33 logos in 33 minutes

Jun 5, 200867 appreciated comments

Here follows 33 logos / labels seen in the first 33 minutes after I wake.
The original idea was to include logos that appear throughout an entire day, but that would leave you with A LOT of scrolling.

At this stage I’d still not be dressed for the working day, and have just finished the morning shower. Just 33 minutes after waking and I’m already exposed to a large number of logo designs.

Others showing their logo timelines

This post was inspired by Jane’s fun with brands. Thanks Jane.

Some others are also using logos to represent their days:

Sander’s 14 logos in 14 minutes
Cat’s branding before breakfast
Alan’s brand day: morning edition
Anna’s day in brands
Vivien’s brandwashed in 8 minutes
Afsin’s 12 logos in 12 minutes
Aaron’s 13 logos and brands without moving a muscle
Daniel’s day in brands
Rafie’s 10 logos as you open my door
Fox’s brand name day
adhack’s Friday in brands
Doug’s what time is your brand?
ADCD’s brands you encounter
Rod’s brand timeline
Phil’s where we encounter brands
E.K.’s brand new day
David’s day in the life of gen Y
Mike’s brand timeline portrait
Dehog’s day in brands and logos
Beyond Rivalry’s brand timeline portrait
Tracie’s branding iron

Join in

What does your logo timeline look like? It doesn’t have to be an entire day, perhaps just an event or occasion (the journey to work, preparing dinner, 10 logos in 10 minutes etc.). I’d love to see a glimpse into your day with logos, and if you mention your post by leaving a comment or trackback, I’ll gladly add you to the list above.

How many logos do you see in the first hour after waking?

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67 appreciated comments, click here to add one

Alec Rios

Interesting idea. I know ever since I became interested in logo design they’ve been popping up everywhere. I became more aware, I guess.

Maybe I’ll join in sometime.

Alec Rios’s last blog post…10 Great Ambigram Logos

Jun 5th, 2008
Jane Sample

I love yours!

Jane Sample’s last blog post…Bossfriends

Jun 5th, 2008
Shahzad Khan

yeah I did that too, and it’s somethign pretty coo… here’s mine :
http://ckcpark.net/dehog/2008/05/29/my-day-in-brands-and-logos/

Jun 5th, 2008
Ana

fair trade banana… very chic ;)
best, Ana

Ana’s last blog post…Processed Exhibition

Jun 5th, 2008
Afsin

I really like this trend. Here are my 12 logos in first 12 minutes of my day. 12 Logos in 12 Minutes (A New Blogging Trend)

Afsin’s last blog post…12 Logos in 12 Minutes (A New Blogging Trend)

Jun 5th, 2008
cat

David, I’m going to be a bit late with mine as I got sidetracked on what I found in my kitchen … Popcorn!

I love popcorn.
(and boy does it get the fingers greasy)

cat’s last blog post…Smoking Hot Servers and Exploding Walls

Jun 5th, 2008
David Airey

Alec,

Let me know if you give it shot.

Jane,

Thanks for the inspiration!

Shahzad, Afsin,

Nice work. I’ve added your links to the list above.

Ana,

Gotta love the Fair Trade logo.

Cat,

I do love buttered popcorn, but can’t stand those bits that get stuck between your teeth. :( Looking forward to your Asian take on the idea.

Jun 5th, 2008
cat

David, when you’ve been living off mostly fruit smoothies for days, a surprise package of popcorn is like OMG! WOW!

(and yes, I did clear out goodies from the house first … but the popcorn was a hiding and a waiting for me)

Now off to track down my Asian bits …

cat’s last blog post…Smoking Hot Servers and Exploding Walls

Jun 5th, 2008
Sander

Inspirational idea! I’ve just published my logo timeline at segd, 14 logo’s in 14 minutes. Thank you for taking a look.

Sander’s last blog post…14 Logo’s in 14 minuten

Jun 5th, 2008
Afsin

Thanks for your comment and link David. Actually, this idea may be converted to a “Logo Story”.. We can drop a couple of lines for each logo, e.g: “what did we do with Converse?”

Afsin’s last blog post…12 Logos in 12 Minutes (A New Blogging Trend)

Jun 5th, 2008
Shahzad Khan

David
Thanks alot for adding me in the list.
This thing is really catching on, and thats really good…we’re showing some logo design love to everyone :D

Shahzad Khan’s last blog post…shitty shitty shitty

Jun 5th, 2008
Fubiz

Simply excellent !

Fubiz’s last blog post…Action Figure

Jun 5th, 2008
Rafie

Nice! I’ll do it one day :D Cheers~

Rafie’s last blog post…21 years ago

Jun 6th, 2008
inspirationbit

Hey, I love this idea. I’ll definitely join. I actually will do it in a slightly different way – let it be a surprise ;-)

Btw, you’ve showed Colgate twice;-)

inspirationbit’s last blog post…Behind The Scenes Of Exquisite Web Typography – Part Four

Jun 7th, 2008
cat

David,

Thanks for the add.

This was great fun. Too bad it was over so quickly! Maybe do it again next year with a different theme?

Perhaps by using blog logos instead? Then there’d be some megga link love going around.

(very strange no one included the logos of the blogs they visit often)

cat’s last blog post…Branding Before Breakfast. (a)Meme.

Jun 7th, 2008
Foxsden

I love the way you did yours – nice twist..

And thanks very much for the link.

Jun 7th, 2008
Daniel CampoS

I just want to remember that this idea is from http://dearjanesample.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/fun-with-brands/#comment-1278

Jun 9th, 2008
David Airey

Cat,

Off to make a smoothie myself. Good shout (unless you’ve been living off them for days of course).

It is odd that no blog logos were shown, but great idea for another post. You always have such good ideas.

Sander, Asfin, Shahzad,

My pleasure adding your entries here. Thanks for joining in!

Vivien,

Loved your take on it!

Foxsden, Fubiz, Rafie,

My pleasure. Good of you all to drop by.

Daniel,

And a great idea it was too!

Jun 10th, 2008
tracie valentino

David,
Thanks much for the link love! It was a truly fun and interesting experiment–I think I might have to try out the entire day and see what I come up with.

Jun 14th, 2008
James Kurtz III

LOVE IT! It’s interesting that I can tell you live in the UK just by the brands you use.

James Kurtz III’s last blog post…Logos as Math

Jun 16th, 2008
David Airey

Tracie,

Good luck with tracking your entire day!

James,

It was fun putting this post together. An eye-opener too. I see you’ve also spotted the Spanish logo equation site. It’s a fun resource!

Jun 16th, 2008
Kimberley

I might show this to my clients! Just shows how important design is.

I get clients who who want designs for really cheap. They don’t know the importance of design in our world. If they just had a closer look at what they have around their house, they might realize.

Great idea, and very interesting, thanks for sharing.

Jul 15th, 2008
David Airey

You’re very welcome, Kimberley. Thanks for commenting.

Jul 16th, 2008
vanessa

I wouldn’t mind a day’s worth of logos, OR the excessive scrolling hehe…. This is great stuff.

Oct 7th, 2008
Martin

wohoo
That’s a great idea :D i gonna make some photo like this

Dec 31st, 2008
John Sposato

I have ASDA CD-Rs sent in the post from a Northerner. Their owner Walmart changed their logo in the States a while back, you know.

John Sposato’s last blog post…Roger Hodgson – Take the Long Way Home (live 1996)

Feb 6th, 2009
Kristin Andrews

Brought marketing and advertising to a new light. Refreshing way to approach logo design. Thank you!

Feb 17th, 2009
Samantha

This is a great post.. It’s amazing how we are literally bombarded with design in the first 30 minutes of waking every day, let alone the rest of our days.

Mar 24th, 2009
Swapnil Acharya

This is so cool! Thanks for inspiring me to do my own title called “15 logos in 15 minutes!”

Mar 25th, 2009
David Airey

Good of you to join in, Swapnil, and it was fun viewing your own 15 minutes.

Mar 26th, 2009
Andrew Keir

It wont look good posting mine, my partner i live in a loft and opposite our bed is the liquor cabinet.

The first thing i see in the morning is jack daniels, cointreau, absinth…

Don’t i sound like a winner, ha.

May 21st, 2009
David Airey

As long as it’s not the 80% Absinthe, Andrew!

May 26th, 2009
Andrew Keir

No, David.

This is the “soft” stuff, a meager 65%.

*shudder* I’m feeling hung over just thinking about it.

Jun 13th, 2009
Chris

was going to ask why you have different types of toothpaste until I realised that I have 3 in my bathroom, I don’t think I could do a post like this, if you’ve got yor eyes open it would be more like 500 in 5 minutes, when i wake up i’d see the apple logo twice, the fender logo, the warwick logo, the adidas logo, dc shoes logo, not to mention what i’d see while reading a magazine over breakfast…

Oct 28th, 2009
stephen

I’ve been meaning to create a similar article to this for a few months. But like you say, if I were to take photos of the first few hours of my day, it would be a LONG article. As a graphics creator, I look at nearly every single logo along the road, in the paper and in magazines. Inspiration comes from everywhere!

Dec 29th, 2009
Mladen

Really interesting. I never thought that there are so many logos in my house. A little bit frightening…

Feb 15th, 2010
Matt Noble

Ha, i did this once whilst i was in uni and made a video out of it, i really should post it some time

Mar 3rd, 2010
Yanne

Great post. I posted a similar one in my blog:
http://volumeupdesign.blogspot.com/2010/03/30-logos-in-30-minutes.html

Mar 5th, 2010
Tess

I never thought about the fact that we see brands and logos as soon as we open our eyes in the morning. 33 logos in 33 minutes, it’s just crazy. I’d say welcome to consumerism. Great post :)

Jun 30th, 2010
Christina Moore

It’s unbelievable how much of an influence graphic design has on our daily lives. Such an amazing post! I looked around my house after reading this and was shocked by the amount of logos in my house!

Aug 31st, 2010