Comments on: Arabic logos, United States logos, that Google favicon, and Don King’s hair

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美国50个州的旅游标识设计 - PADMAG视觉杂志 — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:48:37 +0000

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By: Ariyo

Ariyo — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:35:51 +0000

Thanks for this article. One thing that grabbed my attention was the BERGER KING in Arabic. Man, I can read Arabic and that brand doesn’t read even close to the pronunciation of the words Berger King. I thought that was Hilarious!

By: bryan

bryan — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:04:24 +0000

Who decided to compare a completely fine logo to Don King?
That is ridiculous. I don’t know what the old logo looked like, but I do know that the general public should not ever, Ever have a say in identity design. When opened up for discussion to the public, you can never please everyone and you are asking untrained eyes to critique something they have no business doing.

Good luck to the designer.

By: David Airey

David Airey — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:20:31 +0000

Abbas,

I’d actually love to see what an agency would do with Google’s identity.

Al,

Like you, I’m not convinced, by any means, on some of the band logos in the collection, but there are a few nice ones.

Panasit,

That’s some serious attention to detail right there! Breathing techniques? Oh boy. Not sure why Google decided on a new favicon either.

Andrew,

As much as I don’t like the Google logo, I also don’t think it needs a redesign. The product is so good that the logo could be made worse and still not adversely affect business.

Filipe,

I hope your Arab project goes well. Good luck with it.

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The Second Month | Build Internet! — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:18:47 +0000

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James Kurtz III — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:59:46 +0000

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By: Panasit

Panasit — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:43:47 +0000

I read the post and it explained the reasoning behind the new design What I am still not clear on is what is so wrong with the old Googe favicon? I don’t understand why the old one wouldn’t be able to adapt to iPhone and other mobile device.

I don’t know, despite how anyone feel about the Google logo (I hate drop shadow), if you are popular enough that just a capital letter G of a serif typeface in a dark blue color, with no design added to it whatsoever (no curve, no swoosh, nothing) is still enough for the people to link the design to your brand, there is something powerful there that you shouldn’t really mess with.

By: menk

menk — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:30:39 +0000

not a fan of the new favicon. The essence of google is neutrality, this icon is too assertive.
It pops too much and overpowers websites on my tab bar. My eyes pass over the google tabs assuming that they are some website I opened USING google.

By: Andrew Kelsall

Andrew Kelsall — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:09:47 +0000

Unlike Abbas, I don’t think the Google logo is poor―I rather like it. I especially think the whole concept of them using load of “o’s” at the base of search results is a great identity system (where the o’s represent pages of results).

However, one thing I can agree on opinion on is that terrible favicon. The first time I saw it, I looked at my calender to see if it was April 1st.

To change the subject slightly, I’ve always singled out the Ebay logo as a really poor design, with the stretched letter-forms and all. I think THIS needs a good re-design, never-mind Goooooogle…

By: Trent Clark

Trent Clark — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:17:41 +0000

I liked most of the band logos and I was surprised by how many were designed by one of the band members. The mullet-headed teenager in me will always have a soft spot for the Metallica logo. My one gripe is the Korn logo. Cruddy kid-writing makes for one of the best band logos? Really?

The Mississippi logo is indeed great. Hmm, I always thought the “I NY” logo was for New York City, not the state. Despite it’s icon status I always thought that logo was kind of weak.