, 2008

25. Jane

    The LSO conductor is genius. I love it.

    May 30th, 2008

26. Frank White

    On the plus side I absolutely love the Victoria & Albert Museum logo…simple, classic and timeless. I feel the same way about University College for the Creative Arts logo. On the flip side I just dont get the London Symphony logo. I guess opinions are subjective though

    Jul 18th, 2008

27. ram

    David,

    Really I am impressed seeing your new website, its really useful.

    I will also add some of your post and link back to this website. Is it ok?

    thanks
    ram

    Sep 14th, 2008

28. David Airey

    Frank,

    Yep, there’ll always be a level of subjectiveness about design.

    Ram,

    No need to ask, thanks very much.

    Sep 14th, 2008

29. pat taylor

    The best of the group would be Mr. Fletcher’s V&A

    Oct 3rd, 2008

30. scott mcclelland

    I am a big fan of the Roger Federer logo. The Frost and Reed logo reminded me of it.

    Oct 14th, 2008

31. David Airey

    Scott,

    I’ve also thought fondly of Roger’s monogram. It’s an elegant one.

    Oct 17th, 2008

32. Jordan

    Great collection, thanks!! I recently found this one, I think it`s worth a look too – http://zka11.com/files/scty27.jpg

    Dec 11th, 2008

33. eddy

    Check out the logo for the Swedish Radio:

    http://www.sr.se/

    Jan 3rd, 2009

34. Peter

    The London Symphony Orchestra – Logo is brilliant! It’s the LSO, a conductor and some people even say it resembles the river thames :-D

    Jan 5th, 2009

35. felipe.lv

    I can’t believe the stupid reaction of NetResult/FOA… some people just can’t understand “the internets”

    Jan 8th, 2009

36. rik

    Nice post.

    Take a look at the NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen = Dutch Railroads) logo. It is one of my favorites for a long time. Both a monogram and a symbolic representation of tracks at the same time.

    http://www.ns.nl

    Jun 22nd, 2009

37. David Airey

    Jordan,

    That is a nice ambigram, and I’ve featured a few others here:

    Inspiring ambigram logos

    Rik, great addition.

    Jun 30th, 2009

38. Chris

    I realize this is pretty old, but I only recently found this blog so I’m sort of catching up, I think the formula one logo works even better in B+W than it does with the red, suddenly the 1 (the white space) jumps out at you a lot better, whereas with the red I automatically see the red part as a 1… or is it just me?

    Oct 29th, 2009

39. Shabbir Hussain

    Nice ones David. Is it possible CNN was derived for Canadian National Railway.

    Dec 2nd, 2009

40. Alex

    I think that the ESPN logo is a very good example of a monogram logo.

    Feb 26th, 2010

41. Alex

    Also, I think VW (Volkswagen) is a good example.

    Feb 26th, 2010

42. Ian Dennis

    Actually number 4 wasn’t designed by FHK Henrion!

    And the year was 1974.

    Here’s a link: http://www.davidthedesigner.com/davidthedesigner/2007/09/so-maybe-peter-.html

    Love from Ian Dennis

    Mar 30th, 2010

43. David Airey

    Thanks for keeping me right, Ian. Updated.

    Apr 1st, 2010

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