Comments on: Birds of a feather flock together

By: Jerry Phillip Huff

Jerry Phillip Huff — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:22:26 +0000

When I designed the Japan Air Lines logo in 1958, I wanted it to look Japanese above all else, so I chose the from an antique samurai family crest book. The red we labelled Tori red which is a happy colour in Japan. Of course, it was modified from the original for functionality. I think it stands up very well and I am quite pleased that JAL is reintroducing it.

By: Adiputra

Adiputra — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 07:08:17 +0000

One thing for sure, Landor made the Garuda Indonesia, and using the blue gradient from the depth of the ocean, simply represent Indonesia as an archipelago nation.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:05:19 +0000

You’ve forgotten this one:
http://www.icsv16.org/content/sponsorship/LOT_Logo.jpg
The logo of the polish airlines “LOT” with a white stork in the middle.

By: Raoul

Raoul — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:14:01 +0000

Check Ukraine International Airlines, similar to Lufthansa:
http://www.flyuia.com

By: Ren Spiteri

Ren Spiteri — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:29:21 +0000

There’s a perfectly good reason why so many airlines use a bird as the basis for their logos – because it is appropriate.

Kind of like using a heart in a logo wishing to express affection for something.

As someone once said, ‘It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it’. While I like some more than others, in spite of what they have in common, with a few exceptions, they all look pretty unique.

By: SLW

SLW — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:22:34 +0000

Out of 154 airline logos I found on this page (http://iamtheweather.com/weather/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/airline-logos.jpg) only 48 of them have circles. That’s only about 31%, but that thirty percent is higher than any other major geometric shape used as a unifying design element.

I like circles. I may use a circle for the logo I’m redesigning right now.

What about the companies that do not have circle-bird logos?
Virgin, Southwest, JetBlue, Continental, Delta, US Airways
Not all their logos are that great. They are just really memorable because of advertising…

By: kimmeth

kimmeth — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:15:16 +0000

Wow, solidly bummed here, I just happen to be doing an aeronautics logo for a client who specifically asked for a bird as a mascot… and also remarked they LIKE simple circular logos a LOT.

So how do you keep your energy and will to invest when you are met with this kind of done-to-death challenge?

By: Ahmad

Ahmad — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:59:46 +0000

Do anyone here know the significance of the Singapore Airline logo?

By: Budhi D Sarmadi

Budhi D Sarmadi — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:43:24 +0000

I like Garuda Indonesia both; the concept, and execution. clean and simple. not because i’m an Indonesian. ;)

Thk u David. Good post as usual.

By: Christopher Buttner

Christopher Buttner — Fri, 14 May 2010 17:19:26 +0000

Bird in a circle… as in the representation of a bird getting sucked into a jet engine…? Umm… not such a hot idea.